Three New Pilot’s Watches from IWC
The big story during IWC‘s 150th-anniversary celebration at SIHH this year has been the Jubilee Collection, which features the buzzworthy Tribute to Pallweber. The most prominent motif for IWC throughout all 27 new models" A classic design that embodies the spirit of the Schaffhausen-based manufacture with a slight shift away from sportier models such as the Ingenieur and Aquatimer (fear not, IWC released a new Ingenieur collection back in March of last year).
The new IWC Tribute to Pallweber.
However, what hasn’t received as much attention as the Tribute to Pallweber and the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon (just as cool as it sounds)Â is the new series of Pilot’s watches that come with the lacquered dials that are ubiquitous throughout all the Jubilee models. Here, we have three new limited edition timepieces that are instantly identifiable as an iconic IWC Pilot watch, yet with a fresh sheen to them thanks to the new dial substance. All the watches within the Jubilee collection follow a similar design code:Â their imprinted dials are all either white, with blued hands, or blue, with rhodium-plated hands, and are finished with multiple layers of lacquer to achieve a look reminiscent of vintage enamel-dialed pocketwatches. All are mounted on black alligator leather straps by Italian footwear maestro Santoni, an IWC partner.
The lacquering process is intense. IWC compares it to the production of high-quality piano lacquer, which after seeing...
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