Editor’s note: The perennially popular IWC Pilot’s Chronograph is one of those iconic modern tool watches that can pull off almost any occasion, thanks to its handsomely utilitarian design. To prove just how versatile it is, Andy recently spent some time with the Spitfire at Goodwood. And while I could start waxing lyrical about the much loved classic or by quoting Top Gun, I’ll stop myself and hand it over to my wingman Felix to buzz the tower (sorry not sorry). If you’ve been paying even marginal attention to IWC over the past seven months, you’ll have noticed it’s on a bit of an aviation kick, refreshing the entire Pilot’s family and adding some tantalising novelties like the limited edition ‘Le Petit Prince’ edition of the Big Pilot and the ingenious Timezoner. Impressive as these are, they’re not the bread and butter of IWC’s Pilot’s line. That falls to fresh faces like the Mark XVIII, and updated stalwarts like this one, the Pilot’s Chronograph. If you were to look quickly at this new reference (IW377710, or IW377709 on Santoni leather) next to the outgoing IW377701 you could be forgiven for thinking they were the same watch. But take another look, and numerous small tweaks become…
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