Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
IWC Schaffhausen
IWC Schaffhausen is No. 51 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 11 in Watches & Jewellery, with a score of 48.0 out of 100. Headquarters: Schaffhausen, canton of Schaffhausen.
- Swiss Lions score
- 48.0
- Overall rank
- 51of 100
- Watches & Jewellery
- 11of 16
About
IWC International Watch Co. AG, founded as the International Watch Company and trading as IWC Schaffhausen, is a Swiss luxury watch manufacturer located in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Originally founded in Switzerland by American watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones in 1868, the company was transferred to the Rauschenbach family in 1880 after bankruptcy and has been a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group since 2000.
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How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 672m e revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Yes.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Near-term target validated (group: Richemont). Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 672m e2024, estimate
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Watches & Jewellery
- Founded
- 1868
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Watches & Jewellery
1RolexScore 78.8
2Audemars PiguetScore 61.9
3OmegaScore 56.6
4Patek PhilippeScore 54.4
5BreitlingScore 52.2
6TAG HeuerScore 52.1
See all 16 brands in Watches & Jewellery.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: Morgan Stanley/LuxeConsult via watchranker (2024).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026.
- Foundations: Swiss commercial register (Zefix). B Corp: B Lab directory.
- Prominence: Wikimedia page views (October 2025 to September 2026) and Google Trends.
- Founded and website: Wikidata.
- Logo: Wikimedia Commons: International Watch Company logo.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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