IWC's Three New Watches Of Pilot

IWC's Three New Watches Of Pilot

IWC's Three New Watches Of Pilot

The large story during IWC‘s 150th-anniversary celebration at SIHH this season continues to be the Jubilee Collection, featuring the buzzworthy Tribute to Pallweber. Probably the most prominent motif for IWC throughout all 27 new models? A vintage design that embodies the spirit from the Schaffhausen-based manufacture having a slight shift from sportier models like the Ingenieur and Aquatimer (have no fear, IWC released a brand new Ingenieur collection in March of this past year).

However, what hasn’t received just as much attention 

Because the Tribute to Pallweber and also the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon (just like awesome because it sounds) may be the new number of Pilot’s watches that include the lacquered dials which are ubiquitous throughout all of the Jubilee models. Here, we've three new special edition timepieces which are instantly identifiable being an legendary IWC Pilot watch, yet having a fresh sheen for them because of the new dial substance.

All of the watches inside the Jubilee collection consume a similar design code: their imprinted dials are either white-colored, with blued hands, or blue, with rhodium-plated hands, and therefore are carried out with multiple layers of lacquer to attain a glance similar to vintage enamel-dialed pocketwatches. Each one is installed on black alligator leather straps by Italian footwear maestro Santoni, an IWC partner.

The lacquering process is intense. 

IWC compares it to producing high-quality piano lacquer, which having seen timepieces personally, appears fair. After being placed and embossed, the brass blanks are coated with as many as 12 layers of lacquer after which flat-polished. Finally, they're carried out with a brush and given a higher-gloss varnish. When the watch includes a dial with any recesses, for example for any date window, forms of lacquered. The entire process winds up supplying timepieces having a gleam that's difficult to bring your eyes from.

IWC's Three New Watches Of Pilot

The Large Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW502708) may be the only model from the three by having an annual calendar complication. The month, date, and day have been in the American-format and only have to be adjusted annually in the finish of Feb. The exhibition caseback supplies a look at caliber 52850 which utilizes IWC’s trademark Pellaton winding system to provide a seven-day power reserve. It’s a stainless-steel model which has a blue dial and measures in at 46.2 mm.

We have two different versions from the new Big Pilot’s Watch Big Date Edition 

“150 Years” (Ref. 5105). This is actually the first Big Pilot’s Watch having a large date display featuring numerals underneath the triangular index at 12 o’clock. It's available in blue (Ref. IW510503) and white-colored (Ref. IW510504). Both models have a new movement, the caliber 59235. This really is essentially a better, big date form of the hands wound caliber 59210 which has an eight-day power reserve and has been utilized in a number of other IWC models. Around the caseback side, you will find a power reserve. The bizarre placement was known as for to keep the minimalist nature from the Big Pilot intact.

Finally, we've the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW377725). Technically, this is comparable to previous Pilot Chronographs from IWC, but it’s been upgraded using the lacquered treatment to earn its place inside the Jubilee collection.