Case material: Steel; Charge: Automatic; Conditions: Good Presentation condition : With dealer guarantee ; Model: Ingenieur Price on request Gmtbroker Reference: IW378511 HOMAGE TO A LEGEND With the Ingenieur Chronograph Silberpfeil, IWC has breathed fresh life into the legend of the historic Mercedes-Benz racing car. One characteristic feature is the dial with its circular graining in silver or brown. This is a tribute to the mythical status of the Mercedes Silver Arrow W 25, whose dashboard had a steel surround with circular-grain decoration. The efficient double-pawl winding in the IWC-manufactured 89361 calibre is one of the most outstanding achievements of haute horlogerie currently on offer. The upper totalizer makes it possible to read off stopped hours and minutes as simply as the time on a subdial. Stopped times up to one minute are measured by the central seconds hand. Used in combination with the tachymeter scale, this provides the speed at which a reference distance of 1,000 metres has been completed. Another very practical feature for anyone who frequents the world’s racing circuits is the fly-back function for measuring pit-stop times. The chronograph features a black rubber strap with a brown alligator leather inlay. This, too, was inspired by the world of motorsport in the 1930s, when thick leather belts were omnipresent on motorcar bonnets. An attractive engraving of a stylized Mercedes Silver Arrow racing car can be found onthe case back. Between 1934 and 1939, Mercedes-Benz chalked up countless Grand Prix and other champion