Big Pilot’s Watch Monopusher Edition Antoine de Saint Exupéry

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 14.6 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 is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 192 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.

IW5152-04 is one of 2 executions of the IW5152 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a brown sunburst dial and a rose gold case. It was a limited edition. Introduced in 2022.

Hand-wound movement with monopusher chronograph, and a power reserve of eight days.

1 other watch in the library runs the IWC 59365.

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