Friday, March 11, 2016

IWC Big Pilot Muhammad Ali Sports Watch

The dial style of IWC Big Pilot Muhammad Ali is noteworthy as it resembles the historic Pilot's Watch of 1940. The red reflected within the black alligator animal skin strap, hour makers (colored SuperLumiNova) resembles the favorite color of Muhammad Ali, who wore red boxing gloves during all his fights. IWC CEO Georges Kern said "The man is an icon: simply one of the world’s greatest sporting personalities of our time,”- replica IWC Big Pilot.

"That was the reason we decided to mark Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday in January with a special watch in white gold in honor of the man who was once voted Sportsman of the Century.” The winning bidder also received a copy of the tribute book, GOAT — Greatest of All Time, a massive 20″ x 20″ weighing 75 pounds, that portraits Muhammad Ali’s career, achievements and life beautifully made by more than 150 photographers and illustrators, comprising more than 3,000 pictures.
 
The Big Pilot's 51111 caliber is the largest automatic movement ever manufactured by IWC. The watch comes in 18 carat white gold case, matte-black dial and a folding clasp in white gold.  The coated glass is sapphire, convex and anti reflective. The diameter and height are 46 mm and 16 mm respectively. The automatic pellaton winding system builds up a power reserve of 168 hours. The back of the watch which is made up of white gold has a special back engraved signature of Muhammad Ali and an inscription reading "Edition Muhammad Ali, ONE OUT OF ONE.”

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