{"product_id":"iwc-pilots-chronograph-top-gun-lake-tahoe-as08019","title":"IWC Pilot's Chronograph Top Gun 'Lake Tahoe'","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFrom race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ekhrónos \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“time”) and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e gráphō \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(“to write”), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub-counters that register minutes and hours.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnd what better use for a chronograph than within the confines of a pilot’s watch? IWC makes some of the finest pilot’s watches in the world, with a history stretching back to the early decades of the 20th century. Indeed, its contemporary takes on classic military aviator’s timepieces are so embedded in the horological zeitgeist, that chances are when someone says ‘pilot’s watch,’ it’s an IWC that comes to mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince its introduction, ceramic cases have been used extensively by IWC and other manufactures, starting with the Reference 3705 in the 1990s. Recently, it has expanded within the lineup with new and clever iterations being released every so often — most of which fall within the Top Gun line.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis particular piece, a Reference IW389105, is dubbed the \"Lake Tahoe\" for its crisp white looks reminiscent of the wintery landscape found around the Lake Tahoe and the uniforms of the U.S. Navy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis 44.5mm Pilot’s Chronograph features a white ceramic case with a matching white textured rubber strap with a signed steel deployant clasp. Inside it has a luminous matte black dial with printed 'Arabic' indices and a triple-register chronograph layout with a day\/date at 3:00, a matching handset, and a signed steel crown with matching steel pump pushers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile an all-white watch, particularly a large pilot's chronograph, is not going to be for everyone, this piece with its virtually untouchable brand provenance in aviation and its continued use of ceramics is sure be remembered and sought after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited, striking, and as functional as ever, the Lake Tahoe is truly something to behold and we're more into it than we thought we'd be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40055552507991,"sku":"40970063","price":14850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/AS08019_40970063_IWC_LAKETAHOE_IW389105-6.jpg?v=1670596899","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/iwc-pilots-chronograph-top-gun-lake-tahoe-as08019","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}