IWC watchmaker assembles the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Le Petit Prince

IWC introduces the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Le Petit Prince (IW504901). This extraordinary timepiece unites two of fine watchmaking’s most prestigious complications: a fascinating flying minute tourbillon and the ingenious perpetual calendar. Both are powered by the IWC-manufactured 51950 calibre, a highly complex movement composed of 474 parts. The flying minute tourbillon at 12 o’clock, made of 82 components and weighing only 0.635 grams, places the pallet lever and escapement inside a delicate cage that completes a full rotation every 60 seconds. Limited to 100 pieces, the 46 mm model in blue ceramic continues our series of Pilot’s Watches dedicated to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s most famous character. A highlight of this edition is the solid gold rotor in the shape of the Little Prince standing on his asteroid, surrounded by wild-growing baobab trees. The signature conical crown and the case back ring are also crafted in 18-carat 5N gold.