Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen has launched three new chronographs in its Pilot’s Watches collection to commemorate its partnership with Apple Original Films’ upcoming “F1 THE MOVIE”.
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The film, directed by Joseph Kosinski and starring Brad Pitt as fictional former racing driver Sonny Hayes, will premiere globally in cinemas and IMAX in late June 2025.
The watches draw direct inspiration from the APXGP team, the fictional eleventh team on the Formula One™ grid featured in the film. IWC is presented in the film as a key sponsor, with its branding visible on cars, driver suits, helmets, uniforms, and within the team’s garage. Characters in the film will also be seen wearing timepieces from the IWC Pilot’s Watches collection.
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The Pilot’s Watch Performance Chronograph 41 (Ref. IW388309) is worn by Damson Idris’ character Joshua Pearce in the film. It features an 18-carat 5N gold case, black lacquered dial, and a ceramic tachymeter bezel. The gold-plated hands and appliques are filled with white Super-LumiNova®, ensuring readability in low light. A black rubber strap with IWC’s EasX-CHANGE system completes the design.
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Two additional stainless steel chronographs, the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph APXGP (Ref. IW378009) and the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 APXGP (Ref. IW388116), also celebrate the APXGP team. These models incorporate black, white, and gold design elements, gold-plated hands with Super-LumiNova, and tinted sapphire case backs featuring the APXGP logo. Both are water-resistant to 10 bar and come with black rubber straps engraved with a special APXGP motif and equipped with the EasX-CHANGE® system.
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All three models are powered by IWC’s in-house calibre 69385 automatic chronograph movement. The movement includes a column-wheel design and a bidirectional pawl winding system, providing a 46-hour power reserve. The vertical subdial layout is designed for enhanced readability, with stop time functions up to 12 hours.
IWC’s partnership with the film highlights its continued presence at the intersection of performance engineering and storytelling. The brand, known for its precision engineering and sustainability focus, adds these special edition models to its longstanding Pilot’s Watches series.
“F1 THE MOVIE” is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Lewis Hamilton, and Plan B Entertainment, and will be released internationally from 25 June 2025.
