IWC Pilot's Automatic Chronograph Stainless Steel Blue Dial Blue Leather Strap Day/Date Mens Watch Model# IW388101 Producing its first pilot's watch in 1936, IWC has a long and excellent heritage in engineering robust tool watches, belonging to the original five companies and only Swiss manufacturer of B-Uhren watches. IWC's first pilot's watches was produced mainly for civil aviation purposes. An epitome of a versatile sports watch, the Pilot's Chronograph has a classic cockpit-instrument look, precise movement and a global following. This Pilot's Chronograph features a 41 mm stainless steel case that holds a sunray blue "Type A" dial under a scratch-resistant convex sapphire crystal. It has silver-tone and luminescent lozenge hands, indices and orientation triangle with 2 dots on either side at 12 o'clock combined with white Arabic numerals as hour markers. This minimalistic dial design allowed pilots improved legibility and easier 12 o'clock indication for both daytime and nighttime. A screw down crown flanked with pushers at 3 o'clock, day/date apertures and 3-subdial layout with running seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour timers combine to form a near-perfect reinterpretation of IWC's first Pilot's Chronograph and Double Chronograph, references no. 3705 and 3711 respectively. A touch of red contrast is evident via the running seconds hand amidst the blue and white theme. Fitted with a blue leather strap and secured by a stainless steel signed buckle which completes the versatile look. This watch also features a screw down exhibition caseback showcasing the IWC-manufactured caliber 69385, a Swiss automatic chronograph movement boasting 46 hours of power reserve, beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour and is water-resistant up to 100 meters/330 feet.
Like all of our watches, this IWC Pilot's Automatic Chronograph Stainless Steel Blue Dial Blue Leather Strap Day/Date Mens Watch is brand new and comes in its original packaging.