Feast your eyes on the ultimate aviation watch.

The IWC Pilot's Watch can trace its history back to the oversized timepieces produced for military aviators in 1940. These enormous pieces were originally designed for maximum legibility in a cockpit setting, and were meant to be worn on the pilot's thigh!

Today the Pilot's line is perhaps IWC's most identifiable collection, featuring a variety of case and dial configurations suited for any taste — provided your wrist can handle the larger-than-average dimensions of most of the watches. 

This particular example, a Mark XVIII from the 2020s, exists as the contemporary take on the original Mark XI from the late 1940's. Reasonably sized next to its larger ‘Big Pilot’ siblings, it’s housed in a 40mm titanium case with a sapphire crystal, a signed crown, and a sloped bezel. A handsome, luminous matte black dial is the star of the show, with cream-colored Arabic indices, a matching blued steel ‘sword’ handset, and a date window at 3:00. 

Powered by the automatic IWC Calibre 35111 movement with 42 hours of power reserve, this Reference IW327006 comes paired to a signed, brown leather strap with a signed titanium pin buckle, and even includes its factory goodies. Vintage-inspired, highly legible, and surprisingly versatile, it’s a true contemporary classic, and one that belongs in every serious collector’s watch box.

Once you get it on-wrist, you’ll see what we mean!