Frenchman Zinédine Zidane is a big figure in foot ball world. He gained almost all supreme honors in this field. His highly successful career bears witness to unquestionable team spirit and great elegance on and off the football pitch. And his success brings him the opportunity to become the sporting ambassador of IWC Schaffhausen that specially launches a new limited edition watch bearing the his name- IWC Big Ingenieur Edition Zinédine Zidane. According to IWC watches, Zinédine Zidane took an active part in the design of the watch.
As the name suggests, the watch applies the solid case of the IWC Big Ingenieur to showcase an incomparable robustness. Beating inside the watch is IWC-manufactured 51113 calibre movement which is exceptionally sophisticated in technical aspect, just like Zidane who possesses unparalleled football skills. And thanks to the large spring barrel and the extremely highly efficient Pellaton automatic winding system, the movement sports an adorable power reserve of seven days.
A big man like Zinédine Zidane of course should be matched with a big watch. Thus the case is sized at 45.5mm and is crafted from stainless steel. On the other hand, the movement that measures at 37.8mm in diameter also calls for a big case. As a result, we have a high-profile Big Ingenieur watch.
The new Zinédine Zidane IWC watch keeps the color solution of the first Edition Zinédine Zidane and showcases the footballer’s unique taste.The dark brown dial underlines the Arabic Numeral “10” in bright red color as Zinédine Zidane worn this number in the French national team for many years . And Zidane’s signature is engraved on the winding rotor of the movement, so is the “10”. Via the display case back, you can have a clear view of it.
The watch also highlights two red numbers-“27” and “45” on the white chapter ring. The two numbers mean a lot in Zidane’s football teams. At At the World Cup Final against Brazil in 1998, Zidane scored two goals in the 27th and 45th minutes and sealed the victory(3:0) for France.
The IWC Big Ingenieur Edition Zinédine Zidane, completed by a matching dark brown alligator leather strap, will be limited to 500 pieces.
