Twenty-twenty two has been all about the Pilot’s Watch for IWC, but with a particular focus on materials, including coloured ceramics and titanium. All that materials tech, watchmaking, and military provenance is now on show in Singapore with Monochromatic Top Gun.

Taking place from October 22-30, 2022, the exhibition showcases the brand’s aviator’s watches – including rarely-seen watches made for actual military pilots – along with its watchmaking knowhow in a series of classes and talks.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is the all-ceramic line of Pilot’s Watches named after the US Navy’s fight jet academy, Top Gun. Historically available only in black, the Top Gun collection has more recently become a platform for IWC to roll out a range of coloured ceramics.

Naturally the show includes the year’s new launches, namely the Top Gun chronographs in forest green or white ceramic. Earlier models such as the Miramar with its sand-coloured ceramic case are also on show, along with the quintessential all-black version.

Notably, the exhibition also includes 15 military-issue watches, each bearing a unit insignia on the dial, in perhaps its most intriguing section. Rarely seen since they are only available to members of the individual air force and navy units, such watches reflect the fact that the Schaffhausen watchmaker is the sole official supplier of watches to the US Navy and Marine Corps. As a result, IWC has created watches for some 350 squadrons, including the Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons VFA-102 “Diamondbacks” and VFA-27 “Royal Maces”.

A sampling of the Pilot’s Watch editions IWC has created for members of US Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons – (from left) VFA-102 “Diamondbacks”, VFA-211 “Fighting Checkmates”, and VFA-27 “Royal Maces”

Monochromatic Top Gun takes place October 22-30 at Design Orchard in Singapore. It is open to public daily from 12:00 pm-9:00 pm, except for Saturday and Sunday when it opens at 11:00 am.

Admission is free, but registration is required to attend. To register, visit IWC.com.

Design Orchard (Level 3)
250 Orchard Road
Singapore 238905

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