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Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince

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Low $3,995

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The IWC Pilot Chronograph Le Petit Prince takes the familiar instrument-panel layout and gives it a blue sunburst dial that changes character with the light. The white markings remain crisp and purposeful, but that shifting blue makes this a warmer, less austere proposition than its black-dial sibling.

The distinction worth knowing is the date display. Earlier IW377706 examples use the three-date aperture associated with that generation of IWC pilots; the later IW377714 returns to a simpler day-and-date arrangement. Choose the former for its busier cockpit character, the latter if you prefer a quieter dial. Both use the automatic 79320, with the familiar chronograph counters at 12, 9, and 6. The Little Prince engraving on the caseback is the other defining detail: a literary nod kept out of sight while the dial does the talking.

MovementAutomatic

Caliber79320

Case MaterialStainless Steel

Case Size43mm

Water Resistance60m

What owners love

The blue sunburst dial is the bit owners keep coming back to: it looks almost navy indoors, then turns a much brighter blue in sunlight. It gives the otherwise straightforward pilot chronograph a noticeably different character without making it hard to read.
The large white numerals and hands make the main time easy to pick out despite the three subdials. Owners also appreciate having both the day and date on a watch they wear regularly, rather than just a chronograph they rarely use.

Common Criticisms

At 43mm, with a thick case and fairly long lugs, it wears substantial rather than discreet. The height is often more noticeable than the diameter, particularly when trying to get it under a shirt cuff.
The 79320 can produce a noticeable rotor wobble on the wrist. Some owners enjoy that mechanical feel, but others find the little spinning vibration distracting.

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