Steel case 46mm, 7-day power reserve. 51110 self-winding movement (3Hz). The dial has the '12" index replaced by the triangle marker. The '9' mark is also removed. Also available in white-gold with grey dial. A father and son set was available in platinum with silver dial, starting in 2008. Numerous boutique editions of the Antoine De Saint Exupery brown-dial limited editions in gold (1,149 pieces), white gold (2,250 pieces), and platinum (1,149 pieces) were also available. The exceptions to this rule were the Big Pilot Tourneau 2010 in platinum with a panda dial (10 pieces) and Shanghai Boutique in white and blue gold with blue detailing. A non-limited edition was released in steel for the German Football Association (DFB),Rolex Replica Watches
and it had small seconds. To celebrate Muhammad Ali's 70th Birthday, special editions in steel (250 pieces) or white gold (unique piece) were also available in 2012.
(2012-2018) REF. 5009
Steel 46mm, 7-day power reserve from self winding cal. 51111 is an upgrade to the older cal. 51110 was improved by the addition of beryllium bronze bearings that are more durable than steel. The IW5009-01 was discontinued in 2016. It was replaced with the IW5009-12. This dial now has the '12’ index and the '9' numeral. A 250-piece limited edition steel was available to commemorate Patrouille Suisse's aerobatic team (IW5009-10).
(2018) REF. 5010 NON-LIMITED
After the release of three heritage models (see below), non-limited versions were made in 46mm steel. They had a black dial and a 'Le Petit Prince" version in blue. The self-winding cal drives the watches. 52110 now has an updated Pellaton winding and 7 days power reserve thanks to twin barrels.
Big Pilot Heritage/Anniversary
(2016) REF. 5103 BIG PILOT HERITAGE 48
With 8 days of power reserve from the manual-wind cal. 59215 is a 4Hz movement, with power reserve indicator at back and subsidiary seconds. It's also used in the Portugieser Hand Wound 8 Days.sinn replica
Limited Edition of 1000 pieces
REF. 5104 BIG PILOT HERITAGE 55
This is 55mm in size, the same as the iwc big pilot replica from 1940, but lighter because it's made of titanium. Manual-wind cal. The modern version of the cal is 98300. From the 1930s, 98 pocket watch movements. With 46 hours of battery life, it runs at 2.5Hz. Limited Edition of 100 pieces
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