In 2004 IWC became a partner of Mercedes-AMG, the high-performance subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG. Since 2013, the Swiss watchmaker has also been the ‘Official Engineering Partner’ of the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. The brands have also teamed up on several special editions. For example, the ‘Racing Works’ collector’s set with a Hot Wheels replica of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. And limited edition watches designed in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team driver George Russell. Their latest collaboration celebrates the German carmakers 140th anniversary with a special numbered edition Big Pilot’s Watch.
Limited to 140 pieces, the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet 140 Years Mercedes-Benz (Ref. IW329603) features a newly engineered calendar complication. This is the first IWC perpetual calendar that can be adjusted forward and backward via a single crown position. Calendar adjusts are no more complicated than setting the time. The 42mm stainless steel case frames a black dial with solid gold appliques and gold-plated hands. The minute track is printed in white for easy legibility. On the sapphire-glass case back, a historic logo commemorates the merger of Daimler MotorenGesellschaft (DMG) with Benz & Cie. Introduced in 1926, it was the first logo for Mercedes-Benz. The design combines a laurel wreath adopted from the Benz & Cie. emblem, with DMG’s emblematic three-pointed star.
Big Pilot’s 140 Years Mercedes-Benz ($41,200) – iwc.com
