The Rauschenbach Period of IWC - IWC History
Regardless of the huge success it enjoyed, IWC was bought to the Rauschenbach family in 1880. Since then, IWC entered into the Rauschenbach Era and its ownership was changed from American to Swiss. Throughout this period, four generations of the Rauschenbach household dominated IWC with completely different names.
First Proprietor from Rauschenbach
The primary owner from the Rauschenbach family was Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel, who was a local machine producer at Schaffhausen. He bought the corporate in 1880. IWC was called Internationale Uhrenfabrik by then. But only one yr later, Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel died and IWC was taken over by his son, Johannes Rauschenbach-Schenk, the second owner from Rauschenbach family.
Second Proprietor from Rauschenbach
Johannes Rauschenbach-Schenk was solely 25 years old when he took over IWC. IWC was named Uhrenfabrik Von J. Rauschenbach by then. With the assistance of the experienced and constant IWC workers known as Urs Haenggi, Johannes Rauschenbach-Schenk ran the corporate efficiently for 24 years until his demise in 1905. During this period, gross sales grew considerably in the European market. IWC' motto, Probus Scafusia, which means good strong craftsmanship from Schaffhausen, was additionally advanced at this time.
Third Owner from Rauschenbach
After the dying of J. Rauschenbach-Schenk in 1905, his spouse, two daughters and their husbands, Ernst Jakob Homberger (director of G. Fischer AG in Schaffhausen) and Dr. Carl Jung, turned the brand new homeowners of IWC. They ran IWC as an open buying and selling company by the name of the Uhrenfabrik Von J. Rauschenbach's Erben.
Later, E.J. Homberger took over the company as sole proprietor. He led the company by way of the most troublesome times when the two world conflict and the world economic disaster broke out. His great contribution was honored in 1952 with a award of honorary doctorate by the College of St. Gallen.
Last Proprietor from Rauschenbach
E.J. Homberger died in 1955. His son Hans Ernst Homberger turned the last of the Rauschenbach heirs to run IWC. He had joined his father's company in 1934 and took control of IWC since his father's death.
Hans Ernst Homberger's main job was to develop the corporate to maintain it stay forward of the increasingly fierce competitors within the watch making industry. He constructed a new premise to the original manufacturing facility, bought new machines, and arrange modern pension fund for the staff. E.J. Homberger continued to run IWC as a sole proprietor. He died in 1986 at the age of 77.
A lot of IWC's iconic watch fashions and technical breakthroughs have been born throughout this period. For instance, the IWC Ingenieur assortment, the primary automatic wristwatch with a tender-iron internal case, was launched in 1955. In 1978, IWC launched the world's first titanium watch case and bracelet. And the revolutionary IWC Da Vinci assortment was unveiled in 1985. IWC Replica


