Pilot Chronograph family · 11 references IWC

Pilot Chronograph 3780

43mm Popular Model

Low $5,496

Median $6,100

High $6,800

The IWC Pilot Chronograph IW3780 keeps the broad, instrument-like dial that made the 43mm Pilot’s Chronograph a favorite, but changes what’s driving it. This is the generation to seek out if you want that familiar wrist presence with IWC’s 69385 column-wheel chronograph rather than the earlier IW3777 family’s Valjoux-derived movement.

The easiest way to tell them apart is the running-seconds counter: it sits at six on the IW3780, rather than nine on its predecessor. The sapphire back also lets you see the newer movement—an appreciable change for a watch whose predecessors largely kept their machinery hidden. On the wrist, the important question is whether you enjoy the full-size Pilot proportions; this isn’t the smaller 41mm sibling. When handling one, try the chronograph’s start, stop, and reset: the column-wheel mechanism is part of the reason to choose this generation.

MovementAutomatic

Caliber69385

Case Size43mm

Water Resistance100m