Big Pilot's Watch 43 Tourbillon Markus Bühler

In Context

At 43 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 14.5 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 60 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 80 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

IW3299-01 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a black dial with a platinum case. Introduced in 2018. Beyond the time it carries a tourbillon.

Self-winding movement with tourbillon and 80 hour power reserve. Total of 197 parts including 25 jewels.

2 other watches in the library run the IWC 82905.

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Big Pilot 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince Platinum

IW3295-01 · 43 mm

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Big Pilot 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince Armor Gold

IW3295-02 · 43 mm