"The Big Pilot's Watch perfectly embodies IWC's extensive heritage and expertise in engineering rugged and reliable instruments tailored to meet the needs of elite aviators. It exemplifies how a purely functional design can transform into a cultural icon. Today, the Big Pilot's Watch is not only one of the most recognised watch designs in the world but also an expression of a certain character and mindset," explains Christoph Grainger-Herr, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen.
"With the Big Pilot's Watch 43, we have returned to the extreme purity of the original observation watch designed more than 80 years ago and created a simple three-hand watch with no other elements on the dial. Despite its reduced size, the 43mm case combines a bold look with great wearing comfort," says Christian Knoop, IWC's Creative Director.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in stainless steel, measures 43mm x 13.6mm. It has a convex AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 100 meters. Glass secured against displacement caused by drops in air pressure.
Movement is the Swiss automatic IWC in-house caliber 85100 with 22 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 60 hours. Pellaton automatic winding system. Components like the automatic wheel or the pawls that mesh with it are made of virtually wear-free zirconium oxide ceramic. The manufacturing of such small ceramic parts presents a huge engineering challenge. When fully wound, the mainspring stores 60 hours of power. The movement has been elaborately decorated with circular graining.
Black or blue dial with rhodium-plated luminous hands. It features a cleaner look with no date window or power reserve indicator.
It comes on a brown or blue calf leather strap with steel deployant or on a steel bracelet. The new EasX-CHANGE system for strap changes enables the wearer to quickly and easily change the strap and adapt the watch swiftly to different surroundings or activities. You can find a wide range of accesories, such as calfskin and rubber straps in various colors, as well as a new stainless steel bracelet with a fine adjustment clasp system for improved comfort and ergonomics at IWC boutiques or online at IWC.com.
Available from May 2021 through IWC boutiques, authorised retail partners or online at IWC.com.
All three references are eligible for registration under the My IWC care program and thus benefit from a 6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty.
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