My take: 5002 Big Pilot

model: 5002 transistional
movement: 51110

Nice one Erwin!

It's hard to beat the classic BP dial, transitional or slow-beat:

Fantastic pics etchu! & Nad!! Thanks!

Fantastic pictures!

etchu and Nad, thank you for sharing!

roberto

Good photos, gentlemen ...
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... my first photo on the new Forum

I like 5002 more than 5004

both have their fans, both are great watch.

Great photo indeed etchu!

Still waiting for my 5002 to return from the spa. She called the other day to say she was having such a great time it would be a little longer :-(

Cheers from Isobars.

I've owned many many different kinds of watches and I still think this Big Pilot is one of (if not) THE finest wristwatches ever made for men. There, I said it.

I will never forget the day I first opened that big beautiful box and laid eyes on mine:

My delight in this not so little trinket has not diminished one bit:

It happens to be one of the few watches I know of that I would not want to change in any way.

Tim

etchu, what a fantastic shot!

Isobars, I feel your pain! Mine returned from the spa last month.
The wait felt like eternity, but the results made up for it.

Great shots everyone!

Evan,

While looking at the Big Pilot watches, I noticed yours sitting on the 'IWC Pilot's Watches' book and I am wondering if you recommend the book.

I have recently purchased the Classic Pilot Chrono Ref 3717 and I was wondering if it gets a fair mention and pics in the book.

I have also just bought the mammoth new book 'IWC Schaffhausen: Engineering Time Since 1868' which I will be posting pics and review soon, however in the book my model gets a three line mention and no pics even though the book is 600 pages.

If anyone else can comment please do.

Thx Vicioussid

Hello Tomas,

First of all congrats on you 371701. It's a really nice watch with a very robust movement. A classic which I'm sure you will enjoy for many years.

The pilot's watch book is not very technical and makes for an easy & pleasant reading. It covers mostly historical aspects of the pilot's watch family, why they were made, what problem they tried to solve, what were some technical challenges, why some features were important, etc, etc. It covers some of the earlier models and there is of course reference and pictures to contemporary editions, but not very extensive. I think there are 2-3 pictures of the 3717.
Overall this is a nice book if learning some of the history of pilot watches is of interest.

Hope this was helpful.

Cheers,
Evan

Yeah, what a watch.... need to get one some day ;-)

Greetings from Hamburg

Great photos, Erwin!