The materials nerds among you have something new to get excited about, as IWC has expanded their Ceratanium offerings by 2 recently. In addition to the Pilot?s Watch Timezoner TOP GUN Ceratanium seen here, the brand has also released a new Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar in the same material on a matching bracelet. We?ll focus on the Timezoner for now, but do check out the new Big Pilot on IWC?s website if a full Ceratanium bracelet is your thing. 

The Timezoner is an interesting watch for the novelty of its complication. This is a GMT watch in a hearty pilot?s format where the time zone adjustments are made entirely through the bezel. Simply depress and turn the bezel so that the city that corresponds with the time zone that matches up with your local time sits at 12:00, and the local hour hand, 24 hour display, and date all move with it as necessary. It?s incredibly straightforward and intuitive, and offers some genuine practicality for frequent travelers.  IWC has released several Timezoner variants in recent years, including models equipped with chronographs, but this is the first time we?ve seen one in their Top Gun series. The Top Gun watches have been an outlet for IWC to experiment with ceramic cases (in a growing range of colors), so the Ceratanium used here is a choice that makes quite a bit of sense. This is a material that starts off as titanium, but when fired in a kiln takes on scratch resistant properties similar to ceramic, as well as a matte black ...