2006 - BIG PILOT’S WATCH IW5002 TRANSITIONAL
Of the many chapters in the progress of IWC’s Big Pilot’s Watch collection, few are since elusive and significant as being the Ref. IW5002 Transitional. That original Big Pilot’s Watch, produced briefly from past due 2005 to early 2006, marked an unofficial level in the series’ mechanical progress. Visually, it looked indistinguishable to the classic IW500201, although beneath the dial was the 51110 calibre, a newer, higher-beat activity introduced before IWC unveiled the newly upgraded Ref. IW500401 later that calendar year.
The go from the original 5011 categoría to the 51110 calibre may look minor on paper, but it notable a leap in effectiveness. The early 5011 movement whip at 18, 000 vph and was not known for it has the precision… However , with the release of the 51110 movement, IWC improved the formula by means of increasing the frequency to help 21, 600 vph, so improving the stability of the time not having compromising the movement’s trademark power reserve or reliability. Many IW5002 Transitional watches include the 51111 movement, a on-site successor to the 51110 mobility, with slight mechanical developments and improved reliability. They are really equipped with an upgraded one with an emblem or decoration.
How many ended up produced? No one knows. IWC does not seem to have standard production records, and some examine the only semi-reliable mark: some sort of serial number from 314XXXX onwards, although this themselves is not conclusive. It is value noting that the only strategy to authenticate a Transitional 5002 is to check the movement’s consistency. While some may point to typically the Probus Scafusia crown while evidence, this is not conclusive, seeing that IWC often replaces an original " fish-shaped" crown while in maintenance unless otherwise specially instructed.
Often the IW5002 Transitional watch is often a mechanical footnote and now a new collector's item, a brief referrals for those who appreciate the subtleties, rarities and subtle changes in current watchmaking history. This watch perfectly combines the romanticism of IWC at the beginning of often the 21st century with the detail and refinement of in the future times, making it a moment this captures the changing moments.
