{"id":3823,"date":"2022-01-27T17:44:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T12:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/?p=3823"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:20:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T11:50:17","slug":"watch-out-the-incredible-history-of-iwc-pilots-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/watch-out-the-incredible-history-of-iwc-pilots-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Out: The Incredible History Of IWC Pilot&#8217;s Watches"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1936: Special Pilot\u2019s Watch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(REF. 436)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Internal-Banner1050X466-10.jpg\" alt=\"1936: Special Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch\" class=\"wp-image-3824\" title=\"1936: Special Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Internal-Banner1050X466-10.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/01-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The legacy of the modern-day pilot\u2019s watch is fascinating. Right from the streets of Schaffhausen all the way back to the late 1930s, the Special Pilot\u2019s Watch (Ref. IW436) soared to the skies and became the first wristwatch specifically to be used in an aircraft. This project was launched by the two sons of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/watches\/iwc-schaffhausen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IWC<\/a>\u2018s then-owner, Ernst Jakob Homberger. Both of them being passionate pilots knew exactly what a timepiece used inside the cockpit needed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Internal-Banner1050X466-10.jpg\" alt=\"1936: Special Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch\" class=\"wp-image-3825\" title=\"1936: Special Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Internal-Banner1050X466-10.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/02-Internal-Banner1050X466-10-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The technical features of the watch consisted of an antimagnetic movement as well as shatterproof glass. Additionally, the timepiece worked perfectly at any temperature between -\/+ 40 \u00c2\u00b0C. This was an asset, especially given that cockpits were unheated during this era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1940: Big Pilot\u2019s Watch Calibre 52 T.S.C.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(REF. 431)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-Internal-Banner1050X466-9.jpg\" alt=\"1940: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Calibre 52 T.S.C.\" class=\"wp-image-3826\" title=\"1940: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Calibre 52 T.S.C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-Internal-Banner1050X466-9.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/03-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exactly a thousand pieces of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/watches\/iwc-schaffhausen\/pilot-s-watch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Pilot\u2019s Watch<\/a>, measuring a whopping 55 millimetres in diameter were created in 1940. The mission was simple, they had to meet the strict functional pre-requisites placed by the armed forces. To ensure it has monstrous precision, it was equipped with the pocket watch calibre 52 T.S.C. which was basically designed around a central hacking seconds function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-Internal-Banner1050X466-9.jpg\" alt=\"1940: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Calibre 52 T.S.C.\" class=\"wp-image-3827\" title=\"1940: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Calibre 52 T.S.C.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-Internal-Banner1050X466-9.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/04-Internal-Banner1050X466-9-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The seconds hand completely stopped when the crown was pulled out, which allowed times to be synced with well, you guessed it, precision. The high-contrast dial along with <em>\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcsans serif\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/em> hour markers, similar to cockpit instruments, allowed for an easy to read and legible conditions. The large crown, for instance, was designed so that pilots could use it easily even with large and bulky gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1992: Pilot\u2019s Watch Double Chronograph<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Ref. 371101)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Internal-Banner1050X466-8.jpg\" alt=\"1992: Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Double Chronograph\" class=\"wp-image-3828\" title=\"1992: Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Double Chronograph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Internal-Banner1050X466-8.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Internal-Banner1050X466-8-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Internal-Banner1050X466-8-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/05-Internal-Banner1050X466-8-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The era of pilot\u2019s watches entering the civilian market segments began in the year 1992. In a record-breaking time period, IWC\u2019s watchmaker maestros created a double chronograph mechanism based on the Valjoux 7750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Internal-Banner1050X466-6.jpg\" alt=\"1992: Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Double Chronograph\" class=\"wp-image-3829\" title=\"1992: Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Double Chronograph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Internal-Banner1050X466-6.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Internal-Banner1050X466-6-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Internal-Banner1050X466-6-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/06-Internal-Banner1050X466-6-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This highly complex mechanism made it possible to measure two different times, or an unlimited number of intermediate times, side by side. The IWC Pilot\u2019s Watch Double Chronograph also bolstered IWC\u2019s reputation as a maker of robust and exceptional chronograph timepieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2002: Big Pilot\u2019s Watch Reference 5002<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Ref. 5002)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Internal-Banner1050X466-4.jpg\" alt=\"2002: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Reference 5002\" class=\"wp-image-3830\" title=\"2002: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Reference 5002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Internal-Banner1050X466-4.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Internal-Banner1050X466-4-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Internal-Banner1050X466-4-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/07-Internal-Banner1050X466-4-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2002, IWC finally did what it should have done a long time ago. It launched the Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Ref. 5002, a 46.2 millimetres behemoth. Weighing in at a considerable 150 grams, the watch was nothing short of a spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg\" alt=\"2002: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Reference 5002\" class=\"wp-image-3831\" title=\"2002: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch Reference 5002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/08-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The model was fuelled by the calibre 5011 with a central hacking seconds feature. The automatic mechanism featured the coveted Pellaton winding system and offered a power bank of an impressive seven days. The functional dial packed with a striking conical crown offered a nostalgia trip back to the Big Pilot\u2019s Watch from 1940.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021: Big Pilot\u2019s Watch 43<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">(Ref. IW329301)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg\" alt=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" class=\"wp-image-3832\" title=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/09-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a style of watchmaking that is so straightforward that it doesn\u2019t need to be explained much. People find it difficult to explain exactly what kind of watches they want. The IWC Big Pilot\u2019s Watch 43 helps them come to a conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg\" alt=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" class=\"wp-image-3833\" title=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Internal-Banner1050X466-2.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/10-Internal-Banner1050X466-2-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Big Pilot 43 takes the extreme step of downsizing the iconic Swiss pilot\u2019s watch by three long millimeters. You can only imagine the idea being pitched to IWC top management when the making of this timepiece was taking its shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/11-Internal-Banner1050X466.jpg\" alt=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" class=\"wp-image-3834\" title=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/11-Internal-Banner1050X466.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/11-Internal-Banner1050X466-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/11-Internal-Banner1050X466-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/11-Internal-Banner1050X466-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One can only wonder what kind of chaos this might have brought upon at the IWC board. Their signature watch, known for its size, cut down by 3mm. The era we live in, however, compels brands to take bolder steps, and this 43mm masterpiece is exactly that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Internal-Banner1050X466.jpg\" alt=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" class=\"wp-image-3835\" title=\"2021: Big Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watch 43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Internal-Banner1050X466.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Internal-Banner1050X466-690x306.jpg 690w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Internal-Banner1050X466-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kapoorwatch.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/12-Internal-Banner1050X466-719x319.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The stainless steel clad timepiece comes in a 43 mm wide case with an automatic movement, Calibre 82100 offering up to 60 hours of power reserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>1936: Special Pilot\u2019s Watch (REF. 436) The legacy of the modern-day pilot\u2019s watch is fascinating. Right from the streets of Schaffhausen all the way back to the late 1930s, the Special Pilot\u2019s Watch (Ref. IW436) soared to the skies and became the first wristwatch specifically [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3837,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iwc"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Watch Out: The Incredible History Of IWC Pilot&#039;s Watches<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"IWC Pilot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Watches are probably one of the most iconic timepieces to ever exist. 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