There is perhaps no more versatile complication than the chronograph. 

From race cars to rocket ships, boats to battlefields, you are likely to find a chronograph being employed to measure a plethora of tasks and times. From the Greek khrónos (“time”) and gráphō (“to write”), a chronograph is a watch that has the ability to record time, generally via the addition of small sub-counters that register minutes and hours. 

And what better use for a chronograph than within the confines of a pilot’s watch? IWC makes some of the finest pilot’s watches in the world, with a history stretching back to the early decades of the 20th century. 

This particular timepiece, a Reference IW377903, is a twist on the tried and true pilot’s watch formula produced in collaboration with Mercedes Benz's in-house tuning division: AMG. It features a 43mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, pump pushers, and a faceted bezel. Inside, it houses a sporty, luminous carbon fiber dial with printed grey 'Arabic' indices, silver sub registers, a matching handset, and IWC's automatic winding Calibre 69385 movement within — visible via a 'smoked' sapphire exhibition caseback with the "AMG" logo.

With a unique color-way, well sized, and featuring a robust and reliable movement, this piece blends stealth with sport beautifully, and is as functional as ever.

When you hear the term ‘pilot’s watch,’ there’s a healthy chance that what comes to mind is a timepiece from the International Watch Company.