IWC – BIG PILOT’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceramic “Lewis Hamilton” Edition

IWC Schaffhausen – BIG PILOT’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Back Ceramic “Lewis Hamilton” Edition - 2019

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SPECIAL EDITION PAYS TRIBUTE TO SIX-TIME FORMULA ONE™ 

WORLD CHAMPION LEWIS HAMILTON

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Schaffhausen, 28th November 2019 – IWC Schaffhausen presents the “Lewis Hamilton” Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition. The special design, limited to 100 watches, combines a black ceramic case and a Bordeaux-red dial with a crown and a case-back ring made of 18-carat 5N gold. The British racing driver created the distinctive timepiece together with IWC’s designers.

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As a six-time world champion, Lewis Hamilton sets the ultimate standard – and not just as part of motorsport’s elite. He also doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to fashion and lifestyle either. Luxurious streetwear, trendy suits and unusual accessories – with his daring and expressive sense of style, Hamilton uses fashion as a way to communicate his distinct point of view on global culture. Now, he and IWC have designed a spectacular watch together.

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“This partnership with IWC was incredibly exciting for me, and it’s been an honour to collaborate so closely with the watchmakers in Schaffhausen,” said Hamilton. “Together, we’ve designed a beautiful timepiece which combines two things I am really passionate about – craftsmanship and design – and I am so pleased with the result.”

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The “Lewis Hamilton” Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition (ref. IW503002) is limited to 100 watches and features a case made of black zirconium oxide ceramic and a Bordeaux-red dial. The gold-plated hands and the case back, rotor and characteristic “cone crown” made of 18-carat 5N gold provide luxury accents. The watch, with a generous diameter of 46.5 millimetres, has a Bordeaux-red textile strap to be worn around the wrist.

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“Lewis approached us with the idea of a watch in Bordeaux-red and gold,” explained Christian Knoop, IWC’s head designer. “Our starting point was the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar – a favourite model of Hamilton’s, who is also an acknowledged expert in Haute Horlogerie. We decided on a case made of black ceramic with hints of gold and a Bordeaux-red dial and textile strap. This combination radiates understated luxury.”

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The IWC 52615 manufacture calibre ensures that the watch rate is accurate. Its Pellaton winding system, fitted with components made from zirconium oxide ceramic, builds up a power reserve of seven days in two barrels. The perpetual calendar, made of only about 80 components, displays the date, day, month and year to four figures, as well as showing the lunar phase.

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The mechanical programme autonomously recognises that different months are different lengths, and adds a leap day every four years at the end of February. The double moon phase display simultaneously shows the lunar phase in the northern and southern hemispheres and will only deviate from the moon’s actual orbit by a single day after 577.5 years. All displays are perfectly synchronised and can be easily adjusted via the crown if the watch is not worn for a prolonged period.

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Technical Specifications

Model  BIG PILOT’s Watch  Perpetual Calendar  “Lewis Hamilton” Edition

Ref. IW503002


FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement
– Perpetual calendar
– Pellaton automatic winding
– Power reserve display
– Double moon phase display
– Perpetual calendar displaying the date, day,
month and year to four figures and perpetual lunar phase for both northern and southern hemispheres
Will only deviate from the moon’s actual orbit by a single day after 577.5 years.
– Small hacking seconds
– Screw-in crown – See-through sapphire-glass back
– IWC bracelet quick-change system – Limited to 100 watches
MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre  52615
Côtes de Genève, perlage
Frequency:    28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
386 Components
Jewels:    54
Power reserve:    7 days (168 h)
Winding:    Automatic
DIAL
Burgundy dial with luminescence
Functions

• Perpetual calendar
• Hour hand
• Minute hand
• Small hacking seconds
• Date display
• Day display
• Month display
• Year display
• Moon phase display
• Power reserve display

WATCH
Materials:    Ceramic case, 18-carat 5N gold case back,
Bordeaux-red dial, gold-plated hands
Diameter:    46.5 mm
Height:    15.9 mm
Crown:  Screw-locked
Glass:    Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant: 6 bar
STRAP:
Bordeaux-red textile strap
Strap width 22 mm

– Limited Edition - Only 100 Pieces

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Press releases - 2019
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 IWC Schaffhausen
Uwe Liebminger
Department Manager Public Relations
Mobile  +41 (0)79 957 72 52
E-mail  uwe.liebminger@iwc.com
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