IWC – International Watch Co. – Pilots - Top Gun Double Chronograph Edition – IW379901
| BRAND: |
IWC |
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MODEL: |
PILOTS – TOP GUN DOUBLE CHRONOGRAPH EDITION – IW379901 |
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YEAR: |
CONTEMPORARY |
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MATERIAL: |
CERAMIC |
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SIZE – DIAMETER EXCLUDING WINDING CROWN: |
46MM |
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SIZE – LENGTH INCLUDING LUGS: |
56MM |
| CONDITION: |
GOOD |
| BOX: | YES |
| PAPER: | NO |
| PRICE: |
SOLD |
IWC – International Watch Co. – Pilots - Top Gun Double Chronograph Edition – IW379901
Beautiful IWC top gun double chronograph edition with reference IW379901. The watch has a black round dial with 3 sub dials, 6 o’clock for the hours, 9 o’clock for the seconds and 12 o’clock for the minutes. At three o’clock two windows for the date and day. The hands are white with Dauphine hands. Arabic numerals for the hours. It is a “Swiss Made” model. The crown comes with the IWC logo. At 10 o’clock you have the pusher for the rattrapante function. It is a stainless-steel and ceramic screwed case with engraved outside United State Navy, Fighter Weapons School – Top Gun – Pilot’s watch – 3422843”. Automatic movement with caliber 79230 with 29 jewels. The watch comes with an IWC black strap and IWC buckle. The watch comes with a box IWC.
History
The company was founded in 1841 by Florentine A. Jones in the small town of Rummey in the United States. When he turned 14, Jones moved to Boston to work with watchmakers and then move again in 1868 to Schaffhausen. His goal was to make cheap pocket watches for the US market using the industrial techniques. In 1869, he signed a lease with Johann Heinrich Moser where 2 years later the first pocket watches were produced. 1875 was the year of the first company bankruptcy followed by a second bankruptcy in 1879. Then the company is acquired by the Swiss industrial family Rauschenbach. In 1978, Instek AG bought the company. In 2000, the company is sold again to the Richemont group. Calibers of the brand are mythical as the “Jones”, “Mega” or “Pellaton”. IWC brand is particularly known in the world of aviation with the model “Mark 11”. IWC has also worked with “Porsche Design” and today IWC is particularly famous for this “Portuguese” model.
Technical details
IWC movement with caliber 79230 with 29 jewels, 21,600 A/h and 44 hours of power reserve. The watch functions are chronograph, rattrapante, hours, minutes and small seconds as well as date and day.
Measurements
Diameter excluding winding crown: 46mm
Length including lugs: 56mm
