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Differs

IWC SchaffhausenIngenieur Automatic 42IW338902
IWC Schaffhausen Ingenieur Automatic 42
RolexSky‑Dweller336934
Rolex Sky-Dweller
Audemars PiguetSelfwinding Chronograph26238CD.OO.1300CD.01
Audemars Piguet Selfwinding Chronograph

General

Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2026
2023
2025
Retail price
US$25,000
€17,400
Not known

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Not known
Diameter
42 mm
42 mm
42 mm
Thickness (differs)
11.5 mm
14.1 mm
15.3 mm
Lug width (differs)
14 mm
22 mm
Not known
Material (differs)
Ceramic
Rolesor (steel and gold)
Ceramic
Bezel
Not known
Bidirectional rotating
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Display (sapphire)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops
Not known
Yes
Not known
Crown
Not known
Screw-down
Not known
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
60 h
80 h
70 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
22
40
40
Certification
Not known
Superlative Chronometer
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Central hacking seconds
  • Date display
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • 24-hour display on off-centre disc
  • Second time zone
  • Instantaneous annual calendar at 3 o'clock and rapid-setting of the date
  • Month display via 12 apertures around the circumference of the dial
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Hours
  • Minutes
  • Small seconds
  • Date
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Annual calendar
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • GMT / second time zone
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Month
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Flyback chronograph
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Green
Bright blue
Blue
Material
Not known
Brass
Not known
Pattern (differs)
Guilloché
Sunburst
Méga Tapisserie
Indices (differs)
Mixed
Baton
Baton
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Not known
Chromalight
Not known

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Not known
Oyster
Not known
Material (differs)
Ceramic
Oystersteel
Ceramic
Clasp (differs)
Not known
Folding clasp
Folding clasp, Titanium