IWC Just Dropped a Big Pilot That Rewrites the Rules of the Perpetual Calendar — And It’s Wearing Mercedes-Benz Colors
Some partnerships in watchmaking feel like marketing exercises. This one doesn't. IWC and Mercedes-Benz have been building the same story for over two decades — since Mercedes-AMG signed on in 2004, through the Official Engineering Partner role with Mercedes-AMG...
IWC Just Dropped a Big Pilot That Rewrites the Rules of the Perpetual Calendar — And It’s Wearing Mercedes-Benz Colors
To mark 140 years since Carl Benz filed his patent for the automobile, IWC Schaffhausen has built a Big Pilot's Watch that finally makes the perpetual calendar behave like a normal watch.
IWC Just Dropped a Big Pilot That Rewrites the Rules of the Perpetual Calendar — And It’s Wearing Mercedes-Benz Colors
Some partnerships in watchmaking feel like marketing exercises. This one doesn't. IWC and Mercedes-Benz have been building the same story for over two decades — since Mercedes-AMG signed on in 2004, through the Official Engineering Partner role with Mercedes-AMG...
IWC Just Dropped a Big Pilot That Rewrites the Rules of the Perpetual Calendar — And It’s Wearing Mercedes-Benz Colors
To mark 140 years since Carl Benz filed his patent for the automobile, IWC Schaffhausen has built a Big Pilot's Watch that finally makes the perpetual calendar behave like a normal watch.
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