Colored ceramic watches

Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 TOP GUN Miramar with light blue dial, ligth blue rubber strap and ceramic case on blue misty background.

Colored ceramic watches

Colored ceramic watches from IWC Schaffhausen

Color codes from the world of naval aviation, translated into eye-catching ceramic colors and striking monochrome watches: the “Colors of TOP GUN” collection combines the functional design and high robustness of IWC’s Pilot’s Watches with the company’s extensive know-how in advanced materials and case engineering. Created in collaboration with PANTONE®, the ceramic colors in this collection result from a complex manufacturing process. With its extreme hardness and high resistance to corrosion, ceramic is the perfect material for a watch that always has to perform on top of its game.


Two chronographs featuring “IWC TOP GUN Miramar”

Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 TOP GUN Lake Tahoe with black dial, white ceramic case and white rubber strap on a white misty background

A striking contrast of black and white

The Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 TOP GUN Lake Tahoe features a 41-millimetre case made of striking white ceramic. The ceramic color Lake Tahoe is inspired by the winter landscape around Lake Tahoe, a mountainous area frequently used as a training ground by aviators from the nearby Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor Program (SFTI). The distinctive and subdued white shade has established itself as one of IWC Schaffhausen’s most emblematic ceramic colours.

Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert with brown dial, brown ceramic case and brown rubber strap

Born in the desert

The Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert features a meticulously crafted 41-millimeter case made from sand-colored ceramic. The ceramic color “Mojave Desert” is inspired by Navy pilots’ flight suits and the desert landscape around the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, home to some of the Navy’s most skilled pilots.


From powders to ceramic bodies

Ceramics are lighter and harder than steel, scratch-resistant and have a velvety surface. These properties make it ideal for use in wristwatches. Technical ceramics are based on polycrystalline powders such as silicates, aluminium oxide or silicon carbide. They are mixed with additives, shaped to a so-called “green body”, machined close to the final geometry and then sintered at high temperatures in a kiln. During this process, the additives vaporize and leave behind extremely stable ceramic bodies. The manufacture of a ceramic watch case is particularly demanding because the material shrinks by about a third during the baking process. This shrinkage must be factored in as early as the design phase.