![]() According to IWC, this combination equates to a metal that’s 50% harder than standard bronze, making the watch suitable for the kinds of activities IWC would tell you a watch like this is made for, which probably involves piloting all manner of aircraft without the most up to date GPS technology. It’s a tricky balancing act.įor the new Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 in bronze, IWC uses an alloy that contains a mixture of copper along with aluminum and iron. The problem, if you see it as one, with bronze is that it’s relatively soft and thus not particularly well suited to sports watch applications, so brands go through a great effort to come up with or source just the right alloy to balance robustness with luster alongside an ability to patina just the right amount. ![]() The appeal of bronze in a sports watch is two-fold (at least): it offers an alternative to steel or titanium that has, at times and depending on its composition, the look of a precious metal, and it will also patina naturally as its exposed to the elements, resulting in an easily reversible weathered look prized by many. Bronze watches, of course, are nothing new, and have gone from a hot new trend only a handful of years ago to a separate category that’s as much a mainstay as precious metals or green dials.
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