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2006 - Big Pilot's Watch IW5004, an famous watch takes off
The actual IWC Big Pilot's Watch Ref. IW500401 was launched 5 years ago, marking a major modernization of the most iconic pilot's view. As the direct successor towards the Ref. IW5002, the IW500401 retains the majestic hand style and iconic aviators genes of its forerunner, while also striving with regard to excellence in mechanical overall performance and aesthetic design, ushering in a more modern era for your Big Pilot's series.
The IW500401 follows the essence of early statement watches, and its oversized 46. 2 mm stainless steel situation is more refined than the predecessor. The lugs tend to be slightly more integrated with the circumstance contour, making the watch more desirable for modern wrists. The particular polishing and brushing procedure is clearer and more accurate. The IW5004 also scars the end of the “Probus Scafusia” crown that replaced the actual “fish” crown used by IWC for waterproof watches (all BP watches are water-repellant to 60 meters, and also have only recently been upgraded in order to 100 meters).
A key upgrade to the IW500401 is its movement: the particular 51111 movement. It is an development of the 51110 movement utilized in the later-produced “transitional” 5002 model and the early edition of the IW500401 (produced just in 2006), and provides a series of improvements. Like the 51110 movement, the 51111 motion also uses IWC’s amazing Pellaton winding system along with a vibration frequency of 3Hz (21, 600 vibrations/hour). Typically the movement still has a power book of up to 7 days (168 hours), stored in an oversized barrel. Often the 51111 movement also has improved shock resistance and utilizes a balance cock instead of a stability cock, which improves balance and resilience.
The dial layout from the IW5004 remains largely exactly the same - a central sword-shaped hand, a triangle in noon, a power reserve screen at 3 o’clock and a day at 6 o’clock : but the details have been re-designed for better balance as well as legibility. Compared to the 5002, typically the Arabic numerals and hours indices on the 500401 happen to be updated, the 9 o’clock numeral has been eliminated, and also the triangle at 12 o’clock has been made smaller and relocated up to become the 12 o’clock marker, making the dial really feel more transparent but still concentrated. The minute track is more clear, the printing is more exact, and the power reserve display is much better integrated, with a clearer débouchent sur and a smaller visual presence. The date window has additionally received attention: the size used is a clearer sans-serif style, and the window continues to be improved to appear more shaped in the dial layout.
The Ref. IW500401 retains the tool watch soul of its ancestors with a refined case, a far more modern, clearer dial, as well as the high-performance in-house caliber 51111, which laid the foundation for many subsequent Big Pilot’s Watches.