
If you need this to complete your collection of IWC’s ceramic watches, you’d better move fast, because this 41.9mm by 15.5mm ceramic version (with closed caseback and soft-iron inner case for magnetic field protection) is limited to 1,000 pieces. For the limited edition styling, you pay a slight upcharge compared to the rest of the ceramic versions in the lineup (currently available in black, sand, and navy blue for $12,300), with a retail price of $13,500. However, in addition to developing this new color of blue with Pantone, IWC has had to spend time color-matching different materials, such as the rubber strap and metal dial, which they describe as an intense process.