Specht & SöhneSP0026
Homage to the IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40
about$241
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Specht & Söhne SP0026 is a homage to the IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40, with a 38 mm case, 2 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 50 m. Its Resemblance Score is 69 out of 100. It costs about $241 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference IW328902. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | SP0026 | Ingenieur (IW328902) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 40 mm | −2 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 44.5 mm | 45.7 mm | −1.2 mm |
| Thickness | 11 mm | 10.8 mm | +0.2 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 50 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, 8215 | Automatic, 32111 | |
| Power reserve | 42 h | 120 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Sapphire, anti-reflective coating | |
| Bezel | Bezel with slotted screws (from images; not described by the brand) | Raised circular-brushed bezel with five functional screws | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Stainless steel | |
| Lume | Yes | Super-LumiNova on applied markers and hands | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel, integrated H-link bracelet | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
The original
IWC
Ingenieur
Reference IW328902, stainless steel, silver dial, steel bracelet
- Case
- 40 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- 45.7 mm
- Thickness
- 10.8 mm
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 32111
- List price
- $13,500
Why it scores 69
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions16.2 / 30
- Case diameter4 / 122 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug4.4 / 81.2 mm apart
- Thickness5.6 / 60.2 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures23 / 40
- Bezel with five slots or screws, always aligned6 / 12Six slotted screws are evenly spaced on the bezel (12, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10), not five.
- Grid pattern dial4.5 / 9Woven basket-weave pattern on the dial, not a square grid.
- Integrated H-link bracelet4 / 8Integrated bracelet with block links, not an H-link pattern.
- Barrel-shaped case with lateral crown guards2.5 / 5Barrel-shaped case with shoulders either side of the crown, less pronounced than the original's guards.
- Applied markers and hands with luminous fill4 / 4Applied bar markers and lumed hands.
- Framed date window2 / 2Framed date window at 3.
Functions and materials20 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time and date, as on the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Steel case and bracelet, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal, as on the original.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- 38 mm case, 44.5 mm lug to lug
- Sapphire crystal
- Screwed bezel and grid dial as on the original
- Three dial colours
Less good
- Bracelet links are plain blocks, not the original's H-link
- Miyota 8215 movement
- 50 m water resistance
Versions and colours
- Black grid dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $241
- Green grid dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $241
- Grey grid dialIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $241
Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.