The Record Ledger · updated October 2026 · 9 documented results
The 9 Most Expensive IWC Big Pilot Watches Ever Sold
The most expensive IWC Big Pilot ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar 'Le Petit Prince' Unique Piece ref. IW502801, which realized $190,000 at Christie's Geneva in 2013 — the top of 9 documented results totaling $619,780.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar 'Le Petit Prince' Unique Piece
$190,000 · 2013 · Christie's Geneva
A unique platinum execution with a midnight blue dial, sold to benefit the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition 'Toto Wolff'
$171,000 · 2021 · Christie's Geneva
A unique piece created for Only Watch 2021, featuring a Ceratanium case and a transparent glass dial, honoring the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 CEO.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar
$72,000 · 2024 · Sotheby's New York
Owned and worn by NFL legend Tom Brady, notably during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl LV victory visit to the White House in 2021.
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IWC Big Pilot Perpetual 'Sincere'
$54,980 · 2012 · Christie's Hong Kong
Limited to 25 pieces for the Sincere Haute Horlogerie boutique, this platinum Big Pilot features a perpetual calendar with double moon phase.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Annual Calendar Edition 'Le Petit Prince' Only Watch
$48,000 · 2015 · Christie's Geneva
A unique piece for Only Watch 2015 featuring IWC's first annual calendar movement and a special 'Little Prince' rotor.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Annual Calendar Edition 'Antoine de Saint Exupéry'
$30,800 · 2018 · Sotheby's Geneva
A unique white gold annual calendar piece with a tobacco brown dial and a rotor shaped like a Lockheed P-38 Lightning; sold for charity.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Edition 'Le Petit Prince'
$30,000 · 2022 · Bonhams New York
Personally owned and worn by NFL legend Tom Brady; sold as part of 'The Big Pilot Challenge' charity auction.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch 'Le Petit Prince'
$12,500 · 2024 · Christie's New York
A modern limited edition of the iconic Big Pilot featuring the signature midnight blue dial and 'Little Prince' caseback engraving.
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IWC Big Pilot's Watch Heritage
$10,500 · 2024 · Christie's New York
A 46mm titanium homage to the original 1940s B-Uhr, combining vintage aesthetics with modern lightweight materials.
How the record was set
Every documented result that beat all before it.
| Year | New record | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $54,980 | IWC Big Pilot Perpetual 'Sincere' · Christie's Hong Kong |
| 2013 | $190,000 | IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar 'Le Petit Prince' Unique Piece · Christie's Geneva |
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“The most expensive IWC Big Pilot ever documented by MostExpensiveWatches is the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar 'Le Petit Prince' Unique Piece ref. IW502801, which realized $190,000 at Christie's Geneva in 2013 — the top of 9 documented results totaling $619,780.” — MostExpensiveWatches, October 2026. https://mostexpensivewatches.net/most-expensive/model/iwc-big-pilot
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