IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Automatic

Pilot's Watches. During the 1930's, IWC created the first watch especially designed for aviators. The IWC pilot watches feature a soft iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields with anti-magnetic mechanism. Interestingly enough, during the second world war IWC supplied watches to both the British Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe.

IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Automatic. The IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Automatic is a conventional chronograph watch. The main seconds hand, and two sub-dials are used in conjunction with the chronograph function allowing the watch to be used as a stopwatch with an aggregate timing of up to 12 hours. Continues seconds is displayed by the small red hand in a sub-dial at the 9 o'clock position. In addition, the watch displays the date and the day at the 3 o'clock position. The chronograph is controlled via the conventional start/stop and reset button.

The watch has a case with a diameter of 42mm and the case is water resistant to 60 meters. No resistance rating to magnetism is provided in the watches specifications, but it is probably resistant to about 24,000-32,000 A/m (300-400 gauss).

The watch is available in steel with a black leather strap or 18 ct. rose gold with a brown leather strap. Notably, the rose gold version will cost you more than three times more than the steel version.

Movement. The watch uses the IWC Calibre 79320 mechanical self-winding movement. This movement produces 28,800 vibrations per hour and has a 44 hour power reserve.

About IWC. IWC or the the "International Watch Co. Schaffhausen" was founded by an American engineer from Boston, Florentine Ariosto Jones, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland in the year 1868. IWC Schaffhausen is notable for being the only major Swiss watch factory located in eastern Switzerland, as the majority of the well-known Swiss watch manufacturers are located in western Switzerland.