The Right Stuff: IWC Launches Big Pilot’s Watch

In a world where only about 10 percent of the population is believed to be left-handed, anecdotal evidence has indicated that the number of lefties among pilots is significantly higher — as many as 40 percent. With this in mind, it begs the question as to why there are not more pilots’ replica watches designed to be worn on the right hand.

At least one of the watch world’s most noted purveyors of timepieces for aviators, IWC Schaffhausen Replica, has finally addressed this large potential audience with a new limited edition in its iconic Big Pilot’s collection: the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Edition “Right Hander.”

It takes its design inspiration from a 1940s model, the Copy Big Pilot’s Watch Calibre 52, and shares that vintage piece’s titanic case diameter of 46.2 mm. The left-mounted crown, its conical shape and large size designed for ease of use by pilots wearing thick gloves, screws into the case, which is made of stainless steel and water resistant to 60 meters.

Under a convex, nonreflective sapphire crystal, the slate-colored dial bears the classical hallmarks of the Swiss IWC Replica Big Pilot collection, with large, luminous Arabic numerals and hands as well as the traditional triangle at 12 o’clock. This model also displays the date at 6 o’clock, the small seconds at 3 o’clock, and the status of the watch’s lengthy seven-day power reserve at 9 o’clock.

IWC Big Pilot’s Replica Watch In A 46-mm Steel Case

IWC Replica recently unveiled the Big Pilot’s Watch Heritage in a classical diameter of 46 mm. The unlimited edition has a titanium case.All are equipped with a soft-iron inner case to protect the movement against magnetic fields – the predecessor lacked this practical detail.

IWC also offers an elegant version of the Big Pilot’s Fake Watch in the Spitfire collection. Here the 46-mm case is made of rose gold, a sunburst pattern embellishes the anthracite-colored dial, and an engraving of a Spitfire fighter jet adorns the back.

The Best Big Pilot’s Replica Watch is available in the classical 46-mm size. The titanium back bears the Top Gun emblem as a relief engraving. The wristband looks like it’s textile but is actually made of patterned calfskin for greater durability.

This steel copy watch also has a sapphire back. The rose-gold rotor bears the letter A – the initial of the first name of the pilot and author; another letter A is on the dial.

Vintage-Style Pilot Replica Watches For The Modern Man

Once upon a time, tool watches relied on a specific design language for practical purposes. Take the pilot watch for example—their large legible numerals, oversized crowns, and extra long straps were all explicitly chosen to serve the airmen that wore them. Today, many watchmakers still rely on vintage pilot replica watch design codes not because they offer real-life functionality but because they are great looking timepieces.

IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar “Spitfire”

IWC was all about their aviator watch heritage and bronze at this year’s edition of SIHH. A particular standout model was the IWC Big Pilot’s Replica Watch Perpetual Calendar “Spitfire,” which pairs the refined perpetual calendar complication with the robust Big Pilot silhouette.

Inside the Swiss Made Fake IWC 46.2 mm bronze case sits a handsome green dial punctuated with displays for the date, day, month, year, and northern and southern hemisphere moon phases.