{"id":26529,"date":"2021-03-14T04:08:44","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T04:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/the-iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-is-the-iwc-pilot-we-were-waiting-for\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T21:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:48:44","slug":"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/en\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705\/","title":{"rendered":"The IWC Pilot\u2019s Watch Chronograph Edition \u201cTribute to 3705\u201d watch hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If I had to choose an executive who managed to bring <strong>IWC<\/strong> to new heights in the past, I\u2019d pick <strong>Mr. G\u00fcnter Bl\u00fcmlein<\/strong> without any doubt. His portrait is in the foreground as you\u2019re stepping into the brand\u2019s new manufacture, in <strong>Schaffhausen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under his leadership, <strong>IWC<\/strong> has rocked the watchmaking industry and pleased watch aficionados with iconic collections like the <strong>IWC Fliegerchronograph<\/strong> and the <strong>IWC Big Pilot\u2019s Watch 5002<\/strong>, a forerunner to the current line up of chronographs conceived with the support of the <strong>US Top Gun school<\/strong>, and a great tribute to the never-forgotten <strong>TSC<\/strong>, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back then \u2013 it was <strong>1994<\/strong> \u2013 the now-iconic <strong>IWC 3705<\/strong> debuted the f<strong>irst-ever Pilot\u2019s Chronograph with a zirconium oxide case<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" title=\"iwc-pilots-watch-3705\" src=\"\/media\/CACHE\/images\/uploads\/iwc-pilots-watch-3705.aafea6d6d0a8.jpg\" alt=\"iwc-pilots-watch-3705\">Like most timepieces changing the game and disrupting conventions, the <strong>IWC reference 3705<\/strong> did not raise much success when it came out; I believe it was way ahead of its times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I guess that the <strong>IWC Fliegerchronograph Keramik<\/strong>, produced in a one-off batch of a thousand pieces, appeared when the <strong>steel IWC Fliegerchronograph<\/strong> and <strong>Chronomat by Breitling<\/strong> and the sports chronograph in steel ruled. The <em>\u201cBlack Flieger\u201d<\/em> thus disappeared to then hit the spotlight as a highly sought-after collector\u2019s piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re lucky enough to find an <strong>IWC Fliegerchronograph 3705<\/strong> anywhere on the Internet, be ready to pay <strong>more than 20,000 Euros<\/strong>; <strong>G\u00fcnter<\/strong> <strong>Bl\u00fcmlein<\/strong>\u2018s own <strong>IWC 3705<\/strong> fetched an outrageous <strong>$54,000 once auctioned<\/strong>, despite being as cutting-edge as it was standard from a mechanical standpoint, given the popular yet robust <strong>Valjoux 7750<\/strong> caliber\u2019s equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" title=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-1\" src=\"\/media\/CACHE\/images\/uploads\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-1.bf7657ec103b.jpg\" alt=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-1\">The <em>\u201cTribute to\u201d<\/em> moniker includes collector\u2019s pieces paying homage to iconic <strong>IWC<\/strong> timepieces, the most wanted to be the sold-out <strong>IWC Big Pilot\u2019s Watch Tribute to 5002<\/strong>; the new <strong>IWC Pilot\u2019s Watch Chronograph Edition <\/strong><em>\u201cTribute to 3705\u201d<\/em> is the storyteller of a success story which started with the <strong>Fliegerchronograph<\/strong> and the <em>\u201cGrosse Fliegeruhr\u201d<\/em> between the mid and the late nineties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The designers took the original recipe to strengthen brand awareness and re-ignite an <strong>IWC<\/strong> die-hard fan\u2019s passion. Here they come, therefore, the short and long baton hands, with the minute one sporting an arrow-shaped end and the same central chronograph hand you\u2019ll spot on a <strong>3705<\/strong> instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These details play with nostalgia as much as the matte black, gray case gives the timepiece a kind of <strong>F-117 Stealth<\/strong> looks to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" title=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3\" src=\"\/media\/CACHE\/images\/uploads\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3.b360254a4987.jpg\" alt=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3\">The <strong>Pilot\u2019s Watch Chronograph Edition \u201cTribute to 3705\u201d<\/strong> is the second iteration of a <strong>Ceratanium<\/strong>\u2122 powered <strong>IWC Pilot<\/strong>, after <strong>IWC<\/strong> introducing the top-of-the-range <strong>Pilot\u2019s Watch Double Chronograph Top Gun Ceratanium<\/strong>\u2122.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Place them on a desk, and you\u2019ll appreciate the quintessential <em>\u201cTribute to 3705\u201d<\/em> feel on the new one. The font is a modernization of a <strong>3705<\/strong>\u2018s and makes the package so compelling and pure when paired with the baton-style indexes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" title=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-7\" src=\"\/media\/CACHE\/images\/uploads\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-7.5d59b12427bf.jpg\" alt=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-7\">The <strong>Ceratanium<\/strong>\u00ae case is the icing on the cake; it gives this commemorative edition that touch of ingenuity you found on the <strong>3705<\/strong> in <strong>1994<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, it adds a <strong>matte grayish-black tone<\/strong>. <strong>Ceratanium<\/strong>\u2122 overcomes one of the most notable letdowns when engineering any ceramic case, whatever the brand: lower resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IWC<\/strong>\u2018s proprietary <strong>titanium and ceramic alloy<\/strong> aims at making the <strong>Pilot\u2019s Watch Chronograph Edition \u201cTribute to 3705\u201d<\/strong> as mechanically resistant and light as it is scratch resistant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" title=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-6\" src=\"\/media\/CACHE\/images\/uploads\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-6.feda4227993b.jpg\" alt=\"iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-6\">Inside the <strong>41 mm wide<\/strong> and <strong>15,3 mm thick<\/strong> case, it houses the <strong>manufactured IWC caliber 69380 boasting 46 hours of power reserve<\/strong>, a specification not in line with the best-in-class calibers; I assume <strong>IWC<\/strong>\u2018s main requirement was, during the design phase, to increase robustness and reliability further, in the benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most notable difference between new and old is the case thickness instead; you\u2019ll find the new <strong>reference IW387905<\/strong> hardly sliding under the cuff once on your wrist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, I appreciate how <strong>IWC<\/strong> is relentlessly reducing its timepieces\u2019 case size throughout the range. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3.jpg\" data-pswp-width=\"1200\" data-pswp-height=\"800\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"59591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"iwc pilots watch chronograph edition tribute to 3705 tre\" class=\"wp-image-59591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.horbiter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/iwc-pilots-watch-chronograph-edition-tribute-to-3705-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;\">(Photo credit: Horbiter\u00ae)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Gaetano C @Horbiter\u00ae<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I had to choose an executive who managed to bring IWC to new heights in the past, I\u2019d pick Mr. G\u00fcnter Bl\u00fcmlein without any doubt. 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