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The IWC Big Pilot watch is one of the best men’s sport watches available on the market nowadays. If truth be told, this elegant watch is not exclusively designed for pilots; it can actually be worn by any person who has an active lifestyle. IWC unveiled its initial model of a pilot’s watch in 1936. The first aviators all faced the same problem when it came to measuring the time. Pilots counted on oversized pocket watches to track their flight time and fuel consumption, but these pocket watches were bulky and difficult to access.
IWC solved the trouble by designing a version of a pilot’s watch that would fit on the pilot’s wrist over his flight suit. The first version of the IWC Pilot watch was huge. IWC created a 55mm case with a black face, high-contrast radiant hands, and a rotating glass bezel. This glass bezel had an arrow used by pilots to measure flight time. Aviators put the watch on their wrist using an extra-large long leather band.
Today the Big Pilot’s watch is smaller than the first version yet oversized in comparison with other large sport or pilot watches available today. Featuring a 46.2mm diameter watchcase, IWC Big Pilot watch is now presented in steel or platinum. Production of the Platinum Big Pilot Watch is numbered to 500 pieces a year, and features the company’s patented Automatic Pellaton winding system. IWC has upheld the original black face design but added a date window at the 6 o’clock position and a power reserve indicator at the 3 o’clock position. The seven-day power reserve of the IWC Big Pilot Watch makes this tool very practical, too. The platinum version is also presented with a blue face and blue leather band. The stainless steel version of this IWC watches is only offered with a black face and brown band.
IWC Pilot’s Watch
If you ask any watch collector, which Swiss company is best-know for making pilot’s watches and they will surely answer “IWC”. Since the early 1930’s IWC, based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, has been making the most favorable and most reliable pilot’s watches in the world. The first IWC Big Pilot’s watch was introduced in 1936 and then the Pilot’s Watch line quickly expanded to include the Double Chronograph, the Chronograph Automatic, the Mark XV, the Spitfire Double Chronograph, the Spitfire Chronograph Automatic, the Spitfire UTC, and the Spitfire Mark XV.
IWC’s Double Chronograph was introduced in 1992 and has a 42mm case, black face, day and date windows and split seconds functions that are controlled by a button at the 10 o’clock position. The IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph features either a version with a steel case and leather band or an all steel version. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Automatic is practically the same as the Double Chronograph but without the split second timer at the 10 o’clock position, but in a smaller 39 mm case. Both the IWC Double Chronograph and the Chronograph Automatic are waterproof up to 196.85feet.
For those seeking for a simpler IWC Pilot’s watch we would like to recommend the Pilot’s Watch Mark XV. This Pilot’s watch was initially presented as the Mark 11 and became very popular among different athletes. Enclosed in a more conservative 38mm case the Mark XV is fitted with a self-winding movement and date indicator. If you want an athletic version, take into account the Spitfire Double Chronograph. This split chrono has a bigger 42mm case with a white face and leather band or a black face with a stainless steel bracelet. IWC also produces the Spitfire UTC in a smaller 39mm case for those travelers who want the convenience of a dual time zone watch. We recommend that you consider the Spitfire Automatic Mark XV if you want a classic modest IWC Pilot’s Watch.
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