The Ingenieur has always been the horological equivalent of a pit-lane garage—pure engineering theatre, but the new Ingenieur Automatic 40 (ref. IW328908) slips on a pair of racing gloves. Limited to 1,000 pieces, the stainless-steel, 40 mm “Grid”-dial variant was born as a screen prop for Brad Pitt’s character Sonny Hayes in Apple Original Films’ upcoming F1 drama, then rushed into production when everyone on set wanted one for keeps. 

A Quick Lap of the Specs

Under that verdant, cross-hatched dial beats IWC’s in-house calibre 32111: five full days of power reserve, a soft-iron inner cage for antimagnetic shielding, and 10 bar water resistance, because movie stars occasionally get pushed into champagne-soaked podium fountains.