Big Pilot's Watch Right-Hander

In Context

At 46.2 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 15.8 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, 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. 168 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.

IW5010-12 is one of 10 executions of the IW5010 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a grey dial and a stainless steel case. It was a limited edition. Introduced in 2019.

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Black · Stainless Steel

IW5010-01 · 46.2 mm

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Blue · Stainless Steel

IW5010-02 · 46.2 mm

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Black · Titanium

IW5010-04 · 46.2 mm

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Black · Titanium, Bronze

IW5010-05 · 46.2 mm

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Black · Titanium

IW5010-07 · 46.2 mm

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Blue · Stainless Steel

IW5010-08 · 46.2 mm

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Silver · Stainless Steel

IW5010-14 · 46.2 mm

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Green · Stainless Steel

IW5010-15 · 46.2 mm

+ 1 more variant in this family.

The 52010 is IWC's seven-day automatic of 2015, the 52000-family movement with a date that powers the Portugieser Automatic. It powers 16 watches in this library. It replaced the single-barrel 51000 family with two barrels, so the week of reserve could be kept at a faster beat of 28,800 vph, and it revised the Pellaton winding system with ceramic pawls against wear and an 18-carat gold medallion on the rotor. It has 31 jewels at 38.2 mm across, with the power reserve shown at 3 o'clock and the date at 6. The [Pellaton piece](/blog/iwc-pellaton-winding) sets out the family and its 168-hour figure. In the library it powers 13 [Portugieser](/brands/iwc/portugieser) Automatic 5007 references at 42.3 mm, in steel and red gold, and 3 [Big Pilots](/brands/iwc/big-pilot). 6 are limited editions. The [51011](/calibers/iwc-51011) and [51111](/calibers/iwc-51111) are the single-barrel movements it replaced, and the [52850](/calibers/iwc-52850) and [52615](/calibers/iwc-52615) its annual and perpetual calendar siblings.

15 other watches in the library run the IWC 52010.

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Big Pilot's Watch Edition Black Carbon

IW5061-01 · 46.2 mm

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Portugieser Automatic 5007 Stainless Steel / Silver - Blue Numerals

IW5007-05 · 42.3 mm

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Portugieser Automatic 5007 Red Gold / Ardoise

IW5007-02 · 42.3 mm

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Portugieser Automatic 5007 Beijing International Film Festival 2015

IW5007-06 · 42.3 mm