Lewis Hamilton received a special farewell watch at the Abu Dhabi ...

This weekend, Lewis Hamilton wrapped up a 12-year ride with Mercedes at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, clawing his way back from 16th on the starting grid to finish in a very respectable p4. Over the course of his Mercedes innings, he has achieved 84 wins, 78 pole positions, six Drivers’ Championships and a grand total of 153 podium finishes.

And for 11 out of those years, Hamilton has put in an equally impressive shift flying the flag for IWC Schaffhausen, where week in week out he has regularly repped some of the Swiss watchmakers hottest watches.

As you can imagine then, for his last race weekend in Mercedes colours, there were a few notable Hamilton watch moments. But as Abu Dhabi got into the swing of things, the 39-year-old driver pulled up to qualifying with bare wrists – something that's pretty unheard of in the F1 game. Forgot to strap one on or a sign of what IWC would be missing now that Hamilton has gone?

Who knows, but come Saturday normal service had resumed as Hamilton was spotted proudly rocking an IWC Portugieser “150 Years” Constant Force Tourbillon, a notable release from 2018 that marked the brand’s 150th anniversary.

It’s a pretty hefty pilots' watch, and includes patented constant force technology, designed to keep seriously accurate time. How specifically? By keeping the angle the balance spring gets wound up every second consistent, of course. So if Hamilton's aim was to go out with a horological bang on his last public appearance as a Mercedes/IWC guy, this beast of a ticker is a pretty good bet.

But Hamilton’s weekend of big watch wins doesn’t stop at celebratory tourbillons. As a thank you for his 11 years representing the brand, post race IWC CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr personally presented Hamilton with a Top Gun Perpetual Calendar Boutique Edition.

This 48mm big boy dropped in 2013, and features a four-digit calendar display (which takes into account leap years until 2100), and a whopping 7-day power reserve. And it's right up your street if you fancy a tasty memento packed with IWC’s signature precision and craftsmanship. Hamilton was gifted the watch because of his interest in space (it is a pilot’s watch after all) and for “his success as a pilot both on and off the racetrack,” according to a statement from IWC.