Spitfire Chronographe

IW387803

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Spitfire Chronographe

Brand  : IWC
Collection  : Pilot's Watches
Model  : Spitfire Chronographe
Reference  : IW387803
Complement : Red Gold - Brown Alligator Strap
Year : 2012
Is not commercialised any more

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  • Brand  : IWC
    Collection  : Pilot's Watches
    Model  : Spitfire Chronographe
    Reference  : IW387803
    Complement : Red Gold - Brown Alligator Strap
    Year : 2012
    Is not commercialised any more
    List Price : 24 800 €
    Diameter : 43 mm
    Height : 15.5 mm
    Styles : Sporty
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : IWC 89365
    Complication : Flyback Chronograph
    Small Seconds
    Stop second mechanism
    Case material : Red gold
    Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback
    Screwed-down crown
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 60 meters
    Dial : Sun-brushed
    Dial color : Slate
    Display : Hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Triangles
    Arabic numerals
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Domed
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark Brown
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    + More characteristics : Movement
    35 jewels
    Frequency :
    28 800 vibrations/hour
    Power reserve of 68 hours
    Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
    Small hacking seconds
    Rotor in the shape of a Spitfire

    Case
    18-carat red gold

    Strap
    18-carat red gold folding clasp

DESCRIPTION

  • Down-to-earth high-flyer

    Spitfire Chronograph


    Since its initial launch in 2006, the Spitfire Chronograph from IWC Schaffhausen has enjoyed increasing popularity. Now, with its slate-coloured dial, it has an attractive new face and, with the IWC-manufactured 89365 calibre, a drive that leaves nothing to be desired.

    Back in the1930s, when the Spitfire was first designed, the Royal Air Force was something of a social institution: a club for young bloods from good families who dressed with style and elegance and cut a dashing figure at the endless rounds of events they attended. Classical elegance and technological development are also the hallmarks of the new Spitfire Chronograph Pilot’s Watch models. For the first time ever, IWC is releasing a regular Spitfire Chronograph in an18-carat red gold case. References 387802 and 387804 are available in stainless steel. The surfaces of the case are hand-polished until they gleam with a high-gloss or silky matte sheen, which gives them a particularly valuable-looking finish. Thanks to the sun-pattern finish, the way in which light is reflected from the slate-coloured dial is especially vibrant. The intricate engraving on the back depicts a Spitfire and derives some of its appeal from the interplay of the differently machined surfaces. The dark colour of the dial and the date display in the form of an altimeter give the Spitfire an appearance closer to the classical Pilot’s Watch instrument look. The diameter of the chronograph cases (water-resistant to 6bar) has increased by a modest1millimetre to 43, which has further improved legibility.

    A reference to the pioneering age of aviation

    Another first: the Spitfire Chronograph is fitted with the IWC-manufactured 89365 calibre,which boosts its power reserve from 44 to 68 hours when fully wound. At the same time, the new movement has a flyback function, a mechanism that enables an ongoing time measurement to be “deleted” without an intermediate stop whilst a new one is started. It originates from the early days of aviation and a time when it was necessary to fly certain curved radii according to time. The hands are reminiscent of propeller blades in terms of shape and completely coated in luminescent material. The subdial at “12o’clock” shows the recorded minutes while the seconds can be read off from the central hand. The red permanent seconds hand in the subdial at “6o’clock” indicates that the watch is running normally. The sapphire glass has antireflective coating on both sides and is secured against drops in pressure.

    The red gold version has a brown leather strap with a classical pin buckle. The model in stainless steel comes with the newly developed stainless-steel bracelet, whose fine-adjustment clasp enables the length to be changed as required. The design of the pin buckle and folding clasp has been modified to accommodate the increased diameter.

  • Down-to-earth high-flyer

    Spitfire Chronograph


    Since its initial launch in 2006, the Spitfire Chronograph from IWC Schaffhausen has enjoyed increasing popularity. Now, with its slate-coloured dial, it has an attractive new face and, with the IWC-manufactured 89365 calibre, a drive that leaves nothing to be desired.

    Back in the1930s, when the Spitfire was first designed, the Royal Air Force was something of a social institution: a club for young bloods from good families who dressed with style and elegance and cut a dashing figure at the endless rounds of events they attended. Classical elegance and technological development are also the hallmarks of the new Spitfire Chronograph Pilot’s Watch models. For the first time ever, IWC is releasing a regular Spitfire Chronograph in an18-carat red gold case. References 387802 and 387804 are available in stainless steel. The surfaces of the case are hand-polished until they gleam with a high-gloss or silky matte sheen, which gives them a particularly valuable-looking finish. Thanks to the sun-pattern finish, the way in which light is reflected from the slate-coloured dial is especially vibrant. The intricate engraving on the back depicts a Spitfire and derives some of its appeal from the interplay of the differently machined surfaces. The dark colour of the dial and the date display in the form of an altimeter give the Spitfire an appearance closer to the classical Pilot’s Watch instrument look. The diameter of the chronograph cases (water-resistant to 6bar) has increased by a modest1millimetre to 43, which has further improved legibility.

    A reference to the pioneering age of aviation

    Another first: the Spitfire Chronograph is fitted with the IWC-manufactured 89365 calibre,which boosts its power reserve from 44 to 68 hours when fully wound. At the same time, the new movement has a flyback function, a mechanism that enables an ongoing time measurement to be “deleted” without an intermediate stop whilst a new one is started. It originates from the early days of aviation and a time when it was necessary to fly certain curved radii according to time. The hands are reminiscent of propeller blades in terms of shape and completely coated in luminescent material. The subdial at “12o’clock” shows the recorded minutes while the seconds can be read off from the central hand. The red permanent seconds hand in the subdial at “6o’clock” indicates that the watch is running normally. The sapphire glass has antireflective coating on both sides and is secured against drops in pressure.

    The red gold version has a brown leather strap with a classical pin buckle. The model in stainless steel comes with the newly developed stainless-steel bracelet, whose fine-adjustment clasp enables the length to be changed as required. The design of the pin buckle and folding clasp has been modified to accommodate the increased diameter.

  • Brand  : IWC
    Collection  : Pilot's Watches
    Model  : Spitfire Chronographe
    Reference  : IW387803
    Complement : Red Gold - Brown Alligator Strap
    Year : 2012
    Is not commercialised any more
    List Price : 24 800 €
    Diameter : 43 mm
    Height : 15.5 mm
    Styles : Sporty
    Types : Self-winding
    Calibre : IWC 89365
    Complication : Flyback Chronograph
    Small Seconds
    Stop second mechanism
    Case material : Red gold
    Case peculiarity : Engraved caseback
    Screwed-down crown
    Shape : Round
    Water-resistance : 60 meters
    Dial : Sun-brushed
    Dial color : Slate
    Display : Hands
    Indexes : Baton-type
    Triangles
    Arabic numerals
    Glass : Antireflective coating
    Domed
    Sapphire
    Strap material : Alligator leather
    Strap color : Dark Brown
    Strap clasp : Pin buckle
    More characteristics : Movement
    35 jewels
    Frequency :
    28 800 vibrations/hour
    Power reserve of 68 hours
    Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
    Small hacking seconds
    Rotor in the shape of a Spitfire

    Case
    18-carat red gold

    Strap
    18-carat red gold folding clasp