No other model embodies the fascination of IWC Schaffhausen pilot’s watches like the Big Pilot’s Watch. The functional design in the style of an easy-to-read cockpit instrument and the oversized conical crown were inspired by a military observation watch from the 1940s. The oversized crown is another detail that the modern Big Pilot’s Watch shares with its historical ancestor; it allowed pilots to operate their watch even with the padded gloves of their suits.
The Pilot’s Watch is powered by the IWC Manufacture Calibre 82100, an automatic movement designed with a focus on maximum precision and reliability. It features the highly efficient automatic winding system developed by Albert Pellaton, which uses the smallest movements of the rotor in both directions to wind the mainspring.
