{"title":"IWC - Sold","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-as00686","title":"IWC Mark XI","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough much of World War II, allied aviators were donning the American-made A-11 service watch. While this tough-as-nails timekeeper performed meritoriously for soldiers and airmen alike, Britain's Ministry of Defense found that the production specifications of the A-11 were too broad and resulted in timepieces too imprecise for effective navigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs an answer to the A-11, the MoD issued new standards for the watches going to its RAF pilots. The new standard, coded 6B\/346, required chronometer-grade performance and anti-magnetic properties. For the production of this new timepiece, the MoD turned to major European manufactures, eventually giving contracts to two: Jaeger-LeCoultre and International Watch Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting timepiece was the Mark XI Pilot's watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the relatively standard features present on the A-11 (center seconds, hacking and a stainless steel case) the Mark XI featured a soft iron dial and dust cover which shielded the movement from magnetism. What really sets the IWC apart from its contemporaries, however, is the use of their outstanding Calibre 89 movement, a masterpiece manufacture movement that is universally lauded as one of the most robust three hand movements of all time.  With excellent durability and reliability in the field, Mark XIs saw use in the RAF for decades, transcending the age of piston-driven Spitfires and VTOL Harriers, a testament to the less-is-more philosophy for tool watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example was produced in 1948 and was maintained under contract by IWC, featuring a factory-restored original \"T\" dial and handset with replaced luminescent material on the markers.  If you're a fan of military aviation, there might be no more important watch to add to your collection! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3081818497,"sku":null,"price":8200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_Pilots_Watch_AS00686_Culture2.jpg?v=1432851560"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur-7-day-rose-gold","title":"IWC Ingenieur Rose Gold","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere at analog\/shift, we do our best to bring you the highlights of vintage horology in a straightforward and no-bullshit manner. But we also recognize that our personal tastes sometimes interfere with this mission, and we often catch ourselves locating the watches we have come to love, forgetting that we're here not just to talk about the stuff that blows our collective skirt up, but what might ruffle yours as well.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen things like this minty rose gold IWC Ingenieur walk through our doors, two simultaneous thoughts ring in our heads - boy, that's gorgeous - and if that were vintage we'd be on it like patina on a '67 Speedmaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat's when we have to pinch ourselves and remember the facts.  These modern Ingenieurs are the cousins, or perhaps grandchildren, of the original timepieces that we're always on the hunt for.  While in their modern permutation they lack the anti-magnetism with which they were originally designed, the spartan dial and simple configuration speak to the line's roots, and one peek at the display back reminds us that the 44-jewel self-winding movement is work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost significant, is the obvious Gerald Genta-ness of the piece - the strong angles and integrated bracelet design - that reminds us of the mark he left on IWC, as well as other auspicious pieces like the \u003cspan\u003eAudemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Nautilus by Patek Philippe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a formidable 7-day power reserve and wrapped up in a lovely 45.5mm rose gold case, this is not your grandfather's Ingy. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have a place in the IWC lineage.  And besides being a hard-to-get execution of a classic line, it serves as a good reminder that sometimes things can be beautiful, even if they don't have patina...yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3082581633,"sku":null,"price":18000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Ingenieur_7-Day_Rose_Gold_AS00603_Culture1.jpg?v=1448989955"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur-666ad-anti-magnetic-as00531","title":"IWC Ingenieur 666AD Anti-Magnetic","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you think of watches by International Watch Company, you'll probably conjure images of the their lovely Portuguese chronographs, sturdy Aquatimer divers, Big Pilot aviators, or their 70's inspired Ingenieur SL.  The latter is without question a pillar of wristwatch design, originally penned by legendary designer Gerald Genta, the \"father\" of the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus.  With its characteristic integrated bracelet and sharp, angular case design, the Genta-penned Ingenieur is indisputably a sought after timepiece, but many don't know that the Ingy story started about twenty years prior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough IWC began producint anti-magnetic movements as early as 1888, the Reference 666 Ingenieur was IWC's first foray into producing a purpose-built anti-magnetic tool watch for scientific and industrial usage.  