IWC Pilot IW388108

2023 IWC Pilot Chronograph 41mm 'AMG Petronas' IW388108

Here we have a 2023 IWC Pilot Chronograph 'AMG Petronas' IW388108 featuring a 41mm lightweight Grade 5 Titanium case with a sandblasted finish. This is the first official team watch IWC created for the Mercedes Team. The amalgamation of modern materials and incredible engineering is integral to Formula One. The case flanks curve, leading to a tapered lug-to-lug length of 51.5mm and a case thickness of 14mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Down the right side, we have the chronograph pushers and a signed screw-down crown in the centre. The thin, smooth bezel holds a convex sapphire crystal, which is secured against a drop in air pressure and has an AR coating on both sides for high visibility. A sunburst black dial with the Petronas green minute track and baton indexes is precisely printed. Large Arabic numerals in the same Petronas green sit just underneath, marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a day/date window. At 12 o’clock, a 30-minute register, at 6 o’clock a continuous seconds register and finally at 9 o’clock a 12-hour register, each slightly recessed and finished with concentric circles. Sword’s hands are outlined in black with an infill of Petronas green luminance complemented by a Petronas green-coated tapered chronograph hand. At 3 o’clock, we have the IWC motif completing this Formula One-inspired pilot chronograph built to withstand the forces experienced on the track and in the air. On the reverse, a screw-down exhibition case back with the watch details engraved around its outer edge. Inside an automatic IWC Cal. 69385, 33 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour. The movement comprises 231 components, featuring a modified IWC skeletonised rotor, engineered to extremely tight tolerances by Horological craftspeople. The watch comes with three quick-release (which IWC call EasX-CHANGE system) 20mm straps, complete with a signed buckle. This watch is sold with its original IWC presentation box and original IWC paperwork.