Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet Le Petit Prince
Complimentary standard delivery
All orders come with complimentary standard delivery. Watches or accessories will be shipped to your home or professional address within 3 to 5 business days. Alternatively, you can select to have your order available for pick-up at a boutique.
Personalization options
You can choose from various personalization options. For select models, we offer engraving services to add a specific date or name on the case back. Additionally, you can purchase different straps or bracelets to match your timepiece to your style.
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Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet Le Petit Prince
The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet Le Petit Prince impresses with its 42.9-millimetre case crafted from white ceramic. Ceramic is lighter than steel and also exceptionally hard and highly scratch-resistant, making it an attractive material for wristwatches. The ceramic case is complemented by a stainless steel crown and case back ring, as well as a deep blue sunray-finished dial – a hallmark of IWC’s special editions created in honour of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s world-famous tale. The dial’s gradient finish strikingly highlights the white printed numerals and indices, while rhodium-plated hands filled with Super-LumiNova® ensure excellent legibility, even in low-light conditions.
The Perpetual Calendar ProSet is the first perpetual calendar with a moon phase that can be adjusted both forwards and backwards via a single crown position, making calendar corrections as easy and intuitive as setting the time. This is made possible by a completely new module architecture, based entirely on gear wheels and protected by five patents. Many of its components feature highly complex geometries and are manufactured using the LIGA process – a high-precision microstructuring technology that combines lithography and electroplating.
The calendar displays the date, day of the week, month, and moon phase on four subdials. The characteristic four-digit year display is positioned between 7 and 8 o’clock. The gear train driving the moon phase has also been re-engineered, resulting in a deviation of just one day after 1040 years. IWC’s signature Double Moon® display shows the moon as seen from both the northern and southern hemispheres.
The calendar module is integrated into the IWC-manufactured calibre 82665. The Pellaton winding system has been reinforced with components made from virtually wear-free ceramic, reliably building up a power reserve of 60 hours in the mainspring. The watch is fitted with a white rubber strap that can be easily exchanged thanks to the integrated EasX-CHANGE® system.