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 Posted: Thu May 13th, 2010 03:46 pm
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oagaspar



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 you are right Will as far as each country having their own set of laws pertaining to copyrights and patent infringement...but this particular dial design is claimed to have been 1st introduced by IWC in 1940:
 The Big Pilot's Watch:

The Big Pilot's Watch: Supplied to the German Luftwaffe in 1940 in an edition of 1,000 watches. With a case diameter of 55mm, a height of 16.5mm and a weight of 183g, it was the most imposing IWC wristwatch ever built.