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IWC Big Pilot
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Big Pilot

The 46.2mm (and now 43mm) large-case Pilot, drawn from the 1940 B-Uhr Pilot’s Watch, with the oversized conical crown sized for gloved hands. The 2021-onward 43mm IW329301 expanded the family to smaller wrists without giving up the silhouette.

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  • luxurymodernIWC Cal. 82100 -- in-house automatic, 28,800bph, 60h PR, 30j; Pellaton winding system, soft iron anti-magnetic cage; IWC Big Pilot workhorse caliber43mm2021–presenteditorial
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  • luxuryneo-vintageIWC Cal. 51111 -- in-house automatic, 21,600bph, 168h (7-day) PR, 42j; used in Big Pilot 46; twin barrels, Pellaton winding; IWC flagship hand-finished movement46.2mm2002–2021editorial
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