IWC Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Edition 'Le Petit Prince
Quick Take What we have here is a solid gold perpetual calendar chronograph that sits right near the top of IWC's most complicated timepieces. It's also a special edition in the Petit Prince sub-collection, named for the classic children's book written by the French aviator and author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and characterized by midnight blue dials. This is also the second appearance of the IWC 89630 movement that debuted in IWC's Da Vinci line, and the first time that IWC has offered a perpetual calendar chronograph as a pilot's watch. At 43mm in diameter and close to 16mm thick, this is no doubt a large watch, but that's in keeping with IWC's design style. This is a complicated watch, for sure, but it's also a sports watch through and through.( IWC Pilot replica watch ) Initial Thoughts Who needs a perpetual calendar while flying a plane? If you're asking that question, then may just be missing the point of this red gold pilot's wa...