IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII IW327012 (2018)

The first Special Pilot’s Watch left the IWC factory in 1936. It was the start of a
close relationship between IWC Schaffhausen and aviation. Just 4 years later came the 52-calibre T.S.C. Big Pilot’s Watch, the first observer’s watch with a
case measuring 55 millimetres in diameter. With the cockpit-like look of its design, it rapidly became a style icon and a model for all classic pilot’s watches. Its design was to provide IWC with the inspiration for the Mark 11, produced from 1948 onwards. This, the best known of the Pilot’s Watches from the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer, was originally built for the Royal Air Force and has been in constant use for more than 30 years.

Specifications:

Case: Stainless steel case, 40mm
Case Height: 11mm
Screw in crown
Water resistance 6.0 bar / 6ATM
35111 Calibre. Automatic, self-winding
42 hours Power Reserve
Frequency 28800.0 VPH (4.0 Hz)
163 Components. 25 Jewels
Features: Central hacking seconds. Date display
Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Glass secured against displacement by drop in air pressure
Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields
Silver-plated dial with luminescence