Pilot's Watch Mark XII Titanium / Black / SAAB

In Context

At 36 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. At 10.4 mm thick it is about average for a modern wristwatch. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 60 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 42 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

IW3242-01 is one of 2 executions of the IW3242 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a black dial and a titanium case. Introduced in 1994.

A reworked ETA 2892-A2, decorated and modified by IWC, and the movement in those Pilot's Watch Mark XII examples that did not receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre-based calibre 884. The 2892 is chosen here for the reason it is chosen everywhere: thin, well proven, and leaving room above the plate for whatever a given model needs.

1 other watch in the library runs the IWC 37522.

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Pilot's Watch Mark XII Titanium / Blue / Giorgio Latuada

IW3242-02 · 36 mm