IWC Watchmaker assembles the Big Pilot's Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince (IW329501)
The Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince (Ref. IW329501) is a limited edition of 150 pieces, crafted in a 43 mm platinum case with a 14.5 mm thickness, and water-resistant to 100 m . It features a deep blue sunray-finished dial with rhodium-plated numerals and propeller-style hands filled with Super‑LumiNova® .
Powering the watch is IWC’s in-house calibre 82905, with Pellaton winding, a flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock composed of 56 parts (0.635 g), 28,800 vph frequency, and an 80‑hour power reserve .
Through the sapphire caseback, the solid‑gold rotor depicts the Little Prince standing on asteroid B‑612, a poetic tribute to Antoine de Saint‑Exupéry, complete with baobab plant engraving .
A fusion of technical mastery and narrative elegance, presented here during its full assembly.