IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas in Purple

IWC introduces a purple-dial Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 for Mercedes-AMG Petronas IW388121, ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix. Price: €9,700

IWC introduces the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, reference IW388121, ahead of the 2026 Singapore Grand Prix, which will take place from October 9 to 11 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, with the race scheduled for October 11. 

The fourth official team watch created for IWC’s longstanding Formula 1 partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas combines a 41 mm Grade 5 titanium case with a deep purple dial inspired by Singapore’s national flower, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.

The new chronograph continues the design language established by the 2022 team-watch series, combining advanced materials with details in the team’s signature Petronas green. 

The purple dial marks the first use of the colour in IWC’s Pilot’s collection and is complemented by green numerals and indexes, while the hands use green luminous material for contrast and legibility.

The dial follows the vertical chronograph layout that has characterised IWC Pilot’s Chronographs for more than four decades. The 30-minute counter is positioned at 12 o’clock, while the combined day and date display sits at 3 o’clock. 

The central chronograph seconds hand provides elapsed-seconds measurement, with the small seconds and hacking-seconds function completing the display.

The 41 mm case is crafted from Grade 5 titanium, a material valued in motorsport for its high strength-to-weight ratio, heat resistance and low density. 

The brushed case measures 14.5 mm in height and is fitted with a convex sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides. 

A screw-in crown contributes to the 10-bar water resistance, equivalent to 100 metres / 330 feet, while the transparent sapphire case back reveals the movement.

Powering the watch is the IWC-manufactured Calibre 69385, an automatic mechanical chronograph with a column-wheel construction. 

Operating at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4 Hz), the movement contains 33 jewels and provides a power reserve of 46 hours. 

Its bidirectional pawl-winding system supplies energy to the movement, while Geneva stripes and circular graining decorate the visible components.

The watch is fitted with a purple rubber strap featuring IWC’s EasX-CHANGE system, which allows the strap to be exchanged without tools, and a titanium pin buckle. 

Like its predecessors, the new team watch is intended for use by members of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, including mechanics and engineers trackside and staff at the team’s headquarters in Brackley.

The IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, reference IW388121, is priced at €9,700 / US$9,200. iwc.com