Pilot's Watch Mark XV Stainless Steel / Black / Bracelet

In Context

At 38 mm it sits just under the modern norm — the band that suits the widest spread of wrists. At 10.15 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.

IW3253-02 is one of 13 executions of the IW3253 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a black dial and a stainless steel case.

IWC

Black · Stainless Steel

IW3253-01 · 38 mm

IWC

Black · Stainless Steel

IW3253-05 · 38 mm

IWC

White · Stainless Steel

IW3253-06 · 38 mm

IWC

Black · Stainless Steel

IW3253-07 · 38 mm

IWC

Silver · Stainless Steel

IW3253-08 · 38 mm

IWC

White · Stainless Steel

IW3253-09 · 38 mm

IWC

White · Stainless Steel

IW3253-10 · 38 mm

IWC

Black · Stainless Steel

IW3253-11 · 38 mm

+ 4 more variants in this family.

An ETA 2892-A2 base with a 21K gold rotor weight, finished by IWC. Mechanically it is the same movement as the 37521; the two differ only in the height at which the hands sit, so that one base could serve cases of different depth. The 2892 is the thinner of ETA's two workhorse automatics and the one chosen where case height matters.

25 other watches in the library run the IWC 37524.

IWC

Da Vinci SL Stainless Steel / White / Bracelet

IW3528-02 · 37 mm

IWC

Da Vinci SL Stainless Steel / Black Breguet / Nappa

IW3528-10 · 37 mm

IWC

Da Vinci SL Stainless Steel / Black

IW3528-04 · 37 mm

IWC

Pilot's Watch Mark XV Spitfire Stainless Steel / Black / Strap

IW3253-11 · 38 mm