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ADAPT YOUR LOOK WITH THE NEW “RACING GREEN” BIG PILOT’S WATCH 43 AND A SELECTION OF RUBBER STRAPS IN EXCITING NEW COLOURS
Schaffhausen, 27 June 2022 – After launching its new TOP GUN collection at Watches and Wonders in spring, IWC Schaffhausen continues to bring refreshing new colours to the wrist. The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer proudly presents a new version of the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 in a stainless steel case with a “racing green” dial and matching rubber straps. The brand is also introducing a new selection of colourful rubber straps. Thanks to the EasX-CHANGE® system, they can be fitted on many of IWC’s Pilot’s Watches, bringing more versatility to the collection than ever before.
2022 is a year of colour for IWC Schaffhausen. In April, the Swiss luxury watch manufacture launched its “Colors of TOP GUN” collection with chronographs in striking green and white ceramic. Now, IWC reveals the new Big Pilot’s Watch 43(Ref. IW329306). This Big Pilot’s Watch impresses with a green dial and a matching rubber strap.
The unique shade of green is inspired by the “racing green” hue used to paint British racing cars since 1903. Rhodium-plated hands with luminescence make the dial easier to read at night. The timepiece is powered by the IWC-manufactured 82100 calibre movement, featuring Pellaton winding with ceramic components and a power reserve of 60 hours.
In addition, IWC is introducing a carefully curated selection of coloured rubber straps. These exceptionally durable straps which can be worn in any situation will be available in ten colours: black, blue, red, brown, yellow, green, grey, orange, light blue and olive green. Christian Knoop, Chief Design Officer of IWC Schaffhausen
“We noticed a growing desire from our customers to customise their timepiece, add a fresh touch, or express their personality. Our coloured rubber straps add a playful element and bring a new level of versatility to the collection. They allow our customers to choose from various colours and pick the one that best fits their style or current mood,”
Christian Knoop, Chief Design Officer of IWC Schaffhausen
The new coloured rubber straps also feature IWC’s EasX-CHANGE® system, meaning that they can be fitted on most IWC Pilot’s Watches with this system, turning these timepieces into the perfect summer companion – whether for a quick swim in the sea or when relaxing poolside during your holidays.
The new Big Pilot’s Watch 43 will be available from June 2022 exclusively online at IWC.com and in IWC boutiques. The timepiece is eligible for registration under the My IWC care program and benefits from a6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty. The new rubber straps will be available from summer 2022 on IWC.com and in IWC boutiques.
FEATURES Mechanical movement – Pellaton automatic winding system – Central hacking seconds – Screw-in crown – Glass secured against displacement by drops in air pressure – See-through sapphire glass back
MOVEMENT IWC-manufactured calibre 82100 Frequency 28,800 vph / 4 Hz Jewels 22 Power reserve60 h Winding Automatic WATCH Materials Stainless steel case Diameter 43 mm Height 13.6 mm Glass Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides Water-resistant 10 bar DIAL Green dial, rhodium-plated hands STRAP Green rubber strap with EasX-CHANGE®system Strap width 21.0 mm with folding clasp
🔴Price: $ 8,650.00 💰
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To mark the date of creation of the Tourbillon by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the brand unveils its latest model from the Tradition collection: a timepiece featuring strong colours highlighting what has remained – from past to present – one of the most fascinating horological complications of all times.
The fusée-chain tourbillon mechanism appears sprinkled with touches of blue. Various treatments have been used on all the components in order to achieve visual uniformity: the tourbillon carriage and the dial are covered with blue coatings, while the chain links are thermally blued. This new feature reflects the aesthetics of the Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 launched in May and elegantly plays with blue and slate grey contrasts.
A legendary complication
The Tourbillon stemmed from a necessity keenly felt in the 18th century: namely, to overcome the lack of accuracy caused by the vertical position of pocket watches placed in gentlemen’s waistcoats or jackets. The challenge was taken up by Abraham-Louis Breguet, who on 26 June 1801 filed a patent for the creation of the first tourbillon. Ever since, this complication has remained one of the most greatly appreciated by devotees of fine watchmaking, since it reveals the heart of the watch.
