IWC Schaffhausen – PILOT’s Watch Edition “150 Years”

IWC Schaffhausen – PILOT’s Watch “150 Years” Anniversary Edition Collection 2018

PILOT’S WATCHES WITH LACQUERED DIALS

Schaffhausen, 15 January 2018 – IWC Schaffhausen unveiled three limited-edition Pilot’s Watches at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva as part of the Jubilee collection to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary.

IWC is adding three models to its Pilot’s Watch line in its anniversary year. All three models feature the design of the Jubilee collection. They can be recognised by their characteristic dials produced using a complex lacquering process in white or blue.

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The Big Pilot’s Watch Annual Calendar Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW502708) is the only model in the collection with an annual calendar. Production is limited to 100 watches:

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– Stainless steel, blue dial with lacquered finish, rhodium-plated hands (Ref. IW502708)

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The annual calendar has an American-format display for the month, date and day in three separate windows on the dial and requires adjustment only once a year at the end of February.

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The Pellaton winding of the IWC-manufactured calibre 52850 comes with wear-proof ceramic components and generates a 7-day power reserve in two barrels. The movement is visible through the sapphire-glass back.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PILOT’s Watch Edition “150 Years” 
REF. IW502708  Stainless steel 46.2 mm

FEATURES
Mechanical movement 
– Pellaton automatic winding 
– Power reserve display 
– Annual calendar with displays for the month, date and day 
– Small hacking seconds 
– Breguet spring
– Rotor with Jubilee medallion in 18-carat gold – Screw-in crown 
– Glass secured against displacement by drops in air pressure 
– See-through sapphire-glass back 
– Limited to 100 watches
MOVEMENT
Calibre  52850
Frequency  28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels  36
Power reserve  7 days (168 h)
Winding  Automatic
WATCH
Materials 
Stainless steel case, blue dial with lacquered finish,
white printed indices and numerals, rhodium-plated hands
Glass  Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant  6 bar
Diameter  46.2 mmHeight  15.5 mm

STRAP
Black alligator leather strap

* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Super-LumiNova® trademark.

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The Big Pilot’s Watch Big Date Edition “150 Years” (Ref. 5105) is the first Big Pilot’s Watch from IWC with a date display featuring large numerals beneath the triangular index at “12 o’clock”. Two limited-edition models are available, each restricted to 100 watches:

 

– Stainless steel, blue dial with lacquered finish, rhodium-plated hands (Ref. IW510503)

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– Stainless steel, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW510504)

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When creating the IWC-manufactured calibre 59235, the watch designers added a date display with large numerals to the hand-wound calibre 59210 with a power reserve of 8 days. The date is displayed using a double date ring, with one disc containing the tens and another disc containing the units.

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The power reserve display had to be positioned on the reverse side so that the dial could preserve the uncluttered style that is characteristic of Pilot’s Watches. To this end, the soft-iron cage was fitted with a circular display window without compromising protection against magnetic fields.

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: BIG PILOT’s Watch Edition “150 Years”
REF. IW510503  Stainless steel 46.2 mm - Blue dial
REF. IW510504  Stainless steel 46.2 mm - White dial


FEATURES
Mechanical movement 
– Power reserve display on case back 
– Large, double-digit date display 
– Small hacking seconds – Breguet spring 
– Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields – Screw-in crown 
– Glass secured against displacement by drops in air pressure 
– Jubilee insignia engraved on case back 
– Sapphire glass porthole in case back
– Limited to 100 watches
MOVEMENT
Calibre  59235
Frequency  28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels  30
Power reserve  8 days (192 h)
Winding  Hand-wound
WATCH
Materials 

• Ref. IW510503: Stainless steel case, blue dial with lacquered finish, white printed indices and numerals, rhodium-plated hands
• Ref. IW510504: Stainless steel case, white dial with lacquered finish,
  black printed indices and numerals, blued hands

Glass  Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant  6 bar
Diameter  46.2 mmHeight  15.2 mm

STRAP
Black alligator leather strap

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With the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years” (Ref. IW377725), IWC is launching an anniversary edition of this popular chronograph that is limited to 1,000 watches:

