• 24 Mar 2016, 8:07 p.m.

    Can anyone help me with the following request?

    I want to compare the size of the IWC classic big pilot watch code IW500401 with the big pilot double chronograph with code IW377801.

    Are they exactly the same in size. Are the dial dimensions exactly the same or the IW500401 has a slightly bigger dial?

    Please help me out.

    Thanks.

  • Master
    25 Mar 2016, 8:27 a.m.

    Similar size cases: 46mm v 46.2mm for the 5004. I have tried to measure the dials but there is 1 mm or a fraction of a 1 mm difference. However, the perception, to my eyes, is the Big Pilot has more free "real estate" on the dial and looks bigger. An ideal Big Pilot would drop the power reserve on the dial and look even more like the B-Uhr.

  • 26 Mar 2016, 4:42 p.m.
  • 26 Mar 2016, 5:01 p.m.

    Thank you very much for your help. From your comments it looks as if the classic big pilot looks to be a little bit bigger even though in reality it is not.