IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage 55

Inventory number: WW1809039

Produced in 2016, 55mm, titanium, manual-winding caliber 98300, 18 jewels, 18000 vph, 46 hours power reserve. 

Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds. 

Inspired by the past, follows on directly from the original Big Pilot’s watch in 1940, this watch is a limited edition of 100 pieces.

The Big Pilot series is based upon the B-Uhr (Beobachtungs-Uhren)–style aviation watch developed during World War II for the German Air Force, the Luftwaffe. After their initial development, undertaken by a number of Swiss and German manufacturers, these watches began to heavily influence military and aviation timepieces —encouraging larger case sizes, a more intense focus on legibility.

Brand History:

Manufacture IWC, established in 1868 in Schaffhausen by American Engineer Florentine Ariosto Jones. F.A. Jones used to be deputy director and manager with the E. Howard Watch and Clock Co., one of the best watchmaking firm in America，his business plan was: “Combining all the excellence of the American system of mechanism with the more skillful hand labor of the Swiss. “During its long history as an independent firm, it has countless exploits to its name in the field of grande complications, and also a pioneer in pilot's watches. In 2000, IWC joined the Richemont Group.