2018 IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 36mm Brown Dial IW324009
Here we have a 2018 IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 36mm Brown Dial, reference IW324009. The Pilot's Watch 36 was introduced in 2016 to offer a more classical size for smaller wrists, acting as a direct descendant of the iconic Mark XI, which was produced from 1948 until the 1980s. It was mainly issued to the Royal Air Force, but was also issued to the Commonwealth armed forces. The robust case and legible Arabic numerals made this a firm favourite amongst the many users of the Mark XI. Featuring a 36mm stainless steel case that gently curves at the tapered lugs. The classic pilot's watch architecture combines lightness and strength with a highly polished and brushed aesthetic. Its curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 46mm and a thickness of 10mm, giving the watch an impressive presence on the wrist. On the right side is a signed stainless steel crown. A sapphire crystal with AR coating for excellent viewing angles sits above a sunburst brown dial. An outer minute track with lume plots at 12, 3, 6, and 9. Large white Arabic numeral indices mark the hours, and at 12 o’clock, the iconic triangle. At 3 o’clock, a date window. The sword hands are filled with lume, complemented by a fine, tapered, sweeping second hand. At noon, we have the IWC motif completing this classic pilot's watch. On the reverse, a screw-down stainless steel case back with the serial number engraved into it, inside an automatic IWC Cal. 35111, 25 jewels, 28,800 beats per hour, based on the Sellita SW300-1. It comes paired with its short 18mm IWC Santoni brown alligator leather strap with a signed deployant buckle, and also comes with its IWC presentation box and papers.