Rare

IWC
Big Pilot's Watch
Ref. 5004

EUR 8.950,-

List price EUR 13.900,-

IWC Big Pilot in condition like new. With its 46.2 mm, the Big Pilot is a statement on the wrist that conforms to the clearly purist design rules of pilot watches.

Details

Material

Steel

Clockwork

Automatic

Ref NR.

5004

Dial color

black

Condition

like new

Diameter

46.2mm

Warranty

1 Year

Readable in every situation

Big Pilot

With its 46.2 mm, the Big Pilot is a statement on the wrist that corresponds to the clearly purist design rules of pilot's watches. Easy to handle thanks to the large, striking winding crown and the unsurpassed readability, the Big Pilot inspires both people with a technical affinity and design-loving watch enthusiasts.

Pilot's Watches

The pilot's watch was of enormous importance, especially in the early days of civil and military aviation. Accuracy and easy readability were the essential requirements for fast and precise navigation in any flight situation. In 1936 IWC presented the first special watch for aviators. In 1940, the Large Pilot's Watch, also known as the Observation Watch, was launched on the market. In 1948 IWC produced a newly designed navigation watch with effective magnetic field protection for the Royal Air Force, which remained in service for over 40 years. The legendary Mark XI.

International Watch Company

IWC

The succes story of IWC began in 1868 when the American engineer Florentine Aristo Jones settled in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. His business partner Johann Heinrich Moser had invented a system that enabled them to use the water power of the Rhine for industrial purposes. Together they started the mechanized production of Watches. In the following Year they already produced over 10.000 Watches for the US market and expanded selling internationally.

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