Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Rodeo Drive”
This special edition Big Pilot’s Watch features a perpetual calendar, a case made from black ceramic, and a blue dial.
ABOUT THE WATCH
Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Rodeo Drive”
The “Rodeo Drive” edition refers to the address of IWC’s boutique in Los Angeles. The perpetual calendar independently recognizes the different lengths of the months and the leap years. It will run without any correction needed until 2100. The double moon phase display depicts the earth’s satellite for viewers on both the northern and southern hemisphere and only needs to be adjusted by one day after 577.5 years. The IWC-manufactured 52615 calibre features an automatic Pellaton winding system, fitted with components made of virtually wear-free ceramic. With the help of two barrels, it builds up a power reserve of 7 days.
Perpetual calendar | IWC Schaffhausen
In the early 1980s, IWC’s head-watchmaker Kurt Klaus set out on an engineering journey to translate the Gregorian calendar with its many irregularities into a mechanical program for a wristwatch. His ingenious perpetual calendar, which debuted in the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar in 1985, comprises only about 80 parts and displays the date, day, month, year in four digits, and the moon phase. The smart mechanical program automatically recognises the different length of the months, and even adds a leap day at the end of February every four years. The moon phase display is so precise that it will deviate from the actual phase of the moon by just one day after 577.5 years. All displays are perfectly synchronised and can be adjusted simply by turning the crown. Some models come with an additional century slide, so the watch can continue showing the date until 2499. The calendar only needs a small adjustment in those centurial years that skip the leap year, which is the case in 2100, 2200, and 2300. Some versions of the calendar feature a double moon phase display, showing the moon phase on the northern and southern hemispheres.
Features
Case
Movement
Packaging
Small hacking seconds
Pellaton automatic winding
Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Glass secured against displacement by drop in air pressure
Power reserve display
Perpetual calendar with displays for the date, day, month, year in four digits and perpetual moon phase for the northern and southern hemisphere
7 days power reserve
Case
Ceramic
Case
Diameter
46.5
mm
Height
15.5
mm
Back case
See-through sapphire glass back
Water resistance
6.0
bar
Calibre
52616
Calibre
Movement type
Automatic winding,
IWC-manufactured movement