Launched in 1954, the Ingenieur set the bar for all subsequent entries into the category, including the Omega Railmaster and the Rolex Milgauss.  Offered originally in date and non-date format, the 666 is one of the most hard to find vintage IWC models on the market today.  A combination of limited production and its unassuming looks (a large number of them were probably scrapped by people who didn't know they were something special), not to mention the perils of time, make early examples such as this one a highly desirable \"pre-Genta\" Ingenieur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular piece comes from a private collection and is in outstanding original condition, with a crisp case, lovely silver pie-pan dial, and a Gay Freres signed bracelet that is to die for.  Also available to interested parties are a second GF bracelet and a nearly flawless black service dial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps most interestingly, the Reference 666 Ingenieur featured anti-magnetic protection up to 80,000 amperes per meter, exactly \u003cem\u003edouble\u003c\/em\u003e the resistance of the SL model currently offered by IWC. \u003cem\u003eDouble\u003c\/em\u003e. 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To go along with bell-bottom pants, fringes and tie-dye, the staid Swiss watch manufacturers threw caution to the wind and experimented with new case shapes and dial colors like never before. It’s easy to see how this cushion case IWC is a product of that era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor many collectors, IWC is best known for their aviator watches, such as the Big Pilot and Mark XI.   For the nerdier collectors, the fact that Gerald Genta (of AP Royal Oak fame) designed the Ingenieur may be the first that comes to mind, and it’s the ultimate scientific watch in the minds of many. For the divers among us, it’s hard to beat a vintage Aquatimer, one of the coolest Super Compressor watches out there and rarer than unicorn tears today. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course there’s so much more to IWC than these few pieces, and the fantastic quality of the brand is accessible to a wider group of collectors through pieces such as this. With its Swiss-German heritage, IWC has always operated under the ethos of making tough, quality watches without cutting corners.  It's that ethos that has increased IWC's popularity among collectors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt definitely takes some balls to pull off a retro cushion-cased watch, but if you’ve got them, you’re going to love this thing. Vintage IWCs with blue dials are few and far between, and they did well to pair this dial with the funky case (plain white or black wouldn’t have made nearly the same exciting total package.)  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany of our clients decide to purchase a vintage watch because they want something that stands out from the crowd, a piece that they won’t see on every other wrist. Well guys, here you have it. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3116197825,"sku":null,"price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Cushion_Case_1970s_AS00881_Culture2.jpg?v=1433275809"},{"product_id":"iwc-doppelchronograph-ref-3799-ceramic-top-gun-edition-1","title":"IWC Doppelchronograph Ref. 3799 Ceramic Top Gun Edition","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's something you didn't expect to see here: a badass, blacked out, oversized modern watch!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is true that our preferences generally run in the opposite direction, but every so often something modern catches our attention, and in the case of this cool chronograph by IWC, we just couldn't turn it down.  Mainly because this isn't just any modern chronograph - this is a reference 3799 Doppelchrono, released as part of IWC's Top Gun collection.  Now discontinued, this exotic reference pays homage to the US Navy's elite Fighter Weapons School - yeah, the same one that Tom Cruise got all Maverick-y in back in '86.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUtilizing the IWC Calibre 79230, the Doppelchronograph features a flyback split-seconds (also known as rattrapante) chronograph function operated by the pusher at 10:00.  Pressing this pusher when the chronograph is active literally splits the chrono sweep hand in two, offering a stop set for timing two events simultaneously.  This allows even more precise timing racing your coworker to the water fountain.  Or timing your primary and secondary afterburner ignition.  Or whatever.  This movement is based upon a heavily modified Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph unit, and also offers day and date functionality in addition to the triple subsidiary register layout.  While many manufactures have struggled with developing robust rattrapante movements, IWC excels in this arena, and the functionality and reliability of the Doppelchronograph is unquestionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of this high tech kit is packaged in a large but lightweight black ceramic shell surrounding a soft iron anti-magnetic inner case, brilliantly evoking and honoring to the military aviation heritage IWC is known for.  The dial is crisp and legible with large luminescent Arabic numerals and their signature open date window.  Red accents on the sweeping sub seconds register and a jet shaped element on the chrono seconds hand wrap up the package brilliantly, and make us feel the need for speed whenever we strap it on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile this special edition ceramic Top Gun reference is no longer available, a steel case version (ref. 3778) with the same movement is still available from IWC...for $12500.  Few watch guys would argue this is one killer watch, and a great value worth much more than the sum of its parts.  While we would normally choose a vintage watch - 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Mark XI pilot’s watches are among some of the most sought after WWII mil-spec watches today, and for good reason. With incredible accuracy and incorporated anti-magnetic designs, these timepieces were an essential part of an aircraft’s kit, and are widely lauded for their service during combat raids and sorties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince WWII, IWC has maintained its focus on developing functional (as well as beautiful) timepieces for pilots, drawing on what has become an iconic style – clean matte black dials with bright, legible hour markers and hands doused in luminous material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe presence of a second time zone function has been an important fixture in pilots’ watches since the dawn of the jet set era, with flight paths traversing time zones more readily than they had ever before. With a joint standard time zone, pilots’ time charts and communications would be synchronized, regardless of which local time zone they were in. The advent of the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) complication – a fixed 24-hour hand – changed the criteria for what a pilot’s watch should be, and before long, many brands were incorporating GMT functions into their timepieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor years, GMT was the gold standard with regard to global navigation, but in the early 1960s, scientists noted that the addition of leap seconds could greatly simplify time measurements that are thrown off by Earth’s tilt on its elliptical orbit. The creation of this method of regulation necessitated a new time zone – UTC, or Universal Time Coordinated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe IWC Fleigeruhr was the first design to incorporate UTC in an open window displaying a rotating 24-hour wheel, enabling the wearer to adjust the position of the hour hand so that the watch reads local and UTC at a simple glance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven with its innovative design, the UTC Ref. 3251 doesn’t sacrifice hallowed IWC roots: It’s movement is still enclosed in a soft lead sarcophagus like it’s predecessors and enjoys the benefit of the decades of shock and g-force protection engineering for which IWC is famous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast, but certainly not least, the brushed stainless case weighs in at a subtle 39mm excluding crown, making this technologically relevant watch a pleasure to wear. For the modern pilot, traveler, or plain old aviation enthusiast, there are few watches better suited than the UTC Fleigeruhr.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":3736747841,"sku":null,"price":2700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Fliegeruhr_UTC_AS00977_Culture2.jpg?v=1435082631"},{"product_id":"iwc-gold-dress-watch-as00997","title":"IWC Gold Dress Watch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eDescription Coming Soon!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4184698241,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Gold_dress_cal89_AS00997_Culture1.jpg?v=1435622035"},{"product_id":"iwc-steel-cal-89","title":"IWC Steel Cal. 89","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery watch has a history, a hidden lineage that guides it and makes it into the interesting and desirable timepiece we are so often in search of today.  Sometimes the lineage is apparent, the bloodlines of icons that have resisted change for decades.  Other times, as is the case with this IWC, the horological DNA is hidden from view by an otherwise humble and reserved veneer.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite a slough of impressive timepieces from the Swiss manufacture, the International Watch Company is likely best known among vintage enthusiasts and collectors for a handful of monolithic designs that have become part of a benchmark of quality and innovation - the Portuguese, the Ingenieur and the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc-sold\/products\/iwc-mark-xi-pilots-watch\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMark XI Pilot's watch\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBracketed by the brand's other successes, the Mark XI, which first went into production in 1948, was borne out of the rubble of World War II.  Though many of the brand's factories lay in ruins, they rose to the challenge of producing an updated mil-spec watch for the British Ministry of Defense.  The watch needed to be simple and robust and capable of greater standards of timekeeping.  IWC responded with the Calibre 89 manually-winding movement, casing it in a soft iron inner sarcophagus and a 35mm stainless steel case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XI was tried and proven, the Caliber 89 being lauded as one of the most robust and reliable movements of the era.  But as Europe repaired itself, the focus moved away from war-time production, shifting instead to the production of timepieces for the average citizen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than redesign a movement for the new era of consumer-grade watches, IWC continued production of the Calibre 89 and began fitting it into a range of simple, time-only watches for the modern man.  From precious metal-cased dress watches to more utilitarian steel models, the mil-spec Calibre 89 took on a new life on wrists all across the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular Calibre 89, wrapped in a 36mm steel case with faceted bombay-style lugs, was likely produced in the mid 1950s.  The matte silver dial, which has taken on a light speckled patina that highlights the applied stick markers and matching gold-toned sword hands, is indicative of the understated designs of the era and works to further conceal the legendary drivetrain inside.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether you're in the market for a simple classy piece, or you're looking for an exceptional vintage daily-wearer with a revered history, this IWC Caliber 89 is for you - and with its Mark XI brethren drawing big numbers, this watch is a proposition that shouldn't be ignored.     \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4184715905,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Steel_Cal89_AS00998_2.jpg?v=1440004927"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur-666","title":"IWC Ingenieur 666","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decedent of the Mark XI military watch, the Ingenieur is the result of all of IWC’s military, scientific and engineering knowhow together in one watch. This is a special one folks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you think of watches by International Watch Company, you'll probably conjure images of the their lovely Portuguese chronographs, sturdy Aquatimer divers, Big Pilot aviators, or their 70's inspired Ingenieur SL. The latter is without question a pillar of wristwatch design, originally penned by legendary designer Gerald Genta, the \"father\" of the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus. With its characteristic integrated bracelet and sharp, angular case design, the Genta-penned Ingenieur is indisputably a sought after timepiece, but many don't know that the Ingy story started about twenty years prior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough IWC began producing anti-magnetic movements as early as 1888, the Reference 666 Ingenieur was IWC's first foray into producing a purpose-built anti-magnetic tool watch for scientific and industrial usage. Launched in 1955, the Ingenieur borrowed the soft iron inner case of the WWII-era Mark XI military watch and added a new in-house movement. Offered originally in date and non-date format, the 666 is one of the most hard-to-find vintage IWC models on the market today. A combination of limited production and its unassuming looks (a large number of them were probably scrapped by people who didn't know they were something special), not to mention the perils of time, make early examples such as this one a highly desirable \"pre-Genta\" Ingenieur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps most interestingly, the Reference 666 Ingenieur featured anti-magnetic protection up to 80,000 amperes per meter, exactly double the resistance of the SL model currently offered by IWC. Double. Newer, it seems, doesn't always mean better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular piece comes from a private collection and is in outstanding original condition, with a crisp case, lovely silver pie-pan dial, and a Gay Freres signed bracelet that is to die for. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA great writeup on the history of the IWC Ingenieur can be found \u003ca title=\"analog\/shift X  IWC Ingenieur history\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iwc.com\/en\/experiences\/ingenieur-the-story-of-a-legend\/\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4184797441,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Ingeneur_666_AS01000_Culture1.jpg?v=1435948583"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xvi-pilots-watch","title":"IWC Mark XVI","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there is one thing that the International Watch Company is known for, it’s an impressive devotion to the development and production of an outstanding pilot’s watch. Mark XI pilot’s watches are among some of the most sought after WWII mil-spec watches today, and for good reason. With incredible accuracy and incorporated anti-magnetic designs, these timepieces were an essential part of an aircraft’s kit, and are widely lauded for their service during combat raids and sorties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince WWII, IWC has maintained its focus on developing functional (as well as beautiful) timepieces for pilots, drawing on what has become an iconic style – clean matte black dials with bright, legible hour markers and hands doused in luminous material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XVI is the direct descendent of the Mark XI and hallmarks of it can be seen throughout its design.  But where other models, like the popular Mark XII, favored cases that were closer in styling to that of the WWII pieces, the Mark VXI is slightly different.  With slightly longer, slimmer lugs and a thinner overall feel on the wrist, the Mark XVI has a more modern feel while retaining it's authentic DNA.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdding to the modern feel of the piece is the slightly domed polarized crystal - a feature introduced to the line to help decrease glare and reflection in high-light settings.  Still, with it's traditionally-styled dial and handset, the Mark XVI feels linked to IWC's long line of function-driven pilot's watches.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't always go for modern watches as we often feel they are overdesigned and oversized.  But the MarkXVI Spitfire strikes us as a perfect every-day-wear IWC - it's got all the looks of its vintage brethren, a robust high-grade movement and a case that was designed to take a beating.  All in all, its a great timepiece that we'd never shy away from strapping to our wrist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7268787137,"sku":null,"price":3700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_MarkXVI_Papers_AS01176_1.jpg?v=1444771124"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xvii-pilots-watch-as01189","title":"IWC Mark XVII Pilot's Watch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there is one thing that the International Watch Company is known for, it’s an impressive devotion to the development and production of an outstanding pilot’s watch. Mark XI pilot’s watches are among some of the most sought after WWII mil-spec watches today, and for good reason. With incredible accuracy and incorporated anti-magnetic designs, these timepieces were an essential part of an aircraft’s kit, and are widely lauded for their service during combat raids and sorties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince WWII, IWC has maintained its focus on developing functional (as well as beautiful) timepieces for pilots, drawing on what has become an iconic style – clean matte black dials with bright, legible hour markers and hands doused in luminous material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XVII is the direct descendent of the Mark XI and hallmarks of that mid-century flyer can be seen throughout its design.  But where other models, like the popular Mark XII, favored dial designs that were closer in styling to that of the WWII pieces, the Mark VXII has a modernized take with its characteristic \"open date\" display, a design choice that sets it apart from its ancestors.  With slightly longer, slimmer lugs and a thinner overall feel than older models on the wrist, the Mark XVII has a more modern touch while retaining it's authentic DNA, and wears great!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdding to the modern feel of the piece is the slightly domed polarized crystal - a feature introduced to the line to help decrease glare and reflection in high-light settings.  With it's traditionally-styled Arabic hour markers and luminous handset, the Mark XVII feels linked to IWC's long line of function-driven pilot's watches.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't always go for modern watches as we often feel they are over-designed and oversized.  But the Mark XVII strikes us as a perfect every-day-wear IWC - it's got all the looks of its vintage brethren, a robust high-grade movement and a case that was designed to take a beating.  All in all, its a great timepiece that we'd never shy away from strapping to our wrist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a current-collection timepiece retailing for $5700. Details can be found on IWC's website, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iwc.com\/en\/collection\/pilots\/IW3265\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"analog\/shift X IWC Mark XVII Pilot's Watch\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7548788033,"sku":null,"price":4150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XVII_Fliegeruhr_Box_Papers_AS01189_1.jpg?v=1447965123"},{"product_id":"iwc-18k-automatic","title":"IWC 18K Automatic","description":"\u003cp\u003eSimple. Refined. Understated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen choosing a good dress watch, one should be conscious of it's role: A dress watch should not leap from the wrist, declaring its presence obnoxiously to onlookers.  It should be a subtle companion that accents the wearer and his outfit.  Ideally a precious metal, a dress watch should also be simple and clean, without the noise of chronograph or other functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the International Watch Company is often associated with \u003cspan\u003etheir lovely Portuguese chronographs, sturdy Aquatimer divers, Big Pilot aviators, or their 70's inspired Ingenieur SLs, it \u003c\/span\u003ehas also been a longstanding manufacture of some of the most beautiful dress watches we can think of.  With a solid 18K yellow gold cushion case, this IWC \u003cem\u003eSchaffhausen \u003c\/em\u003efits the bill for wrist attire in any setting where a little class goes a long way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with many of IWC's watches, the true beauty of the timepiece is on the inside.  In this case, the mechanical genius comes in the form of the Calibre 8541B automatic movement, long considered one of IWC's best engineered movements. Easy to service and incredibly accurate, it is also compact enough to make this a relatively slim-wearing watch for the era, measuring in at only 11.2mm from case back to crystal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example dates to the 1970s and is in remarkable original condition.  The 36mm cushion case retains crisp lines and brushing and is perfectly accented by the clean gold tone sunburst dial and hands.  Paired with a Horween Shell Cordovan strap with matching gold hardware, this IWC is ready for formal wear.  And, with the added benefit of a date function, this piece would make an extraordinary everyday dress or business piece.  Whatever the use, there is no denying that this IWC's classic stylings and robust movement make it a lovely and desirable piece.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8105788161,"sku":null,"price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_18k_Automatic_Cushion_Case_AS01208_1.jpg?v=1448059447"},{"product_id":"iwc-portofino-as01244","title":"IWC Portofino","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple. Refined. Understated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsider that a mantra when choosing a good dress watch. A dress watch should not leap from the wrist, declaring its presence to onlookers. Instead, it should be a subtle companion that accents the wearer and his outfit. A dress watch should also be simple and clean, the dial uncluttered by unnecessary sub-dials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile in recent years the International Watch Company is often associated with their lovely Portuguese chronographs, sturdy Aquatimer divers, Big Pilot aviators, or the redoubtable \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/iwc-mark-xi\" title=\"IWC Mark XI\"\u003etool watches\u003c\/a\u003e that accompanied pilots from the late 40s to the 1970s, it has also been a longstanding manufacture of some of the most simplistically beautiful dress timepieces.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a simple, circular steel case, black dial, and gently curving this IWC\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePortofino checks all the boxes for a perfect daily-wearer that effortlessly pulls double-duty as an elegant wristwatch for dressier occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular model dates to the early 2000s and is in beautiful condition inside and out. The 38mm case (only 8.5mm thick!) is perfectly accented by the clean non-luminous jet black dial and simple steel stick hands. Internally, a Calibre 30110 automatic movement provides power with a reserve of 42 hours. The solid steel case back is held in place by six screws, and the dial is protected by a sapphire crystal. Fully overhauled by our friends at Central Watch, this beauty also comes with an 18-month warranty dated 12\/15 and is ready to wear right out of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaired with a Horween Shell Cordovan strap with matching polished steel hardware, this IWC makes a statement without screaming from the wrist, and pairs nicely with a variety of work or dress apparel. With the added benefit of a date function, this piece truly makes an extraordinary everyday piece. Whatever the use, there is no denying that this IWC's classic stylings and robust movement make it a lovely and desirable piece.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10773085569,"sku":null,"price":2950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Portofino_AS01244_1.jpg?v=1480526075"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xv-as01288","title":"IWC Mark XV","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf there is one thing that the International Watch Company is known for, it’s an impressive devotion to the development and production of an outstanding pilot’s watch. Mark XI pilot’s watches are among some of the most sought after WWII mil-spec watches today, and for good reason. With incredible accuracy and incorporated anti-magnetic designs, these timepieces were an essential part of an aircraft pilot's kit, and are widely lauded for their service during combat raids and sorties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince WWII, IWC has maintained its focus on developing functional (as well as beautiful) timepieces for pilots, drawing on what has become an iconic style; clean, clutter-free dials with bright, legible hour markers and hands doused in luminous material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XV is the direct descendent of the Mark XI and hallmarks of its ancestor can be seen throughout its design.  With it's traditionally-styled dial and a modern (and \u003cem\u003eperfect!\u003c\/em\u003e) 38mm case size with longer, slimmer lugs and a thinner overall feel on the wrist, the Mark XV is perhaps our favorite contemporary Mark-series pilot's watch. The Mark XV was also the last in the series to offer a dial with a printed Arabic 9:00 marker, a feature that has been left off subsequent models, much to the chagrin of enthusiasts!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular timepiece is finished with a rare and stunning \u003cem\u003ewhite\u003c\/em\u003e dial - a departure from the traditional matte black dials typically found on aviator's watches. Brightening things up even further is the central seconds hand in blued steel, which brilliantly catches the light beneath the domed crystal. If anything, this crisp dial and subtly colored hand dresses up the piece ever so slightly, making it versatile for dress and casual wear alike. Complete with its original inner and outer boxes and books and just back from a trip to the spa, this Mark XV is ready to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't always go for modern watches as we often feel they are over-designed and oversized.  But the Mark XV might just be the perfect contemporary IWC - it's got all the looks of its vintage brethren, a robust movement and a case that was designed to take a beating.  All in all, its a great timepiece that we'd never shy away from strapping to our wrist. