Lately I’ve been primarily collecting Panerai, but I decided to venture out and try another brand to spice things up. I used to have the 44mm IWC Top Gun chronograph 3789-01, but only for a brief period of time. For some reason the 44mm version just didn’t quite have the wrist presence that I wanted.

As you can see, this version with the thicker, and 2mm wider case has no issues in the wrist presence department.

The OEM kevlar strap is great, but like any Paneristi worth his ammo leather, I’m already looking for other strap options. I’m thinking that an OEM black gator Big Pilot strap would look mean on this one. Stay tuned for more photos!

I was offered this watch by my local AD last week, and I was so surprised to even see one that I pretty much had to snag it!

The ceramic case has a black / charcoal grey color with the Top Gun logo etched into the side of the case.

I love the clean crisp lines of the case, and the black kevlar strap. This watch has an all business appearance, and the dial is extremely easy to read.

One of my favorite details about this watch is the little red fighter jet on the back end of the seconds hand. I also really like the triple date window. Also, not that you can see it, but the chrono pushers on this watch have an extremely solid, nice feel to them.

It breaks my heart to pass this watch along, but since I just snagged a Panerai 210 Radiomir last week, I can’t keep both!