These IWC and Top Gun pieces can be your wingmen anytime
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2022
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IWC's longstanding fascination with aviation is well established, with the releases from this year's Watches and Wonders continuing this high-flying heritage. Of the five new additions to the Pilot's collection, our focus today falls on the Top Gun co-branded pieces - the IWC Big Pilot's Watch 43 Top Gun and IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Ceratanium. To learn more about the connection between IWC and Top Gun, check out our overview below.
IWC Big Pilot's Watch 43 Top Gun
Starting off with the Top Gun flavour of the recently resized Big Pilot's Watch 43. With a black ceramic case offset by silver crown and a Top Gun-engraved caseback in titanium, the Top Gun BP43 is an exercise in restraint and material mastery. The IWC Jet Black colour featured on the watch is a result of IWC's partnership with Pantone. With a diameter of 43.8mm and a thickness of 13.9mm, it still has considerable wrist presence, though the visual bulk is mitigated with the extensive usage of black. The highly legible type-A flieger dial carries the only colour accent on the watch in the form of the bold, red TOP GUN below the pinion.
The 100-metre water resistance paired with the screw-down onion crown make this a great all-rounder, especially considering the weekend-proof 60-hour power reserve from the 82100 IWC manufacture calibre. With a soft iron inner case for protection against magnetisation and a pressurised internal chamber preventing the sapphire crystal from popping off, the BP43 Top Gun is sure to continue the success the smaller Big Pilot enjoyed thus far.
IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Ceratanium
Combining the lightness of titanium and the scratch-proof nature of ceramic is IWC's Ceratanium. Rendered here into the shape of a Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun, it doesn't quite match the jet black aesthetic of the BP43, opting for a matte anthracite colour. Once again, collaborating with Pantone, IWC is simply calling this colour - IWC Ceratanium. The case, crown and chrono pushers all get the Ceratanium treatment, while the caseback offers a look into the IWC 69385 calibre. At 41mm in diameter and 14.5mm in thickness, it shrinks one way and grows the other when comparing to the Big Pilot. The Chronograph 41 opts for grey luminescent material on the hands and indices, trading some legibility for pure style points.
With a relatively low power reserve of 46-hours, the 69385 calibre consists of 231 components, some visible through the tinted sapphire caseback. The movement offers a small seconds at 6 o'clock, with 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers at 12 o'clock and 9 o'clock, respectively. Finally, the 3 o'clock position is occupied by a day and date aperture.
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You can easily argue that IWC has the best executed dials ever from a sheer legibility perspective. Including the AR coating on their crystals. IWC and Breitling both are very good at this.
Saw the movie last night. Even the enlisted man had one on. Incredible movie. I wish I knew about IWC while I was flying. But now I’ll pick one up ASAP. They are beautiful watches!
I have the Tahoe, Woodland , Tribute to 3705 and 41 shown here. They are all works of art but there is something about the subdued hues of the 41 that makes it special. Thanks for a great review.
I agree with you I’m obsessed with that 41
The big pilot will be in my wrist next week. Been waiting for it since they announced the new 43mm size
You were young when the original Top Gun was released, I wasn't even born my friend. 😄By the way, good to see you back and great analysis as usual. 👍
Gang I REALLY miss this style of vids. Just Andrew talking to us. So good...
That chrono 41 is the one for me
So much processing to manufacture these watches. Thankfully, the metal is infinitely recyclable. I love the simplicity of the 43 mm with no date...just perfect. I do not like their narrow bands.
How could you leave off the Top Gun Miramar chronograph? That is the best looking of all IMO.
Great looking watch and one for the shopping list based on heritage and quality workmanship alone. Just got to sell the house, car and I think I might put an ad out for the wife too….😂
When will the ceratanium bracelet be available? All I see is the Top Gun 41 chrono in ceratanium on the strap. No word on the bracelet.
I actually have a very similar watch to this ceratanium/seratanium model. It’s called a unobtanium!🤣 Just above my pay packet. Nonetheless one can dream…or watch the movie!🤩🍿
Very nice watch… and on your wrist what are you wearing?
Hey what's the watch the reviewer is wearing?
Ceratanium is a cool material , is a shame that the rainbow colour does not keep in the case !
Great watches. Please though when you give watch dimensions can you give the lug to lug measurement as this is often more relevant than case diameter.
We do try Russell, apologies if we missed one here or there in this video .
ceratanium maybe marketing hype or an amazing innovation...i don't care, the Pilot 41 is an amazing looking watch
Why oh why does not have the Top Gun 41 a black/ceramic crown ???
how does it compare to the spitfire
I’m currently lusting after the Lake Tahoe!
You and me buddy
I just a Lake Tahoe yesterday….its absolutely stunning, thinking of adding the Big Pilot 43 Top Gun too, that way I’ll have a black watch and a white watch. I’m loving what IWC is doing right now, fed up with Rolex and their games.
Ill take em all lol
What watch are you wearing in this?
great video I’d love to know what watch is on the wrist as well
Cannot wait to try on that ceratanium bracelet but unfortunately it's going to be more expensive than the watch
Still cannot get the bracelet
Is there any plan at all to release the bracelet that you know of?
Anybody knows if the chrono reference features a screw down crown?
It does.
What's that watch on his wrist with the dark bracelet?
The Time and Tide X Zenith Defy!
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@@Timeandtidewatches Man! That's nice!
Man! I have such a thing for IWC at the moment! 😱 this isn’t helping!
I want the std Top Gun pls....
The red "Top Gun" looks out of place. The letters are too big and too high from the "Automatic."
Great movie...but nah... these new watches is not for me..... I have 5 other IWC's for my personal likings =)
So it is only surface colored black. Deal breaker.
The crown is to aggressive
Cringworthy steel lovers will find reasons to hate on it. 😆
It's just a field watch in black.