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Differs

BreitlingAviator 8 Automatic 41A17315101B1
Breitling Aviator 8 Automatic 41
ChopardAlpine Eagle 41298600-3002
Chopard Alpine Eagle 41
IWC SchaffhausenPilot’s Watch Chronograph 41IW388113
IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41

General

Status (differs)
Discontinued
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2019
2019
2023
Discontinued
2019
Not known
Not known
Retail price (differs)
US$5,100
Not known
US$8,800

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
41 mm
41 mm
41 mm
Thickness (differs)
10.74 mm
9.7 mm
14.5 mm
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
Not known
20 mm
Material
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Bezel
Bidirectional rotating
Not known
Not known
Caseback (differs)
Screw-down
Display (sapphire)
Display (sapphire)
Crystal (differs)
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Sapphire
Sapphire, Domed, Anti-reflective on both sides
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
Not known
In-house
Not known
Power reserve (differs)
38 h
60 h
46 h
Frequency
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
25
31
33
Certification
Not known
COSC
Not known
Functions (differs)
  • Dial aperture
  • Date
  • Hours and minutes
  • Seconds
  • Stop seconds
  • Small hacking seconds
  • Day and date display
  • Chronograph function with hours, minutes and seconds
  • IWC EasX-CHANGE® system
Complications (differs)
  • Date
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Chronograph
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Small seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Black
Grey
Black
Pattern (differs)
Sunburst
Sunburst
Matte
Indices (differs)
Arabic numerals
Mixed
Arabic numerals
Hands (differs)
Syringe
Baton
Alpha

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name
Brushed stainless steel 3-row bracelet
Not known
Not known
Material
Stainless steel
Not known
Stainless steel
Clasp
Not known
Folding clasp
Not known