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Front shot of IWC Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive with black dial, and white strap

With the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, IWC Schaffhausen ushers in a new era of purpose-designed space watches. It is the first mechanical tool watch engineered from the ground up to meet the demands of human spaceflight and timekeeping in orbit.

Close up of IWC Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive with black dial, and white strap.

Designed with a Dual-time Zone Function.

The Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive displays mission time on a 24-hour scale along the outer edge of the dial. The familiar UTC/GMT format used on Earth enables astronauts to organize and manage work and sleep cycles in orbit. The central hour and minute hands can be set to display home time for any location on Earth.

Back shot of IWC Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive with ceramic case and white rubber strap.

32000 calibre family

The IWC-manufactured 32000 calibre family consists of robust, precise and versatile automatic movements. The escape wheel and the pallet fork are made of silicon. The use of this wear-resistant material also increases resistance to magnetism. A bidirectional pawl winding system builds up a power reserve of at least 72 hours. The balance oscillates at a frequency of 4 hertz (28'800 vibrations per hour).

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Side shot of IWC Pilot's Venturer Verical Drive with ceramic case and white rubber strap.

Central hacking seconds

Power Reserve 120 hours

Glass secured against displacement by drop in air pressure

Rotating bezel system for controlling watch functions without a crown

black to light grey gradient background image

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