Review the IWC Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph TOP GUN Ceratanium Replica

Review the IWC Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph TOP GUN Ceratanium Replica

Recently, the action film "The Fury of Man" starring Jason Statham, directed by the famous director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie, is currently in theaters. The film mainly tells the story of an angry father who became an undercover agent in order to avenge his son's death and became the security of the money-carrying vehicle and destroy the robber gang. In the film, Statham wears IWC Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph TOP GUN Ceratanium replica IW371815.

The Case

The main novelty for this IWC Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph TOP GUN replica is the material used for the case. Previously, black Flieger watches at IWC were made of ceramic. Ceratanium was introduced in 2017, the material is naturally the matte black you see here, and we may not be seeing a range of colors as we do with good old ceramic. To create it, if I understand correctly, a certain high-purity titanium alloy is first machined into its final case and component shapes, and then it is baked in a furnace where "oxygen diffuses into the material," and this finally causes the surface of the metal to transform into ceramic. This is not a coating and will it not separate from the titanium beneath, even with a hard knock, according to IWC.

Being a watch from the IWC Pilot replica collection, legibility and lack of reflections are crucial and, as such, the watch is entirely matte finished. Another improvement compared to the previous version of this watch, the IWC Ceramic Double Chronograph replica, is that all the parts that compose the case, which includes the pushers, the crown, the caseback and the buckle, are now also made in Ceratanium, resulting in an all-black watch. Older versions often had metallic pushers and crowns – as do the Mojave watch and the classic IWC Ceramic TOP GUN Chronograph replica IW389101. And while I totally understand this choice from an innovation side, I'm still quite nostalgic about these contrasting pushers… To each his own.

The case of this new IWC Double Chronograph TOP GUN Ceratanium replica is, as always with IWC Pilot's Doppel, on the large side. It measures 44mm in diameter and 16.7mm in height – which is due to the automatic movement with an extra split-seconds module and the antimagnetic soft-iron inner case.

The Dial

The dial of this replica IWC Double Chronograph TOP GUN Ceratanium has also undergone a soft evolution, compared to previous versions. While most replica ceramic Pilot's Watches were equipped with black dials and white inscriptions, hands and numerals, with multiple red accents, this new version is more on the monochromatic side. The dial is, as you would expect, matte grained and pitch-black but all printings and luminescent material areas are now grey. Without compromising on the day or night legibility and contrast, it tones down the watch and gives it a stealthier look. The use of red accents is also much more restrained and only visible on the split-seconds pusher – it is just a small detail, but a cool one actually.

The watch features a convex sapphire crystal dial-side with anti-reflective coating and is secured against displacement by drops in air pressure – something necessary on traditional pilot's replica watches. One comment though, the anti-reflective coating, as always at IWC, creates blue reflections on the dial, which are not the best for time-reading.

The Movement

Under the closed Ceratanium caseback with the TOP GUN emblem is the calibre 79420, a movement used by IWC for over 25 years based on Habring's research. This split-seconds chronograph is based on a Valjoux 7750 architecture, extensively modified with the addition of the rattrapante module, which is done in Schaffhausen. It retains most of the 7750 specifications, including its 44-hour power reserve, its typical wobbly rotor, the day-date function and the cam-operated chronograph function. This movement might not have the noblesse of a Patek split-seconds calibre, but in this context, that's not what we're asking for. This movement is not only extremely robust and simple but is also one of the most accessible split-seconds chronograph movements available.

Conclusion

According to the plot brief, this IWC Pilot's Series TOP GUN Navy Air Combat Force Porcelain Titanium Split-second Chronograph replica is very compatible with the character played by Statham. At the same time, the black porcelain titanium case is not only perfectly integrated into the all-black uniforms of the security personnel, but also sturdy and durable, ready to face tough challenges at any time.

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