IWC IWC - IW3261-02 Pilot's Watch UTC Antoine De Saint Exupery White Gold
IWC IWC - IW3261-02 Pilot's Watch UTC Antoine De Saint Exupery White Gold
IWC IWC - IW3261-02 Pilot's Watch UTC Antoine De Saint Exupery White Gold
IWC IWC - IW3261-02 Pilot's Watch UTC Antoine De Saint Exupery White Gold
IWC

Pilot's Watch UTC Antoine De Saint Exupery White Gold

REF. IW3261-02

9/10

Exceptionally rare

Case

MaterialWhite Gold
Diameter44 mm
Lug width21 mm
ShapeRound
CrystalSapphire
Case backClosed
Water resistance60 m

Dial

ColourBrown
FinishSunburst
IndexesArabic Numerals Hands: Losange
HandsLosange

Movement

Caliber30710
Typeautomatic
Reserve42 h
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In Context

At 44 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 12.9 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.

IW3261-02 is one of 3 executions of the IW3261 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a brown sunburst dial and a white gold case. It was a limited edition.

The IW3261 family

IW3261-02 is one of 3 variants sharing the IW3261 base reference — same watch underneath, different dial, bezel, or bracelet execution. Browse the others:

Inside: Caliber 30710

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Automatic movement with 24h display. Preceded by the 37526 movement.

11 other watches in the library run the IWC 30710.

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