IWC's special edition watch pays tribute to Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton


IWC's special edition watch, designed in collaboration, pays tribute to Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton

November 30, 2019: Sporting a jewel-toned ruby red dial, IWC Schaffhausen presents the “Lewis Hamilton” Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition. The special design, limited to 100 watches, combines a black ceramic case and a Bordeaux-red dial with a crown and a case-back ring made of 18-carat 5N gold. 

IWC Special edition watch Lewis hamilton

A six-time Formula One world champion, Lewis Hamilton doesn’t miss a beat when it comes to fashion and lifestyle. Luxurious streetwear, trendy suits and unusual accessories – with his daring and expressive sense of style, Mr. Hamilton uses fashion as a way to communicate his distinct point of view on global culture. This watch, therefore, was designed by him and IWC together.

“This partnership with IWC was incredibly exciting for me, and it’s been an honour to collaborate so closely with the watchmakers in Schaffhausen,” said Mr. Hamilton. “Together, we’ve designed a beautiful timepiece which combines two things I am really passionate about – craftsmanship and design – and I am so pleased with the result.”

The “Lewis Hamilton” Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition features a case made of black zirconium oxide ceramic. The gold-plated hands and the case back, rotor and characteristic “cone crown” are made of 18-carat 5N gold. The watch, with a generous diameter of 46.5 millimetres, has a Bordeaux-red textile strap to be worn around the wrist.

IWC Special edition watch Lewis hamilton

The IWC 52615 manufacture calibre ensures that the watch rate is accurate. Its Pellaton winding system, fitted with components made from zirconium oxide ceramic, builds up a power reserve of seven days in two barrels. The perpetual calendar, made of only about 80 components, displays the date, day, month and year to four figures, as well as showing the lunar phase. 

The mechanical programme autonomously recognizes that different months are different lengths, and adds a leap day every four years at the end of February. The double moon phase display simultaneously shows the lunar phase in the northern and southern hemispheres and will only deviate from the moon’s actual orbit by a single day after 577.5 years. All displays are perfectly synchronised and can be easily adjusted via the crown if the watch is not worn for a prolonged period.

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