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The Tag Heuer Carrera Day Date Replica and the Big Crown are linked. Like horse and carriage, they go together. Where did this feature originate? Is it a marketing trick or does it have a real purpose?

During World War II, pilot watches were fitted with crowns that were too large. The watch was the most important tool for pilots before the advent of advanced telecommunication and on-board computers.Tag Heuer Carrera Day Date Replica Their watches were used to calculate the amount of fuel in their tanks and when they should return to base. You would not want to crash in enemy territory if you miscalculated your fuel consumption. Their lives literally depended upon their watches.

The pilots had to be able adjust the time while in flight, even though they were wearing leather gloves. The watch brands could easily have developed a complicated complication that included extra buttons for operating the watch with leather gloves. However, during wartime budgets were tight and costs needed to be reduced.blancpain replica They simply made the crown larger. Problem solved.

The pilot watches of the time were incredibly large. In the World War II era, most dress watches were between 36mm and 32mm. Sports watches and chronographs ranged between 36 and 40mm, which was considered a large size back then. Pilot watches are between 47mm and 51mm. It must have been like wearing Big Ben on the wrist at that time.

The big crown is no longer needed because all planes are equipped with High-Tech Computers. IWC uses the big Crown as a trademark to stay connected with their history.