IWC IWC - IW3251-08 Pilot's Watch Spitfire UTC Stainless Steel / Silver / Bracelet

Pilot's Watch Spitfire UTC Stainless Steel / Silver / Bracelet

REF. IW3251-08

9/10

Exceptionally rare

Case

MaterialStainless Steel

Diameter39 mm

Lug width20 mm

ShapeRound

CrystalSapphire

Case backClosed

Water resistance60 m

Dial

ColourSilver

IndexesArabic Numerals Hands: Alpha

HandsAlpha

Movement

Caliber30710

Typeautomatic

Reserve42 h

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In Context

At 39 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 12.5 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. 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.

IW3251-08 is one of 12 executions of the IW3251 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a silver dial and a stainless steel case. Introduced in 1998.

The IW3251 family

IW3251-08 is one of 12 variants sharing the IW3251 base reference — same watch underneath, different dial, bezel, or bracelet execution. Browse the others: