IWCBig Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun

The IWC is offered by a private collector who notes that they are the original owner of the watch. The watch was purchased at an IWC Dealer. The vendor states that the watch is in perfect working order having been serviced at the IWC UK service center in March 2022 for a total cost of £1310. It is accompanied with its outer card box, inner presentation box, original guarantee document, polishing cloth, warranty book, instruction manual, the March 2022 service invoice and a spare IWC strap. The watch condition is within the bounds of the vendor’s ‘A’ grading with some light marks on the bezel and case back.

The dial is black with white contrast Arabic numerals and the pilot style triangle and two dots at 12. The case is black ceramic, and the watch is fitted on an IWC black leather strap with an embossed fabric style texture on the outer side and has an IWC folding clasp. On the case back is the distinctive ‘Top Gun’ logo for the United States Navy, Fighter Weapons School. The watch is powered by an automatic movement. This includes a perpetual calendar complication with sub dials showing the day, date, month, and moon phase for both the northern and southern hemisphere. The year is displayed separately between 8 and 7 o’clock. There is also a power reserve indictor featured on the dial.

The IWC ‘Big Pilot’ range has now become an iconic watch design. This 2014, Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar Top Gun, Model: IW502902 version includes all the rugged tool like characteristics associated with IWC Big Pilot watches such as its black ceramic case and Big Pilot crown. It also includes the watchmaking sophistication of a perpetual calendar.

IWC started making pilot watches in the 1930’s and 1940’s producing, for example, the now legendary IWC Mark 11. Today IWC’s pilot watches are an important part of their watch models with new model releases continuing to develop this range.