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2006 - Big Pilot's Watch IW5004, an noticeable watch takes off
The actual IWC Big Pilot's Watch Ref. IW500401 was launched 5 years ago, marking a major modernization in this most iconic pilot's observe. As the direct successor into the Ref. IW5002, the IW500401 retains the majestic wrists style and iconic aerial genes of its forerunner, while also striving to get excellence in mechanical effectiveness and aesthetic design, ushering in a more modern era for any Big Pilot's series.
The IW500401 follows the essence of early remark watches, and its oversized 46. 2 mm stainless steel event is more refined than it has the predecessor. The lugs usually are slightly more integrated with the scenario contour, making the watch considerably better for modern wrists. The particular polishing and brushing practice is clearer and more specific. The IW5004 also represents the end of the “Probus Scafusia” crown that replaced the particular “fish” crown used by IWC for waterproof watches (all BP watches are water-repellant to 60 meters, and get only recently been upgraded to help 100 meters).
A key upgrade to the IW500401 is its movement: typically the 51111 movement. It is an progress of the 51110 movement utilised in the later-produced “transitional” 5002 model and the early type of the IW500401 (produced solely in 2006), and produces a series of improvements. Like the 51110 movement, the 51111 mobility also uses IWC’s little-known Pellaton winding system as well as a vibration frequency of 3Hz (21, 600 vibrations/hour). Typically the movement still has a power arrange of up to 7 days (168 hours), stored in an oversized barrel. Often the 51111 movement also has boosted shock resistance and works on the balance cock instead of a sense of balance cock, which improves security and resilience.
The dial layout with the IW5004 remains largely precisely the same - a central sword-shaped hand, a triangle on noon, a power reserve present at 3 o’clock and a night out at 6 o’clock : but the details have been refurbished for better balance in addition to legibility. Compared to the 5002, often the Arabic numerals and time indices on the 500401 have already been updated, the 9 o’clock numeral has been eliminated, plus the triangle at 12 o’clock has been made smaller and changed up to become the 12 o’clock marker, making the dial truly feel more transparent but still focussed. The minute track is sharper, the printing is more highly accurate, and the power reserve display is integrated, with a clearer débouchent sur and a smaller visual impact. The date window the cause received attention: the size used is a clearer sans-serif style, and the window is improved to appear more shaped in the dial layout.
The Ref. IW500401 retains the tool watch soul of its for-runners with a refined case, an increasingly modern, clearer dial, along with the high-performance in-house caliber 51111, which laid the foundation for everyone subsequent Big Pilot’s Watches.