They have the same taste in
traditional men’s toys. And when the pair go side-by-side through thick
and thin, you can rest assured that they are a strong team – father and
son, indeed. It is a kind of secret society like no other.
With its pilot’s watches for father and son, IWC is making a veritable
partnership-based offer for father-and-son relationships: the Big
Pilot’s Watch in platinum for the father, and its somewhat smaller
counterpart in stainless steel for the son. Almost every father has
great plans for his son, and our identification with our father leaves
an impression over an entire lifetime. Whoever consciously fosters this
valuable and intimate bond sends a clear signal with this pair of
watches. Pilot’s watches for father and son are like a guide to
masculinity and represent a perfect family unit. This is also true in
technical terms, for both timepieces belong to one of the most
distinctive watch families from IWC Schaffhausen – and they are tried
and tested pilot’s watches through and through.
In this particular case, however, they are rather more than that – for
they exhibit many resemblances. Like father and son. Both have the same
rhodium-plated, light-coloured dial of the pilot’s watches, the same
user-friendly onion-shaped crown of the early pilot’s watches from IWC,
and the same brown crocodile leather strap and characteristic steel
rivets. Wear it and stand out from the crowd. Individually and even
more so together. The only difference between the two watches is their
size – like father and son. This ideal combination, which was designed
specifically for this purpose – and for this purpose alone – is
available not only as pilot’s watches for father and son, but also as
pilot’s watches for father and sons in the context of a large family to
ensure that fairness prevails and domestic harmony is maintained.
For those with a technical interest, ensconced behind the model for the
father in its 46.2 x 15.8 mm platinum case is the Ref. 5004, the Big
Pilot’s Watch with the 51111 calibre, the renowned long-running
mechanical movement with an automatic Pellaton winding system, date and
seven-day power reserve that is indicated on the dial. The
antireflective sapphire glass is specially secured against displacement
by a sudden drop in air pressure. And the watch is water-resistant to 6
bar.
The smaller edition for the son largely corresponds in technical terms
to the Pilot’s Watch Mark XVI with its 39 x 11,5 mm stainless steel
case and the 30110calibre automatic movement. It also has a screw-in
onion-shaped crown, an antireflective sapphire glass secured against
displacement by a sudden drop in air pressure, Pilot’s watches for
father and son Big Pilot’s Watch and Pilot’s Watch Mark XVI a central
seconds hand and a date display. This watch also sits comfortably on
the wrist on a brown, crocodile leather strap and is protected against
loss by a strong folding clasp. It, too, is water-resistant to 6 bar.
A small but noteworthy detail eliminates undesirable mix-ups,
particularly in the case of a crew with several sons: the inner circle
on the back of the watch is reserved for an engraved name, which leaves
not doubt as to who is ready for take-off.
Big Pilot’s Watch
Ref. IW5004
| Features |
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Mechanical
movement, seven-day power reserve, automatic Pellaton winding system,
date display, power reserve display, central seconds hand with stop
function, Glucydur balance with high-precision adjustment cam on the
balance bars, Breguet balance spring |
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| Movement |
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| Caliber |
|
51111 |
| Vibrations |
|
21,600/ h / 3 Hz |
| Jewels |
|
42 |
| reserve |
|
7 days (168 h) |
| Winding |
|
automatic |
|
| Case |
|
|
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| Material |
|
platinum |
| Glass |
|
sapphire, convex, anti-reflective, secured against a drop in pressure |
| Crown |
|
screw-in |
| Water-resistant |
|
6 bar |
| Diameter |
|
46.2mm |
| Height |
|
15.8mm |
|
| Weight |
|
|
|
| Watch in platinum with brown crocodile leather strap and platinum folding clasp |
|
226 g |
|
|
|
Pilot’s Watch Mark XVI
Ref. IW3255
| Features |
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|
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Mechanical movement, automatic winding, date display, central seconds hand with stop function |
|
| Movement |
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|
|
| Caliber |
|
30110 |
| Vibrations |
|
28,800/ h / 4 Hz |
| Jewels |
|
21 |
| Power reserve |
|
42 h |
| Winding |
|
automatic |
|
| Case |
|
|
|
| Material |
|
stainless steel |
| Glass |
|
sapphire, convex, anti-reflective, secured against a drop in pressure |
| Crown |
|
screw-in |
| Water-resistant |
|
6 bar |
| Diameter |
|
39 mm |
| Height |
|
11.5mm |
|
| Weight |
|
|
|
| Watch in stainless steel with brown crocodile leather strap and stainless steel folding clasp |
|
122 g |
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