Boldnessandcomplexity.

Front shot of IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince with blue dial, 18 ct Armor Gold® case and brown calfskin strap.

Size 43

Bold cockpit instrument design, paired with a sophisticated complication: the tourbillon places the pallet lever and the escape wheel inside a small cage that continuously rotates around its axis, creating a visual spectacle on the dial.

Close up of IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince with blue dial, 18 ct Armor Gold® case and brown calfskin strap.

COCKPIT INSTRUMENT LOOK

The high-contrast dials are modeled after functional cockpit instruments. Large Arabic numerals, bold luminous markings and sword-shaped hands ensure perfect readability.

Back shot of IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince with blue dial, 18 ct Armor Gold® case and brown calfskin strap.

82000 calibre family

Movements from the IWC-manufactured 82000 calibre family are equipped with a Pellaton winding system. Using movements of the rotor in both directions, it builds up a power reserve of 60 or 80 hours in the mainspring. Components subject to high stresses, such as the automatic wheel or the clicks, are manufactured from virtually wear-free zirconium oxide ceramic. The balance oscillates at a frequency of 4 hertz (28'800 vibrations per hour).

IWC watch with blue dial, gold case and brown leather strap on a man's wrist resting on a table

Where time flies.

Ask watchmakers, and one thing is soon clear: their favourite complication is the tourbillon. At the same time, it is one of the most demanding.

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Side shot image of IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince with blue dial, 18 ct Armor Gold® case and brown calfskin strap.

Hacking tourbillon mechanism

Power Reserve 80 hours

Flying minute tourbillon

Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides