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IWC Pilot Mark XVIII
Just a few pictures from a watch I belief is underrated and underestimated.
It’s a strong tool watch, solid movement, no fancy crystal case back but solid steel.
It’s the kind of watch that you wear every day to virtually every occasion.
The one I have (as my son does to) is the Le Petit Prince edition. The main differences (purely cosmetic) are:
- different strap the Petit Prince has beautiful thick dark brown leather with white stitches
- the case back is especially engraved
- the lower ring of the bezel is now high gloss polished versus all mat in the standard model
But the best is the dial, this blue that ranges from near black to light blue subject to light and angle.
So I call the “tool watch plus”
Review
Hands-on review of the IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII. Explore design changes, movement details, and collector feedback on this 2016 release.
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Reference Guide
Explore ripper444's review of the IWC Mark XVIII 'Le Petit Prince' bracelet. Discover how this IWC bracelet elevates comfort, design, and value, rivaling Rolex Jubilee.
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Manufacture
Explore foversta's visit to the IWC Paris boutique, featuring hands-on wristshots and reviews of the Mark XVIII and Chronograph Spitfire from the 2016 Pilot's collection.
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Manufacture
WatchProSite members get exclusive answers from IWC management on long-term strategy, movement development, and future collections. Discover collector insights.
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IWC Pilot Mark XVIII
Just a few pictures from a watch I belief is underrated and underestimated. It’s a strong tool watch, solid movement, no fancy crystal case back but solid steel. It’s the kind of watch that you wear every day to virtually every occasion. The one I have (a...
Nice watch
it is just as you mentioned underrated. Le Petit Prince edition has also IWC's own movement so it is very good option to buy.
Most IWC's are underappreciated...
And, sadly it's a bit understandable given their products within the last several years.🥺 Nice Mark XVIII, BTW, and that dial is stunning.
Agree
I tend to agree, their product line over the last few years hasn’t been really top notch. Predominantly iterations of existing models or take one particular model from a line and call it a line itself. I’m referring to Top Gun Pilot edition and BTW I flew...
LOL!
>> BTW I flew at Top Gun myself as an instructor pilot and I ￢ﾀﾙ ve never seen an IWC out there. << You mean just like the Navy Seals JLC watches and the Seals? 😉 Yeah, it's all marketing B.S. and that's why I keep telling the IWC people that they should ...
Lovely and ......
I agree IWC is very wonderful tool-watch that seems underappreciated. I have owned several including the Mark XII , which was amazing and quite sturdy considering I was going downhill on a bicylce and it saved my wrist but took great shock when I dumped t...
Ha great minds think alike.
The next generation should start with the entry level watches and whilst they start to appreciate the values and complexity, we slowly move them up That’s assuming they got the virus as well and both my son and daughter got infected They both got infected...
Always a dilemma
The date window is an eternal dilemma. On the one hand a date window, especially if no other complications, tends to distort the balance of virtually any dial (like yin and yan and a date window haha) But on the other hand, I find a date indication especi...