Following in the footsteps of 2019’s ‘Mojave Desert’ Top Gun Edition in sand-colored ceramic, fake iwc returns to color, working in collaboration with a leading authority on the subject, the Pantone Color Institute, to create an entirely new range of ceramic shades. perfectly matched to all the other components of the watch. Numerous attempts and revisions have been required to perfect the monochrome designs. The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition “Lake Tahoe” has a 44.5 mm white ceramic case (like the US Navy uniforms) combined with an intense black dial with black hands coated with luminescent material. Buttons and crown are made of steel while the back is made of titanium. The matching strap is embossed white rubber. The flight suits of the Navy aviators inspired the particular color of the “Woodland” Edition. The new “Woodland Green” color is used for the ceramic case and dial, while the numerals and hour markers are printed in a lighter shade. Buttons and caseback are in matt black Ceratanium. The strap is in green rubber. For both, the movement is the 69380 caliber.
Traditionally large, the Big Pilot in 2021 inaugurated the new size of 43 mm for the benefit of better versatility and wearability in everyday life. Size that also debuts in the Top Gun Big Pilot’s replica watches 43 Top Gun series in black ceramic, with titanium back. The high-tech ceramic used for the case offers maximum protection from scratches. The company, together with Pantone, has defined the black color of the ceramic “IWC Jet Black”. Automatic movement, caliber 82100 with Pellaton winding system.
The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Top Gun Ceratanium is the first 41 mm chronograph in this collection entirely in Ceratanium (case, buttons and crown), an innovative material launched in 2019 in the Pilot’s Watches collection. It stands out not only for its exceptional characteristics of lightness and scratch resistance, but also for its particular matt black color, which IWC and Pantone have defined as “IWC Ceratanium”. The movement is caliber 69385 is visible through the smoked sapphire crystal caseback.
