New Pilot’s Watch Venturer Verticle Drive（IWC）

It goes without saying that IWC’s pilot watch-making legacy is second to none. The company has been making dedicated flight instruments for almost a century, and as such, it remains at the core of the brand. The Big Pilot is the proverbial poster boy, but the entire Pilot’s Watch collection is full of incredibly cool and robust watches aimed at aviation. For Watches & Wonders 2026, IWC is gearing up to explore the final frontier, as it collaborates with VAST and launches the all-new Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive. And it’s the first watch specifically engineered with space travel in mind! 

Made in partnership with VAST, a company that is developing the next generation of space stations aimed to accommodate people for long periods of time, the all-new Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive takes things much, much further than ever before. It’s developed from scratch and is a clear break from the classical Pilot’s Watch style IWC is known for. And to do so, IWC has closely worked with VAST’s engineers and scientists to develop the Pilot’s Venturer Vertical Drive, the first watch specifically created for life in space. But it works just as well on the ground, if you feel a life in zero-gravity is a bit too extreme.