IWC IWC - IW5026-41 Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Laureus Italia Onlus

Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Laureus Italia Onlus

REF. IW5026-41

7/10

Very rare

Case

MaterialStainless Steel

Diameter46 mm

ShapeRound

CrystalSapphire

Case backOpen

Water resistance60 m

Dial

ColourBlue

FinishSunburst

IndexesArabic Numerals Hands: Sword

HandsSword

Movement

Caliber52610

Typeautomatic

Reserve168 h

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In Context

At 46 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 16 mm it is very tall, and sits high off the wrist. 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. 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.

IW5026-41 is one of 15 executions of the IW5026 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a blue sunburst dial and a stainless steel case. It was a limited edition. Beyond the time it carries a perpetual calendar.

The IW5026 family

IW5026-41 is one of 15 variants sharing the IW5026 base reference — same watch underneath, different dial, bezel, or bracelet execution. Browse the others:

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Stainless Steel

IW5026-02 · 46.2 mm

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Grey · White Gold

IW5026-03 · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Platinum

IW5026-05 · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Titanium

IW5026-06 · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Stainless Steel

IW5026-07 · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Red Gold

IW5026-08 · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Red Gold

IW5026-08 is a limited edition of 30 pieces introduced in 2008. It features a red gold case and a black dial. · 46.2 mm

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Black Indexes: Arabic Numerals · Red Gold

IW5026-13 · 46.2 mm

+ 6 more variants in this family.

Inside: Caliber 52610

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Introduced in 2015, the 52610 is the latest version of IWC's 7-day power reserve perpetual calendar movement. Its movement notably sports twin barrels and a solid gold rotor. Contrary to the 52615 it has a single moonphase.

10 other watches in the library run the IWC 52610.