2016 IWC Big Pilot Watches Guide

IWC Big Pilot Heritage Watch 55 (Ref. IW510401) and the IWC Big Pilot Heritage Watch 48 (Ref. IW510301). are true to the original, starting from the design of the dial and the colour of the luminescent numerals to the shape of the propeller-like hands and the riveted calfskin straps.

The IWC-manufactured calibres, include features such as a sliding clutch to protect hand-wound movements from overwinding, titanium cases and the soft-iron inner case as protection against magnetic fields. Integrating protection against magnetic fields in the Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 with its see-through back visibly combines the IWC tradition and manufacturing expertise https://www.aomwatches.is/.

The Big Pilot’s Watch was supplied to the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) in 1940 in an edition of 1,000 pieces. The “big device” constructed according to the criteria for an observer’s watch is the biggest wristwatch ever built by IWC, with a case diameter of 55 mm, a height of 16.5 mm and a weight of 183 g. For 75 years, the historic Big Pilot’s Watch (52-calibre T.S.C.) was the largest wristwatch ever made at IWC in Schaffhausen.