IWC Pilot��s Watch Double Chronograph Edition 'Le Petit Prince' Watch
As part of IWC's ongoing collaboration with the heirs of Antoine de Saint-Exup��ry, IWC has just released a new watch: the IWC Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition Le Petit Prince. This limited edition watch of just 1000 pieces is based on IWC's regular Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph, of course, but apart from the obvious visual changes, it has a mechanical twist up its sleeve.IWC's relationship with Antoine de Saint-Exup��ry stretches back to the 2006 with the launch of the IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Night Flight, which was a tribute to Saint-Exup��ry's novel of the same name. Saint-Exup��ry, if you are unaware, was a famous aviator and novelist, and is responsible for works like the aforementioned Night Flight, as well as Southern Mail and Wind, Sand and Stars . However, he is probably best known for The Little Prince, or, in Saint-Exup��ry's native tongue, Le Petit Prince. Before getting to the mechanical twist, let's see the visual changes: as one can clearly see fr

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We saw a lot of watches last week – A LOT of watches. So after a much needed weekend off from writing and taking pictures, we have pulled together a list of our favorite watches from six different categories: Best Value, Most Unexpected Watch, Best Everyday Watch, Dream Watch, Guilty Pleasure Watch, and Most WTF Watch. Some are more surprising that others but all in all this is a comprehensive list of our favorites from SIHH 2016. Best Value Benjamin Clymer �C The IWC Mark XVIII 1 OF 24 It’s as if someone was listening to us (and every other real IWC fan) when we asked for something smaller, less expensive, and better designed. IWC, at its core, and frankly, at its best, is the maker of tool watches that are elegant in their masculinity and excellent in their simplicity. They are at their best when they don’t try too hard to be something they’re not, and this Mark XVIII – with a 40 mm case, an anti-magnetic movement, a calf inst

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