IWC is adding three models to its Pilot’s Watch line in its anniversary year. All three models feature the design of the Jubilee collection. They can be recognised by their characteristic dials produced using a complex lacquering process in white or blue.
The Big Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW502708), in stainless steel with blue dial, is the only model in the collection with an annual calendar. Production is limited to 100 watches.
The annual calendar has an American-format display for the month, date and day in three separate windows on the dial and requires adjustment only once a year at the end of February. The Pellaton winding of the IWC-manufactured calibre 52850 comes with wear-proof ceramic components and generates a 7-day power reserve in two barrels. The movement is visible through the sapphire-glass back.
The motion in this piece is your hand-wound IWC caliber 94805, which beats at a leisurely 2.5Hz and features 96 hours of power reserve. The movement could be admired through a sapphire display caseback and includes an inlaid insignia that celebrates the 150th anniversary of this brand.These two exceptionally complex special anniversary watches will be produced in extremely tiny numbers. IW504501) will be produced with a cost of $110,000. IW590202) is limited to just 15 pieces for a price of $253,000. Founded in 1868, IWC prepares to celebrate its own 150-year history in 2018 using five limited models from various collections, along with the IWC Da Vinci Automatic Edition “150 Years” watch is the most available among them. Apart from the “150 Years” in the titles, all discuss the lacquered dial with printed numerals — all white except that the Da Vinci Automatic you see here in blue. This isn’t simply a “small-seconds” version of last year’s three-hand Da Vinci Automatic (hands-on here), since it represents an in-house movement alternative using a fresh member of IWC’s 80000 family of movements.The Da Vinci has gone through quite a few redesigns because it premiered in 1969, home the initial Swiss quartz movement, the Beta 21. IWC reimagined that the Da Vinci collection last year to re-introduce a round Da Vinci case shape with notable articulating lugs. One thing I can say for the new Da Vinci watches is that articulating lugs are usually something I appreciate, but — and perhaps it’s only me — it feels like the dressy, controlled character of this round Da Vinci is currently pretty well represented in IWC by the Portofino and Portugieser collections.
Big Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW502708) © IWC
Big Pilot’s Watch Big Date Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 5105) is the first Big Pilot’s Watch from Iwc Watches Replica Uk Replica with a date display featuring large numerals beneath the triangular index at “12 o’clock”. Two limited-edition models are available, each restricted to 100 watches, in stainless steel with blue dial (Ref. IW510503) or white dial(Ref. IW510504).
When creating the IWC-manufactured calibre 59235, the watch designers added a date display with large numerals to the hand-wound calibre 59210 with a power reserve of 8 days. The date is displayed using a double date ring, with one disc containing the tens and another disc containing the units. The power reserve display had to be positioned on the reverse side so that the dial could preserve the uncluttered style that is characteristic of Pilot’s Watches.
To this end, the soft-iron cage was fitted with a circular display window without compromising protection against magnetic fields.
Big Pilot’s Watch Big Date Edition “150 Years” © IWC
With the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW377725), in stainless steel, white dial, IWC is launching an anniversary edition of this popular chronograph that is limited to 1,000 watches.
Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years” © IWC