IWC
Bespoke strap for IWC Pilot
Casati Milano builds bespoke straps for the IWC Pilot, from the Royal Air Force Mark 11 to today’s Mark XX and Big Pilot, in the atelier on Via XX Settembre in Milan or by video call wherever you are: the measurement read from the archive of your reference, the leather chosen together, four to five weeks of work, the care of the first eighteen months included.
- By appointment only
- In the atelier in Milan or by video call
- Four to five weeks
- Eighteen months of care
References in the archive
Your IWC Pilot with the leathers of the atelier
Matte Louisiana alligator leather
Anthracite
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Real photographs of the atelier’s leathers. No generated images.
The size
We do not ask you for it. The atelier’s archive knows the Pilot references one by one: the lug width, the case, the years. Below is what the archive says today; from the reference, everything else follows. The watch remains on your wrist.
What changes for the strap
The end of the strap follows the profile of the case between the two lugs. The archive shows the lug width for your reference.
The leather
Alligator, box calf, suede, shell cordovan: the leather is chosen together, in the atelier or by video call. Where it meets the lugs the strap is as slim as it needs to be; at the wrist it returns to its thickness. The calf leather lining, the edges painted in several layers, the hand stitching in saddle stitch.
The time
Four, five weeks from confirmation. In the atelier on Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are. Care for the first eighteen months is included.
The next step
The right strap is not chosen. It is built together.
In the atelier in Via XX Settembre or by video call, wherever you are.
Request an appointment →Casati Milano · Via XX Settembre 15, Milan · by appointment only
The Mark series
IWC’s pilot’s watches begin in 1936 with the Special Pilot’s Watch; in 1940 an observation watch of 55 mm follows. After the war comes the Mark 11 with calibre 89, supplied to the Royal Air Force, from which the Mark series descends. In 2002 the Big Pilot reference 5002 takes up the large case, at 46.2 mm. Between the lugs, it ranges from the 18 mm of the Mark XII to the 22 mm of the Big Pilot.
Mark XII
The Mark XII has a case of 36 millimetres and 18 millimetres between the lugs; the automatic movement is based on the Jaeger-LeCoultre 889. It also exists with a rice-grain steel bracelet.
Mark XV
The Mark XV has a case of 38 millimetres and 19 millimetres between the lugs; the automatic movement is based on the ETA 2892.
Mark XVIII
The Mark XVIII arrives in 2016 with a case of 40 millimetres and a Santoni leather strap.
Mark XX
The Mark XX has a 40-millimetre case, calibre 32111 and a 20-millimetre lug width; the leather strap has the EasX-CHANGE quick-change system.
Big Pilot and chronograph
Big Pilot, 46 mm
The Big Pilot returns in 2002 with reference 5002: a 46.2-millimetre case, leather strap with rivets and a 22-millimetre lug width.
Big Pilot 43
Since 2021, the Big Pilot has also existed with a 43-millimetre case and the calibre 82100; between the lugs, 21 millimetres. Calf leather strap or steel bracelet, with tool-free quick change.
Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41
The Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 has a 41-millimetre case, the calibre 69385 and 20 millimetres between the lugs; calf leather strap or steel bracelet, with the EasX-CHANGE system.