The Biggest of the Big: New IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watches (Live Pictures)
IWC Schaffhausen launched its first Big Pilot’s Watch (52-Caliber T.S.C) in 1940; for 75 years, that historic timepiece has held the title of largest IWC watch ever made. This year, however, IWC releases one that eclipses it. The IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 55 �� along with its slightly smaller little brother, the IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 �� made their high-flying debuts this week at SIHH 2016 in Geneva.When discussing watches available in two case sizes, one doesn’t usually hear the 48-mm version described by the brand rep as “the smaller of the two,” but that’s exactly what we heard today, so let’s start with that one. The Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 has a case made of lightweight titanium, so despite its size it weighs in at a reasonable 120 grams. The watch (both watches, actually) has a dial with several new and subtle design features that make them more period-accurate: the triangle under the 12 o’clock posit

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