Because the watch was strapped towards not in the missile, a special case was created to face up to high amounts of air pressure.
Later on, in World War II, the RAF began using an AI or "Air Intercept http://www.syrauto.co.uk/hublot-replica-uk.html Recorder," which was better suited for use on faster propeller-driven airplanes and, later on, supersonic jets like the Cold War-era English Electric Lightning. The camera, with an attached IWC Mark XI, was used to record both training sessions and air-to-air or air-to-ground attacks. The Mark XI was used for its accuracy and reliability, particularly as it was already designed to operate when exposed to high amounts of magnetism as it would be in flight.
For IWC, and other manufactures including Blancpain and Audemars Piguet, the 1980s, post-quartz crisis, was a time to recollect and reassert their high watchmaking departments. We know the story: a number of Swiss manufactures closed, and a veritably depressing amount of small family-owned specialty workshops – from dial makers to case manufacturers – shut their doors due to declining demand for mechanical timepieces.
In light of this, the companies who had the resources http://www.syrauto.co.uk/tag-heuer-replica-uk.html (and hopeful, if visionary management) to retain their traditions put forth a number of complicated and beautiful timepieces that referenced the past through aesthetics and function. Whether intentional or not, these pieces were a sort of requiem to mechanical horology in the face of inelegant, yet highly accurate and efficient circuitry within quartz watches.
For a look at a few other models on view at the museum http://www.syrauto.co.uk/panerai-replica-uk.html, check out the gallery below and this photo report from our visit to the museum last year that features a few special edition pieces for Saab and Wempe.