Iwc Top Gun Ceramic Review

Iwc s re lease of the pilot s watch chronograph top gun logically coincides with the release of the long awaited sequel to the 1986 hollywood movie top gun.

Iwc top gun ceramic review.

Iwc will also be presenting the first watch case made from sand coloured ceramic. For 2012 the big pilot get s the top gun treatment in an all ceramic matte black case. The black ceramic case amps up the style quotient. This opens up an entire range of similar chronographs from iwc but also from other interesting brands.

Iwc used to be solid watches at a reasonable price. It goes back to the early 1990s and has to be credited to one of the most important men in the brand s history. This is a video review of the iwc pilot s watch automatic top gun. The watch used in this video was provided by jb hudson jewelers of minneapolis minnesota.

The list price of this iwc pilot chronograph top gun is 12000 euro including vat. In 2020 top gun 2. It isn t clear if there is an official movie tie in but i wouldn t find it. This is the top gun version of iwc s famous big pilot watch collection.

And then its only cool to pre teens. For review i have checked out one of the new big pilot pieces that comes in an all ceramic case and is part of the top gun collection. Iwc are not cool. The dial is black as well as the hands but visibility isn t an issue due to their luminosity.

The material developed by iwc is as lightweight and robust as titanium and at the same time as hard and scratch resistant as ceramic. Iwc pilot s top gun watch comes with a beautiful black calfskin leather strap that s truly resistant to wear and tear. If you narrow it down to ceramic chronographs only with in house developed movement there are just a few serious competitors there. Günter blümlein 1943 2001 whose influence on the brand was crucial.

The pilot s watch double chronograph top gun ceratanium is the first pilot s watch from iwc with a ceratanium case. The technical name of the watch is a bit grammatically and semantically. Iwc fanboys of which there are many have a serious love affair with the big pilot watch family and it is easy to see why with its large masculine looks and action ready stance. While the history of pilot s watches at iwc goes back to the 1930s the background story for this black doppelchronograph is closer to us.

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