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– Stainless steel, white dial with lacquered finish, blued hands (Ref. IW377725)

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PILOT’s Watch Chronograph Edition “150 Years” 
REF. IW377725  Stainless steel 43 mm

FEATURES 
Mechanical chronograph movement 
– Date and day display 
– Stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds 
– Small hacking seconds
– Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields – Screw-in crown 
– Glass secured against displacement by drops in air pressure 
– Jubilee insignia engraved on case back
– Limited to 1,000 watches
MOVEMENT
Calibre  79320
Frequency  28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels  25
Power reserve  44 h
Winding  Automatic
WATCH
Materials 
Stainless steel case, white dial with lacquered finish,
black printed indices and numerals, blued hands
Glass  Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant  6 bar
Diameter  43 mmHeight  15.2 mm  
STRAP
Black alligator leather strap

* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Super-LumiNova® trademark.

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Further Information
Clemens von Walzel
Department Manager Public Relations
Tel. +41 (0)52 235 79 29
E-mail clemens.vonwalzel@iwc.com
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Mobile  +41 (0)79 957 72 52
E-mail  uwe.liebminger@iwc.com
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CHRISTOPHE CLARET – MAESTRO Mamba & PanthВrophis Edition

CHRISTOPHE CLARET – MAESTRO Mamba & PanthВrophis Black Titanium Limited Edition

Maestro Mamba
Formidable by nature!

Who’s afraid of the venomous Mamba? Definitely not Christophe Claret, who has tamed its dangerous beauty, the better to reveal it at the heart of the Maestro Mamba in a 28-piece limited edition. The sinuous, meticulously hand-engraved body of the African snake coils around the movement. Will you be able to resist the mortal enchantment of its bite?

Christophe Claret is a born provocateur, now venturing into the perilous wilds of the African jungle by placing the voluptuous undulations of one of the world’s most dangerous snakes at the heart of the Maestro watch. Agile, swift and incomparably aggressive, the green Mamba appears ready to strike anyone who comes within reach of its toxic venom. Wrapped around the movement, its undulating hand-engraved body creates a powerful contrast between the tangy green brilliancy of its scales and the matt black shade of the movement. Surging from the intricacies of the movement, between the hours and minutes hands, the MEMO function indicator and the sprung balance, the Mamba defies all challengers with its piercing eyes. A threatening and disturbing vision enveloping the horological mechanism with a dangerous aura of mystery.

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Having decided to craft the strap in authentic green Mamba skin, Christophe Claret left no stone unturned. An obstinate quest led him to Mozambique, where the Mamba was hunted on land belonging to the owner of the largest tsavorite mine – which is why the watchmaker chose these gems to adorn the Maestro Mamba.

Technical jungle

The Maestro watch was a natural choice to accommodate the rippling coils of the Mamba snake. Following the model unveiled in 2017 and infusing a new dynamic into the Tradition collection, the Maestro Mamba appeals through both its shape and its proportions, including the pure and powerful lines of its 42 mm black PVD-treated titanium case topped by an impressive sapphire crystal dome. A boldly contemporary model intended for trendsetters and influencers, the Maestro offers a spectacular view of the movement and the snake’s sinuous body, which may be admired from every angle and along every sleek scale. The Maestro is also ideal because of its hand-wound movement, whose skilfully arranged components are displayed in all their glorious technical profusion, vividly reflecting that of a luxuriant jungle. 

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The overall construction is revealed through a multi-dimensional architecture. Like all timepieces by Christophe Claret, the Maestro showcases a wealth of details mingling technical and aesthetic elements in an exceptionally coherent manner. Brand enthusiasts will recognize the watchmaker’s inimitable touch in the famous Charles X stepped and skeletonized bridges – with 26 interior angles – that have become a signature of the Maison. The skeleton-working of the bridge supporting the escapement represents a clever blend of classicism and modernity that affords a chance to appreciate all its subtle features.

