The Ingenieur has always been IWC’s most buttoned-up watch. It was born in the 1950s as an antimagnetic instrument for engineers and scientists, then reshaped by Gérald Genta into the integrated-bracelet Ingenieur SL in 1976. It’s a serious tool watch with serious history to match.
Which makes IWC’s latest move all the more entertaining. Fifty years after Genta penned the SL, Schaffhausen has handed its most serious sports watch a turquoise dial named, without a hint of irony, Pool.
Turquoise Meets the Grid
Ever since Rolex sent collectors into a tizzy with its turquoise Oyster Perpetual, candy-colored dials have been working their way through the industry one collection at a time. The Ingenieur was arguably the last place anyone expected them to land, and that’s exactly why this one works.
The Pool dial keeps the collection’s signature Grid pattern of stamped lines and squares while Rhodium-plated hands and applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova handle legibility. A framed date window sits at 3 o’clock to round out the dial.
The Right-Sized Genta
The new color lands exclusively on the 35mm platform IWC introduced last year. At 35mm across and just 9.4mm thick, this is the most wearable modern Ingenieur by a mile, and it trades the 40mm model’s angular presence for proportions closer to the compact SLs of the 1980s.
The finishing carries over untouched. Vertically brushed surfaces with polished bevels, a bezel fastened by five functional screws, and an integrated bracelet with high-polish center links all make the cut, along with 100 meters of water resistance. So yes, it can actually go in the pool.
No Soft-Iron Cage Required
Flip it over and you’ll find IWC’s caliber 47110 through a sapphire caseback, a 4Hz automatic with a 42-hour power reserve dressed in Geneva stripes and a gold-plated rotor. Vintage Ingenieurs buried their movements inside soft-iron antimagnetic cages, so a view like this would’ve been unthinkable back in the day.
Now, at $11,200 for a time-and-date steel sports watch, the Pool isn’t exactly an impulse buy. But that’s the integrated-bracelet tax in 2026, and unlike certain Genta-designed rivals we could name, you can actually walk into a boutique and buy one.
Spec Sheet
Model: Ingenieur Automatic 35 “Pool”
Reference: IW324902
Case Size: 35mm
Case Thickness: 9.4mm
Case Material: Stainless steel
Dial: Pool (blue-green) with Grid pattern
Movement: IWC Caliber 47110 automatic
Power Reserve: 42 hours
Water Resistance: 100m
Band: Integrated stainless steel bracelet with butterfly clasp
Limited Edition?: No, permanent collection
Pricing & Availability
The Ingenieur Automatic 35 Pool is available now as the sixth reference in the 35mm lineup, priced at $11,200. It’s a permanent collection piece rather than a limited run, so no need to sprint. Head over to IWC’s website to check it out.
Recap
IWC Ingenieur Automatic 35 “Pool”
Fifty years after Gérald Genta designed the original Ingenieur SL, IWC gives its 35mm integrated-bracelet sports watch a textured turquoise Pool dial, powered by the in-house caliber 47110 and priced at $11,200.
