SIHH 2019: IWC - Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition "Mojave Desert" IW389103

On occasion of SIHH2019), IWC presented its first Top Gun model with a case made from sand-coloured ceramic, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Edition "Mojave Desert". The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition "Mojave Desert" (ref. IW389103) has a price of Euro 9,250.

Produced by IWC since 2007, the Top Gun watches take their name from the Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program which provides the best Navy pilots with flying and tactical training. These watches are specially designed with robust materials, such as ceramic and titanium, to meet the specific requirements of elite jet pilots.

On occasion of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (Geneva, 14-17 January 2019), IWC presented its first Top Gun model with a case made from sand-coloured ceramic, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition "Mojave Desert".

The special colour of this ceramic is inspired by the Mojave Desert, home to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake – the largest land area of the U.S. Navy. It exactly matches the uniforms worn by Navy pilots and is the result of a combination of zirconium oxide with other metallic oxides.

The dial, the Super-LumiNova-treated hands and the robust textile strap are also sand-coloured. The screw-in crown, the push-buttons and the case back are made of titanium.

The  44.5 mm x 15.7 mm case houses the 69380 IWC-manufactured calibre, a 4 Hz (28,800 vph) chronograph movement with a classic column wheel design which also displays day and date. Winding up on both sides, the pawl-winding system delivers a power reserve of 46 hours. A soft-iron inner case protects the watch against magnetic fields. The "Mojave Desert" is water resistant to 60 metres / 200 feet.

Limited to 500 pieces, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition "Mojave Desert" (ref. IW389103) has a price of Euro 9,250. iwc.com

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