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The visual adventure through the intricacies of the movement continues with two series-coupled barrels ensuring optimal efficiency and majestically positioned at 12 o’clock. Here too, the bridges are skeletonized to provide an exemplary view of the blade spring of the first barrel and thus enable the wearer of the watch to gauge the state of the seven-day power reserve.

A return to fundamentals

In terms of horological complications, the Maestro Mamba once again illustrates the creative audacity cultivated by Christophe Claret. Witness the patented large date display at 5 o’clock, composed of two cones – one for the tens on the upper part and the second for the units – and performing a semi-instantaneous jump between midnight and twenty past midnight. As if to echo the 3D effect of this voluminous date display, the Maestro’s characteristic MEMO function appears between 3 and 4 o’clock.

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Inspired by the expression “tie a knot in your handkerchief” to help one remember something important, the MEMO is an ingenious mechanical reminder intended for absent-minded individuals as well as fans of technical gadgets. Whatever daily objective the owner of the Maestro has set himself, the MEMO is there to remind him of his commitments. In the initial position, meaning when the owner must do something, a tsavorite appears at 6 o’clock on the side face of the MEMO, like the gem set at its top. Once the objective has been met, a simple press on the pusher at 2 o’clock pivots the MEMO function, which will display a diamond on its side face at 6 o’clock, instead of the tsavorite. The MEMO will return to its initial position each night in a twenty-minute process driven by a semi-instantaneous jump system.

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Whether it’s a cue to pay a daily compliment to a loved one, to meditate for ten minutes a day, to do a good deed, to avoid a trap or avert a danger: there are any number of good reasons to activate the MEMO. But one thing is for sure: with death lurking in the black eyes of this snake that is as aggressive as it is venomous, and when the possibility of its mortal sting thus accompanies every minute, hour and day, the Maestro Mamba provides a constant reminder of fate and the fragile nature of time.

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The highly complex Maestro watches come in two new black PVD-treated titanium versions respectively fitted with green Mamba and orange Pantherophis snakeskin straps. These two 28-piece limited editions each retail at CHF 96,000.


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Technical specifications

Traditional Complications MAESTOSO Edition
 
Movement
Caliber: DMC16, mechanical hand-wound
Dimensions:  
Diameter: 36.25 mm
Thickness: 10.50 mm (without the hands)
Number of components: 346
Number of jewels: 33
Power reserve:    7 days (approx. 168 hours)
Escapement:     - Swiss lever escapement
        - Balance-wheel with countersunk screws 
        - Balance-wheel oscillation frequency: 3 Hz (21,600 vph)       
Functions
- Pointer-type display of the hours and minutes
- Pyramid-shaped large date display at 5 o’clock, with tens on the upper cone and units on the lower cone
- MEMO function between 3 and 4 o’clock: cone shape adorned with a tsavorite (for the Mamba version) or a sapphire (for the Pantherophis version) and a diamond serving to remind the wearer of a commitment
Aesthetic features:

• - Stepped and skeletonized Charles X style bridges
• - Skeletonized barrel
• - 26 interior angles

Case
Diameter: 42 mm
Thickness: 16.06 mm
Water resistance: 30 m (3 ATM)

Reference:  MTR.DMC16.230-258 MAMBA

Case: Black PVD-treated grade 5 titanium

Hands: Black chrome-plated,
green-lacquered sapphire with Super-LumiNova®

Snake: 4N pink gold, SpectraCoatTM green

Crown: Black PVD-treated stainless steel,
with cabochon-cut tsavorite

Strap: Green Mamba snakeskin

Limited series: 28

Price excluding tax in Swiss francs: CHF 96,000.-

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Reference:  MTR.DMC16.260-288 PANTHEROPHIS

Case: Black PVD-treated grade 5 titanium

Hands: Black chrome-plated,
orange-lacquered sapphire with Super-LumiNova®

Snake: 4N pink gold, hand-painted (orange)

Crown: Black PVD-treated stainless steel,
with cabochon-cut orange sapphire

Strap: Orange Pantherophis snakeskin

Limited series: 28

Price excluding tax in Swiss francs: CHF 96,000.-

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Tel : +41 32 933 80 26
Email : a.beurier@christopheclaret.com
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