![]() ![]() ![]() The Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Lake Tahoe and Woodlands are $10,700 – each is limited to 1,000 pieces. The introductions featured here, however, are commercially available. Navy all around the world.” IWC has a dedicated military program, offering exclusive pieces and additions to professional pilots. Navy, working with the Top Gun flight program and all the students graduating from that program in various squadrons from the U.S. For Top Gun, we have established a strong cooperation with the U.S. “We also did the famous Mark 11 watches for the Royal Air Force, and the Ocean 2000 Bund for the German mine sweeper divers in the 1980s. “When it comes to professional watches, we have been doing those since 1915, when we did the first observation watches for the Royal Navy,” says Knoop. These include components that are subject to particularly high stress, such as the automatic wheel and the clicks. The new all-ceramic version of the Top Gun Big Pilot’s Watch, has a 43mm titanium case, and is powered by a movement, the caliber 82100, that also has ceramic components. The IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun Ceratanium chronograph, with a 41mm case made of black Ceratanium. “So therefore, the Navy training is much more elaborate.” “Taking off and landing on a carrier is one of the most dramatic and most challenging situations,” says Knoop. But the colors are not only speaking to pilots, but also to a larger lifestyle-inspired clientele who just appreciate the watch for the luxury aspect and the quality and the stunning color effects we are capable of doing.” Although the IWC Top Gun is a pilot’s watch collection, it is a Navy-focused watch, designed for carrier-based aircraft, the kind of planes that take off and land on ships. “We do watches for the most elite fast jet pilots in the world, which includes the U.S. The manufacturing process also dictates specific conditions, including temperature and duration of the sintering process, which also must be adapted according to each color. Each shade requires different raw materials and a distinct mixing ratio. Zirconium oxide is combined with other metallic oxides to give the ceramic its color. Each color is the result of a unique formula and manufacturing process. We introduced our first black and white zirconium oxide ceramic watches back in 1986, so this has a strong history in the brand.” Making ceramic cases is not an easy process. This year we wanted to do two things with the line: emphasize the fact that we have a strong legacy in manufacturing professional watches and demonstrate our know-how in the area of ceramic technology. “Top Gun, when we launched it in 2007, was meant to be the more contemporary, performance-oriented model in the Pilot's Watches collection,” says IWC chief design officer Christian Knoop. IWC Top Gun Pilot’s Watch Lake Tahoe chronograph. ![]()
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