Discover the Magnificent IWC Special Edition Watch Commemorating 140 Years of Mercedes-Benz

IWC has marked the celebration of 140 years of Mercedes-Benz with the launch of a special edition of the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet. This masterpiece is testament to both companies’ commitment to mechanical innovation. The watchmaker has had a long-standing partnership with Mercedes-Benz, demonstrated through the brand’s special editions for the Mercedes-Benz AMG PETRONAS Formula 1 Team and various road-car-themed timepieces.

The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet 140 Years Mercedes-Benz delights with a dashing black and gold theme. The watch houses IWC’s ProSet, an ingenious perpetual calendar movement that is easy to adjust, underlining the brand’s continued thrust on innovation.

The dial of this limited edition is a discerning attention to detail. It is designed in glossy black with applied solid gold markers and gold-plated hands that echo the quintessential Big Pilot style. Recessed subdials for calendar indicators including date, day, month, year, and a double moon phase display are neatly featured. Enhancing its night-time legibility, all markers and hands are filled with Super-LumiNova.

Drawing attention is the watch’s soul: IWC’s Calibre 82655 movement. The movement marks the next stage in perpetual calendar watchmaking with an adjustable dial in both directions. The entire movement assembly contains 20 parts including a leap year wheel with retractable fingers accounting for February’s inconsistent length. Indisputably, IWC’s special edition watch signifies an aesthetically pleasing blend of horological greatness and automotive legacy.