The fusée-chain tourbillon transmission device housed in the new Tourbillon 7047 serves to optimise the regularity of the watch's operation by guaranteeing its constant torque, whatever its winding level is.
When the barrel is fully wound, it delivers its maximum force. The chain then acts on the top of the fusée and therefore on its smallest circumference. As the chain unwinds, its torque decreases yet acts in parallel on the widest part of the fusée – its base – thus ensuring the constant force of the energy is delivered.
Resolutely contemporary while displaying the House’s emblematic codes, the new Tourbillon 7047picks up the signatures of the Manufacture Breguet: namely the "Clous de Paris" guilloché pattern on its off-centre gold dial, the traditional Roman numerals and the open-tipped hands. Like the watches that inspired it, its dial is secured by three screws.
The movement
At the heart of its 41 mm platinum case beats Calibre 569, a rhodium-plated hand-wound movement housing 542 components. It is equipped with an inverted in-line lever escapement featuring horns made of silicon, as too is the Breguet balance-spring.
This material has many properties, since in addition to being resistant to corrosion and wear, it is insensitive to the influence of magnetic fields and improves the chronometry (timekeeping precision) of the timepiece. Finally, the balance of the Tradition Tourbillon 7047oscillates at a frequency of 2.5 Hz and has a 50-hour power reserve.
The Tradition collection
Unveiled in 2005, the Tradition collection with its attractive blend of heritage and modernity is the brand's first line to present all the movement's organs on the dial side, thus demonstrating its inspiration from souscription and touch (à tact) watches. Launched in 1797, the souscription watch featured a single hand to read the hours and minutes. The aesthetics of this refined yet minimalist timepiece were avant-garde for its time – as indeed was its concept, since a quarter of the price had to be paid at the time of ordering.
BREGUET - No 3424pocket watch. ====================
The same calibre was used by Abraham-Louis Breguet to design the first touch (à tact) watches presented a year later at the French Industrial Exhibition. At that time, poor lighting made it difficult to read the time on a dial. It was also not considered very elegant to consult one's watch during social occasions.
BREGUET - No 2292 pocket watch. ====================
The founder of the Manufacture Breguet therefore devised a piece that allowed the time to be read in a tactile manner, without removing the watch from the pocket. All the wearer had to do to check the time was to touch the arrow or hours hand turning around the case rim and compare its position with the hour projections on the case middle.
The current Tradition collection picks up Breguet's codes in a contrasting and contemporary way, as demonstrated by the Tradition Tourbillon 7047model. This new timepiece is fitted with a midnight blue alligator leather strap secured by a triple-blade platinum folding clasp.
Ref. 7047PT/1Y/9ZU - Platinum - Blue Price: EUR 194,100 / CHF 185,300 Ref. 7047PT/11/9ZU - White gold - silvered
Description Tradition "Grande Complication" watch with fusée tourbillon. Hand-wound movement. Silicon Breguet balance-spring. Power reserve indicator on the barrel drum. Off-centred dial in gold, hand-engraved on a rose engine. Sapphire crystal caseback. Water-resistant to 3 bar (30 m). Diameter: 41 mm
Available in 18-carat rose gold with black dial and anthracite or rose gold-plated movement.
Available in 950 platinum with silvered dial and anthracite movement.
Ref. 7047BR/R9/9ZU - Rose gold - Ref. 7047BR/G9/9ZU - Rose gold - anthracite
Case
Platinum 950
18-carat Rose Gold
Diameter:41 mm Thickness:16 mm Sapphire crystal caseback Water resistance: 3bar (30 m) Dial Off-centred blue dial in hand-guilloché gold Movement Hand-wound Calibre: 569 Balance-spring:Breguet type, in silicon Carriage: Titanium Power reserve indicator on the barrel drum Balance-wheel: Breguet, titanium Escapement: Inverted straight-line lever Frequency: 2,5 Hz Power reserve: 50hours Components: 542 Functions: Hours, minutes, fusée tourbillon Strap Midnight blue alligator leather
