The Pilot’s Watches TOP GUN collection does not pay tribute to a particular aircraft, but instead to the prestigious American Navy school that trains the best fighter pilots. Born in 2007, it is characterized by robust and practical watches, able to withstand the extreme conditions – gravitational force, magnetism, depressurization, corrosion – imposed on them by pilots at the controls of their supersonic jets, often on missions launched from aircraft carriers. TOP GUN models therefore opt for ceramic and titanium cases and a matt black color to minimize glare. The highly legible simple black dial with its large luminescent onboard instrument-style numerals is also an asset of these watches.

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There are four new TOP GUN 2019 models, and the most unexpected is the Mojave Desert Edition chronograph, issued in a 500-piece limited series and featuring the sandy color of this American desert where the US Navy has a military base. The most high-tech is the Ceratanium® Double Chronograph, named after the hard and resistant material developed and patented by IWC, introduced in 2017 in an Aquatimer model and used for the first time here in a Pilot’s Watch. This black split-seconds chronograph with gray luminescence is powered by the IWC 79420 self-winding movement ; the TOP GUN black ceramic chronograph with small red seconds hand is equipped with the 69380 Manufacture movement, and the Automatic TOP GUN three-hand plus date watch has the same IWC 32110 caliber as the Spitfire Automatic while exuding a more contemporary look due to its black attire.

Pilot’s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN

CASE : ceramic, sapphire crystal resistant to depressurization, soft iron inner case, water-resistant to 60m, titanium back with TOP GUN engraving

SIZE : 44.5mm, 15.7mm thick

MOVEMENT : mechanical self-winding IWC Caliber 69380, 28,800 vph, 46h power reserve

FUNCTIONS : hours, minutes, seconds, date, chronograph

DIAL : black with black luminescent hands

STRAP : black fabric

Pilot’s Watch Automatic TOP GUN

CASE : ceramic, sapphire crystal resistant to depressurization, soft iron inner case, titanium back with TOP GUN engraving, water-resistant to 60m

SIZE : 41mm, 11.4mm thick

MOVEMENT : mechanical self-winding IWC Caliber 32110, 28,800 vph, 72h power reserve

FUNCTIONS : hours, minutes, seconds, date

DIAL : black with black luminescent hands

STRAP : black fabric