IWCPilot's Watch Chronograph

KEY FACTS

• A rare and very limited IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph available exclusively to members of Collective Horology
• ​Offered by a private collector in the United Kingdom
• ​A one-owner watch purchased new and directly from IWC
• Presented with its display box, warranty card, swing tag and operations manual
• ​Reported to be in good working order and graded ‘AAA’ for condition by the vendor

FUNCTIONS

• Time, day, date and chronograph (day wheel in German)
• Powered by IWC’s in-house calibre 69385 movement
• Automatic winding with a 46-hour power reserve
• Water resistant to a depth of 100 metres

SUMMARY

One of just 125 pieces, this highly exclusive 2021 Pilot's Watch has been configured by Collective Horology in California as a love letter to IWC at its brilliant, Teutonic best. The watch draws heavily on the manufacturer’s rich back catalogue of utilitarian pilot’s watches, in particular reference 3706 from the late 1990s. The watch's dial is highly legible, and appears to combine classic chronograph design cues with a clean, modern appearance; an aesthetic enhanced by the black nylon strap with white stitching. On the flip side, the automatic 69385 calibre is visible through the rear viewing crystal and is accentuated by a blackened rotor which juxtaposes with the rest of the movement's components. Finally, as a further nod to its functional, no-nonsense roots, the date wheel is presented in German.

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