For over 80 years, IWC’s Pilot?s Watches have been bringing the magic of flight to all those who wear them. 

These prestigious watches from Schaffhausen, with their characteristic instrument design that dates back to iconic navigation watches like the Mark 11, will also be the highlight of the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer’s appearance at the forthcoming Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), which takes place in Geneva from 14th to 17th January 2019.
IWC has chosen the Goodwood estate in southern England as the venue for unveiling the first new products in the run-up to the exhibition. At the same time, IWC is announcing a partnership of several years with Goodwood Aviation. Goodwood Aviation provides an array of aircraft maintenance services and each year handles around 18,000 flights on the Goodwood Aerodrome. The aerodrome is also home to the Boultbee Flight Academy, the world’s first official Spitfire flying academy. It’s also from here that Steve Boultbee Brooks and Matt Jones will embark on the first round-the-world flight in a Spitfire this coming summer. IWC is supporting the “Silver Spitfire ? The Longest Flight” project as its main sponsor (please find more detailed information in separate article). The history of this aerodrome is closely linked to that of the Spitfire: Between 1940 and 1946, the Royal Air Force’s Goodwood airfield, or RAF Westhampnett as it was known then, served as an extension to the n...