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":10977226817,"sku":null,"price":4400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_MarkXV_BP_AS01288_2.jpg?v=1451501200"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89","title":"IWC Calibre 89","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_description\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e The Calibre 89 movement is one of the more important drivetrains to come out of the post war years.  Standing firmly as the cornerstone of IWC's in-house workmanship, the Calibre 89 was a superlative creation, as accurate and reliable as it was beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibre 89 began its life inside the mind of Albert Pellaton, a movement designer that had cut his teeth at Vacheron Constantin and come to Schaffhausen as IWC's Technical Director in 1944.  For his first major project, Pellaton penned the Calibre 89, building on the skeleton of the Calibre 83, which had been IWC's workhorse movement since the early 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Calibre 89 is most renowned for driving the Ministry of Defense's Mark XI pilot's watch, it made its way into a wide array of civilian-grade timekeepers, many of which sported the same spartan design language as their military brethren.  While we've offered a few of these late 1940s\/early 50s gent's watches in steel, this is the first time we've found one in solid 18K gold, a rare expression of an otherwise buttoned-up watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut as is often the case in life (and watches), you can't always have it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon close inspection of this piece, it became obvious to us that the dial of this extraordinary example had been refinished, a fact that usually makes us pass up a watch without many second thoughts.  But something about this one bit us.  We realized that not everyone who is into vintage is into patina, and while we are often drawn to the wear and character that an unrestored piece has, there are many out there for whom a restoration reclaims the original beauty and class of a vintage watch.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this instance, the restorer, whoever he or she was, had an extremely skilled hand.  The eggshell dial is clean, the printing sharp and very true to the original scripted text, showing the expert touch.  The solid gold case, while also refinished, was done so with extreme care, allowing the original elegance of the watch to shine through brilliantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinding New Old Stock vintage watches, or examples that have survived decades of wear is becoming rarer and rarer and an increasing number of enthusiasts are looking for a special piece to whet their developing tastes, and a watch like this one, despite its restored state, is a wonderful way to get a stunning and historically important vintage piece at a fraction of the price it would otherwise be.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"product_details\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":11053566401,"sku":null,"price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Cal89_Gold_AS01210_1.jpg?v=1451944886"},{"product_id":"iwc-pilot-s-chronograph-edition-collectors-watch-cf3-as01349","title":"IWC Pilot’s Chronograph Edition Collectors’ Watch \"CF3\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is a thing of beauty when a modern manufacture not only \u003cem\u003erecognizes\u003c\/em\u003e the passion of watch collectors, but rewards them with something truly special. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Special Editions are \u003cem\u003every\u003c\/em\u003e common in the luxury watch segment, IWC has treated their most loyal clients with a series of limited production timepieces developed specifically for members of their online community, the IWC Collectors' Forum. Taking feedback from this community in regard to specific demands as well as design input, the brand has to date released three models in this exclusive series, known casually as CFX (Collectors' Forum and #). This particular timepiece, the most recent in the collection, is technically referenced as IW387808 Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Edition “Collectors’ Watch”, is referred to more simply as \"CF3\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited to 250 pieces, with the first 100 units allocated specifically for members of the Collectors' Forum, this chronograph, a derivative of their popular Spitfire line, sold out globally in no time - and its not difficult at all to see why! Using the standard 43mm steel Spitfire case, the CF3 has been treated to a thoughtfully \"retro\" color scheme, replete with vintage-styled lume and a black matte dial with raised Arabic indices. But the modifications from a base Spitfire don't end there - the controversial open date window was done away with in favor of a single (and more traditional) aperture, and an antimagnetic inner cage was added, giving the CF3 some proper tool-watch chops to match its good looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example is being offered with its original leather wrapped box, instruction manual, warranty booklet, and warranty card, dated January 2015. Worn sparingly, it shows only faint signs of wear from use, and comes with its original brown leather strap with contrast stitching and signed deployant buckle. In all seriousness, this may be our favorite contemporary IWC model, and that's really saying something. