IWC
Pilot's Watch Chronograph Edition Le Petit Prince
IW377714
A midnight-blue tribute to the Little Prince, built for the cockpit.
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Overview
The IWC IW377714 is a 43 mm stainless steel pilot's chronograph produced between 2016 and 2021 as part of the brand's recurring Le Petit Prince series, which draws on Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's beloved novella. Its deep blue dial immediately distinguishes it within the broader Pilot's Watch Chronograph family, evoking the night-sky imagery central to the Le Petit Prince theme. The reference pairs classic aviation-instrument aesthetics with a column-wheel chronograph movement in a case sized for legibility and wrist presence.
History
IWC's Le Petit Prince editions emerged as a sustained tribute to Saint-Exupéry, himself a pioneering aviator, lending the theme particular resonance within a pilot's watch line. The IW377714 carried forward a tradition of blue-dial Le Petit Prince chronographs that had proven consistently popular with collectors since the concept's introduction in the early 2010s. Produced across a roughly five-year window, the reference sat within IWC's standard Pilot's Watch Chronograph range rather than as a numbered limited edition, making it more accessible than some of the brand's special releases while retaining the distinctive colourway. It was eventually succeeded by updated references as IWC refreshed the Pilot's Watch family in the early 2020s.
Notable points
- The rich blue dial references the nocturnal, star-filled skies of Saint-Exupéry's novella and sets the IW377714 apart from the standard black-dial Pilot's chronographs.
- Power is provided by Calibre 79320, a column-wheel chronograph movement with a flyback function, offering both precision and ease of use in an aviation context.
- The 43 mm stainless steel case follows IWC's established pilot's-watch proportions, with a soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields.
- A prominent crown-protecting device on the case flank is a hallmark of IWC's Pilot's Watch line, a functional detail inherited from mid-twentieth-century aviation watches.
- The Le Petit Prince designation connects the watch to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, whose dual legacy as author and aviator gives the themed series an authenticity rare among literary watch tributes.
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