Introducing the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch & Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert”
The IWC extends now its line “Mojave Desert” debuted in 2019 and integrated into “Top Gun Edition” to two new models.
These sand-coloured watches were made as an evolution of times, called the camouflage of modern war. Brands like Casio G-Shock and Marathon have been producing for some time watches with the same sand-tone much appreciated by military forces and IWC started doing it two years ago but at a higher level feature ceramic cases with sand colour resulted from the combination of zirconium oxide with other metallic oxides.
The baptism name of the line “Mojave Desert” it’s inspired by the NAWS China Lake, a military exclusive area in the north of Los Angeles dedicated to research, testing and evaluation programs of the U.S. Navy.
One of these new watches is the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert”, which comes in a 46mm ceramic case, 60m water resistance, sand dial, date window at 6 o’clock, power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock, automatic movement Caliber 52110 and seven days of power reserve. The watch is offered on a sand-coloured strap and is a limited edition of 250 pieces.
The second of these watches is the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert”, comes in a 46.5 mm ceramic case, 60 m water resistance, sand dial, small seconds, perpetual calendar, moon phase, power reserve indicator, automatic movement Caliber 52615 and seven days of power reserve. The watch is offered on a sand-coloured strap and is a limited edition of 150 pieces.
General Specifications:
Brand: IWC
Model: Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert”, Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Edition “Mojave Desert”
Reference: IW503004 (Perpetual Calendar), IW506003
Dial: Sand
Lume: Super-LumiNova
Case Material: Ceramic
Case Dimensions: 46.5 mm Diameter x 15.6 thickness (Perpetual Calendar), 46 mm Diameter x 14.6 thickness
Crystal: Sapphire Glass
Water Resistance: 60 Meters
Strap: Sand colored strap
Calibre: IWC Caliber 52615 (Perpetual Calendar), IWC Caliber 52110
Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, small seconds (Perpetual Calendar), date, power reserve indicator, perpetual calendar (Perpetual Calendar), moon phase (Perpetual Calendar)
Winding: Automatic
Frequency: 28,800 Vph
Jewels: 54 (Perpetual Calendar), 31
Power Reserve: 7 Days
Price: € 34,700 (Perpetual Calendar), € 15,600
Limited Edition: Yes, 250 pieces (Perpetual Calendar), 150 pieces