Black Is Back

AFTER A LONG break, black is back in the limelight. Its return as the in-colour for timepieces rolled out in 2019 cuts across all categories - price and brand.

Watch makers and brands which missed the boat earlier are now jumping on the 'black' wagon. There are quite a number of them, too, including IWC Schaffhausen and its pilot watch collection.

The Swiss watch manufacturer's new double chronograph in its Top Gun pilot's line is not only made of Ceratanium, a new material that's light, unbreakable and scratch-resistant - "the advantages of titanium and ceramic" - it's also IWC's "first ever completely jet black pilot's watch".

Apart from making the timepiece, which boasts an integrated split-seconds hand mechanism and looks great, the matte black colour on the case also serves to ensure sunlight…