Swiss watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen is upgrading its popular Pilot’s Watch collection. With three new models to choose from, the TOP GUN watch family now has reinforcements.
The family takes its name from a special training course offered by the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, the “Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor”, better known by the legendary accolade “Top Gun”. Anyone who successfully completes this course is part of an elite comprising the besttrained,fastest reacting and most courageous pilots in the world. IWC Schaffhausen’s designers took their inspiration for the three special editions from the cockpit instrument displays found in jets, which glow in various colours at night.
The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar TOP GUN Boutique Edition (Ref. IW502903) comes with red hands and indices, the Big Pilot’s Watch TOP GUN Boutique Edition (Ref. IW501903) with green and the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Boutique Edition (Ref. IW388003) with blue. Equipped with ceramic (zirconium oxide) cases – the back and crown are made of titanium – the timepieces are extremely rugged, skinfriendly and relatively light. The three new high-flyers, which are available in limited editions at IWC boutiques worldwide, are fitted with a black soft strap.
