Fresh from the showcase here at SwissWatchExpo.
Today, we have an incredible pilot's watch from 2022 from IWC.
So 2022 was a huge year for IWC.
They do have the official watch of Top Gun and there was a TounGUn reboot that dropped
this year.
That was a huge sensation.
So of course, they had a ton of pilot's watches that were introduced this year.
I think you've seen us do a video on a few others.
This is another one that is affiliated with this Top Gun franchise and this is a really
unique take on the pilot's watch.
This is the IWC Timezoner Pilot and this is with what they call a Ceratanium case, which
is a really unique material, really incredible, and very fitting for this watch.
At first glance, you could tell this is a Pilot's Watch with its very large Arabic numbers,
but what makes this unique one, this is a world timer complication watch.
And what I love about IWC doing this in a pilot's watch is that they actually do the
cities with the timezones on the bezel, on this Ceratanium bezel that surrounds this
pretty large case.
This is a 46-millimeter case on this.
So this is a very large, very legible, very sporty type of tool watch, which is a pretty
unusual thing for this complication to be in.
And that's also why I love most of the more prestigious brands will put the cities inside
the dial or in some sort of ring that will rotate this one on the bezel.
But it does essentially function the same way.
Whereas by turning the bezel you can actually quick set the hour here or as well do it in
a more fluid motion when you unscrew the crown here and set the time.
And it does actually rotate just the hands around.
And we do have a second timezone with 24 hours here.
With this little half-moon ring at the top, which I at first glance, I thought was a date,
I was quite surprised to find out this is actually the GMT timezone.
So you can quick set it here.
And that's what I really love about how IWC does the world timer complication.
But what is really unique about this particular watch, because they have a few of these out
here, is the Ceratanium case, which I really love for several reasons.
One, the color.
If you are into PVC-coating or ceramic cases or anything that is all black, this is one
that you really need to consider.
I love that you can kind of tell up close that this is titanium.
It has a slightly duller more matted finish than maybe a solid piece of ceramic or if
you've seen something like that.
And IWC does do a high-polished PVD-coating, which I think is incredible, but it is the
polar opposite of this case here.
So the material is not a coating of any type.
It is some sort of heated combination of titanium with a small amount of ceramic in there to
give it this color.
So it is supposed to be incredibly durable while still being very lightweight.
And I can't attest to that at a 46-millimeter case, if this were all-ceramic or even stainless
steel, this would be a very heavy watch.
But this one is pretty lightweight in spite of all the size of the movement they had to
put in this, which is an in-house IWC caliber, which you can kind of see from this exhibition
caseback.
Although I will admit the ceramic crystal that they use here is, or not the ceramic
crystal, the sapphire crystal that they use here is pretty dark.
And that does sort of lend itself to the overall aesthetic of the watch.
But I will admit this is not the easiest movement to see from behind here.
But that is not really what makes this the incredible piece that it is.
It is also on this incredible-looking rubber strap, which is very comfortable, but it also
does have sort of a fabric front, which I do think makes this look very traditional,
like a very traditional pilot's watch, which is something IWC does very well, even if they're
gonna do a very modern spin on it.
And something like this.
So an incredible piece.
If you like large black watches or pilot's watches or you are looking for a world timer
watch that perhaps isn't quite as elegant as something you would get from like a Patek
Philippe or a Vaceheon Constantine, this is definitely one to check out.
I absolutely love the color of the case.
I love the size if you're into large pilot watches because I don't know if a brand really
does it better than IWC.
And of course, we've got a ton more.
So if you are not interested in this or maybe you're looking for something a little smaller
or a little less complicated, give us a call.
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