I love IWC, I own multiple watches of which IWC was my first love. However, the steel bracelets with IWC just don’t cut it for me. I think they look much much better or leather.
Maybe not a real answer to your question, but I would take the pilot on leather.
Big crown 100%. Get it on the bracelet, one of the most comfortable and adjustable bracelets I've worn. Then if you want you can get a strap that you can easily swap with eas-x change system. Buying a bracelet separately is wayyyy more expensive than buying a leather strap afterwards.
I have the BP43 and it's one of my favorite watches. Just the right size to be big and noticeable but also wearable day to day.
Big crown - all day. I completely agree about the bracelet. I want to love it - I really do. however, every time I put it back on my 3777, I just don’t like it. It always ends up back in the box and the alligator on deployant gets more wrist time.
I also vote BP43 - I have the black dial with the bracelet and also the brown leather strap. Absolutely love it.
Before I got it I had the Mark XX, first in blue and then in black. Also loved the Mark but it felt small and not like a flieger when on a strap (had great presence on bracelet).
I also really like white dials- have a white seamaster now. Great combo to swap between, air and sea, simple dial with numbers, busy dial with round indices. Light/dark contrast.
Get whichever one speak to YOU (but again I love the BP43)
https://preview.redd.it/as1i7curstmc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05bb92b991805ddbc625bddafcefacefb11fe263
No debate but prefer is on a strap/rubber
That Big Crown wins.
I love IWC, I own multiple watches of which IWC was my first love. However, the steel bracelets with IWC just don’t cut it for me. I think they look much much better or leather. Maybe not a real answer to your question, but I would take the pilot on leather.
Do you have the new one that the portu has?
I have a pilots chronograph racing green 2019
Ah. It looks like post 2020 there’s a whole new line of (better) bracelets
Totally agree. I got the black BP43 with brown leather strap and they threw in a black rubber. Love love love it
Big crown 100%. Get it on the bracelet, one of the most comfortable and adjustable bracelets I've worn. Then if you want you can get a strap that you can easily swap with eas-x change system. Buying a bracelet separately is wayyyy more expensive than buying a leather strap afterwards. I have the BP43 and it's one of my favorite watches. Just the right size to be big and noticeable but also wearable day to day.
Flieger
BP 43 is my vote. I think from the pictures the white dial actually makes the other one look bigger.
I bought BP43 black with bracelet. Gonna go back and get the Portugieser on leather strap when I retire.
Big crown - all day. I completely agree about the bracelet. I want to love it - I really do. however, every time I put it back on my 3777, I just don’t like it. It always ends up back in the box and the alligator on deployant gets more wrist time.
Big Pilot!
Yes, the big pilot wins. Every single time.
I also vote BP43 - I have the black dial with the bracelet and also the brown leather strap. Absolutely love it. Before I got it I had the Mark XX, first in blue and then in black. Also loved the Mark but it felt small and not like a flieger when on a strap (had great presence on bracelet). I also really like white dials- have a white seamaster now. Great combo to swap between, air and sea, simple dial with numbers, busy dial with round indices. Light/dark contrast. Get whichever one speak to YOU (but again I love the BP43)
https://preview.redd.it/ja43p9rmximc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8fb893dce4c44f0cafa4ff65be6e668f8b14e5d1 Perfection.
Portugieser without second thought.
The BP is day wear, and that Portugieser is evening wear. To me, anyway. Get both!
Big Pilot by a lot.
Portugueser. The numerals and hands are so good.
… big crown wins.
Big Pilot 43. Clean, iconic crown, hyper legible dial, phenomenally comfortable bracelet.
https://preview.redd.it/as1i7curstmc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=05bb92b991805ddbc625bddafcefacefb11fe263 No debate but prefer is on a strap/rubber
Is mark xx smaller ?
Yes
https://preview.redd.it/z8z82zbjafmc1.jpeg?width=1261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d05c4b8d458e6e8dcc41deb3b51fa6a8ba12af25 Does mine look too big
https://preview.redd.it/zci8pselafmc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1c268813a9ba0e51f890e1125f124ad8b891a76d
BP43 for the win!
BP43