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Simple and Practical: A Review of the IWC Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph

IWCPublished 2016-03-22

IWC Schaffhausen created its first watch specially tailored for pilots in 1936, marking the beginning of the passionate connection between IWC Schaffhausen and the theme of aviation. This year is the Year of the IWC Pilot's Watches, and the brand unveiled the brand-new Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph at the 26th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in 2016, official reference: IW395001. Overall physical presentation of the watch:

SchaffhausenIWCCreated the first watch specially tailored for pilots in 1936, marking the beginning of the passionate connection between IWC Schaffhausen and the theme of aviation. This year is the Year of the IWC Pilot's Watches, and the brand unveiled the brand-new Pilot's Watch Timezoner Chronograph at the 26th Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in 2016, official reference: IW395001.

Real-life photos of the overall watch:

Real-life photos of the watch details:

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Crafted from stainless steel, the case measures 45 millimetres in diameter and 16.5 millimetres in thickness. The case side features a satin-brushed finish, complemented by a fluted bezel, a screw-in crown, and convex sapphire crystal glass with an antireflective coating on both sides. The crystal glass is securely fitted to withstand sudden drops in air pressure without dislodging, and the water resistance is 60 metres.

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The black city ring contrasts sharply with the dial and white displays for clear legibility. The sub-dial at the “12 o'clock ” position allows hours and minutes of the chronograph to be read as easily as reading the time on the dial. 60Sub-second chronograph records are displayed centrally via the chronograph hand. Thanks to the integrated flyback function, the running chronograph hand can be reset to zero and immediately restart timing.

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The polished black rotating bezel displays the names of 24 cities —— from London to New York, and Tokyo to Dubai, with each city name representing an international time zone. Every country observing daylight saving time features a small “S” mark on the rotating bezel. The “UTC” designation beneath “London” displays Coordinated Universal Time. Through a simple rotation of the city ring, the wearer can adjust three displays simultaneously. World time has long been considered by watch connoisseurs to be one of the most practical functions for a pilot's watch, and its adjustment has now become remarkably simple.

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Powered by the new IWC manufacture 89760 calibre, it provides a power reserve of 68 hours. The case back is engraved with an illustration of the Junkers Ju 52 civil airliner.

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