IWC Big Pilot's Watch Top Gun 5019-01 Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com The IWC Big Pilot 5019-01 splits the difference between a fighter jet and a stealth bomber. While its cockpit-inspired "instrument" dial draws from IWC's eighty-year history of aviation watches, the sleek black 48mm ceramic case (nearly scratch-proof) evokes technology born of the 21st century. Top Gun - the U.S. Navy Fighter Weapons School - needs no introduction to fans of luxury watches and high performance machinery. As the home of advanced aerial maneuvering combat instruction since 1969, "Top Gun" has become an icon of global popular culture and the dream of armchair aviators. With the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Top Gun, part of that dream comes true. This 48mm aviation instrument is styled in the image of IWC's original 1940 "B-uhr" military aviation watch. All calibrations and hands jump from the matte black dial with legibility born of their no-nonsense "milspec" origins. Originally designed for fighter pilots, the "Big Pilot's" combination of broadsword hands and altimeter-style hour track continue to exemplify the form-follows function philosophy. But practical considerations and modern refinements are present as "force multipliers." A discreet date window at six o'clock provides a convenience that many luxury watch owners now consider indispensable. The impressive seven-day power reserve is tracked by an indicator subdial at three o'clock. In deference to the Big Pilot's Watch Top Gun's inspiration, a low-key simulacrum of a red fighter