Luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen and car-giant Mercedes-AMG, IWC, have joined together to launch the Big Pilot?s Watch Constant-Force Tourbillon Edition.  Available exclusively for future owners of the performance hybrid Mercedes-AMG ONE, the timepiece is a masterpiece of horological engineering, with striking design features that have been inspired by the vehicle.

A new collaboration with Schaffhausen and Mercedes-AMG, IWC 

Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Schaffhausen has patented a constant-force mechanism, transmitting even the smallest impulses of force to the escapement. The new Big Pilot?s Watch case is made of titanium aluminide (TiAl), an advanced high-tech material that poses major challenges in the making. With its high-temperature resistance, this intermetallic compound is favoured for components of high-performance engines in motorsport. In combination with the tourbillon, which compensates for the negative influences of gravity, this ensures a highly exact rate. 
The watch?s IWC-manufactured 94800 calibre is manually wound, with a power store of 96 hours in its twin barrels. The fully blackened movement is visible through the sapphire glass back, made from made of Ceratanium®. Based on a special titanium alloy, Ceratanium® has been developed by IWC, to be as light and rigid as titanium, but as hard and scratch-resistant as ceramic. 

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