IWC Big Pilot Power Reserve Automatic Stainless Steel Green Dial Brown Leather Strap Date Mens Watch Model# IW501015 Producing its first pilot's watch in 1936, IWC has a long and excellent heritage in engineering robust tool watches, belonging to the original five companies and only Swiss manufacturer of B-Uhren watches. IWC's first pilot's watches was produced mainly for civil aviation purposes. The Big Pilot started off as a functional military watch with an oversized case, a simple yet distinctive dial and a big diamond-shaped crown, making it one of the most well-known models in the horological industry. This Big Pilot features a hefty 46.2 mm stainless steel case that holds a striking sunray dark green "Type A" dial under a scratch-resistant convex sapphire crystal. The dial's hue is inspired by the "racing green" paint used on British racing cars since 1903. It has silver-tone and luminescent lozenge hands and white Arabic numerals and an orientation triangle with 2 dots on either side at 12 o'clock as hour markers. This minimalistic dial design allowed pilots improved legibility and easier 12 o'clock indication for both daytime and nighttime. A power reserve indicator is situated at 3 o'clock adjacent to the diamond-shaped screw down crown while the trapezoidal date aperture is symmetrically placed at 6 o'clock. Fitted with a brown leather strap and secured by a signed double folding clasp which completes the vintage look. This watch also features a screw on caseback which encases the IWC-manufactured caliber 52110, a Swiss automatic movement boasting 168 hours or 7 days of power reserve, beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and is water-resistant up to 60 meters/200 feet.
Like all of our watches, this IWC Big Pilot Power Reserve Automatic Stainless Steel Green Dial Brown Leather Strap Date Mens Watch is brand new and comes in its original packaging.