In recent days, you guys must hear that V7 factory has come back, and now they have a new name A7. V7 is an old factory that has been in this business for many years, they always survived during the past raidings, but they had problems in the raid that happened in the end of last year. I do not know why they have to be closed, I just remembered one thing, V7 disappeared after selling their V2 IWC Ingenieur for some time, this watch from V7 was very good, many people were still looking for the same quality one after the closure of V7.
In 2026, before September, V7 not back, but we have seen several new names in the market that claimed they were V7, they are MZ and G7. But I don’t think they are the real V7. However, the new A7 just appeared really has some relationship with V7. Let us see the comparison on the Ingenieur between V7 and A7.
Look at the letter U I mark with red arrow, it is more neatly printed on the dial of old V7 Ingenieur.
Are you able to see the difference of INGENIEUR letterings between V7 and A7?
The printing of “SWISS MADE” also looks slightly different.