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information on this rare edition chronograph, click over to the IWC Collectors' Forum, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.iwc.com\/forum\/en\/discussion\/63362\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"analog\/shift X IWC Collectors Forum CF3 Spitfire Edition\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":11509365633,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Spitfire_Chronograph_B_AS01349_1.jpg?v=1453830403"},{"product_id":"iwc-fliegeruhr-chronograph-box-and-papers","title":"IWC Fliegeruhr Chronograph","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the world of horology there are certain indelible associations. Like the Omega Speedmaster and NASA, or the Heuer Autavia and Formula 1. Since its inception, IWC has had deep ties to the world of aviation. They make pilot's watches for pilots with pilots' needs in mind. Although the brand has built a following through its dive and dress watches, it's with the pilot's watches that IWC truly excels. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIWC produced its first specially-made pilot's watch in 1936. This was their first watch designed with an antimagnetic escapement. The Big Pilot's watch was introduced in 1940, during the height of World War II, establishing the brand's most enduring model of aviator's watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first glance the Fliegeruhr Chronograph, reference 3777, can't be mistaken for anything but a pilot's watch. There's the size, first of all. The case is a sturdy 43mm (larger than its predecessor the ref. 3717 by one millimeter), with brushed finish and sharp, polished edges. To make the watch antimagnetic, IWC employed an iron casing, a measure necessary to take with sensitive instruments that will be exposed to magnetic fields inside an aircraft. A concern for practicality extends to the Fliegeruhr's crystal as well; the applied anti-reflective coating greatly reduces glare in high-light conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with all pilot's watches, the printed dial with its large numerals allows for ease of legibility in a dark cockpit. There's the requisite arrowhead indicator at 12 o'clock, naturally. But IWC added an open date window at 3 o'clock, a polarizing design feature that came to mark this particular reference.  While it isn't unique among pilot's watches (Bremont employed something similar in their \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bremont.com\/collection\/u-2\/u-22\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eU-22\u003c\/a\u003e), it's a first for IWC, and opinion about it was fairly divisive--even derisive--when the watch was first introduced.  Despite the controversy of the Fliegeruhr's design, we think it falls well within the standards for a pilot's watch, and we happily count it as part of IWCs growing pantheon of contemporary classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular Fliegeruhr is in excellent, like-new condition and comes with its original box and papers. To quote the operating instructions, when you buy this watch you enter \"a small circle of individuals who... demand slightly more of a watch than absolute precision.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe can't sum it up better than that. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":11888257217,"sku":null,"price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Fliegeruhr_Chronograph_BoxPapers_AS01371_2.jpg?v=1454974354"},{"product_id":"iwc-fliegeruhr-top-gun-chronograph-as01392","title":"IWC Fliegeruhr 'Top Gun' Chronograph","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC produced its first specially-made pilot's watch in 1936. In order to weather the various magnetic fields generated by the large plane engines, IWC fitted its new offering with an antimagnetic escapement, then a first for the Swiss manufacture.  Throughout World War II, IWC produced a series of pilot's watches, perhaps the most iconic of which was the Reference 52T S.C., also known as the 'Big Pilot,' a watch that established one of the brand's most recognizable designs.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToday, IWC still draws inspiration from the purpose-driven military watches of the era, expressing their historical design-language in the popular Fliegeruhr (literally 'Pilot's watch) line.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Fliegeruhr Chronograph, Reference 3777, was introduced in 2010. It's a sturdy 43mm (larger than its predecessor the Reference 3717 by one millimeter), with brushed finish and sharp, polished edges. To make the watch antimagnetic, IWC employed an iron casing, a measure necessary to take with sensitive instruments that will be exposed to magnetic fields inside an aircraft. The applied anti-reflective coating on the crystal greatly reduces glare in high-light conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC followed up the Fliegeruhr with the Top Gun Miramar, named for the USN Fighter Weapons School in California where Marine pilots learn to be as edgy as Maverick and Iceman among other things. At an impressive (or infuriatingly-large, for some) 46mm, its size is at least in keeping with the trend for larger pilot's watches. After all, they're meant to be legible at night in a darkened cockpit, so the numerals are large and the design of the dial is almost austere. The color scheme is instead brown, red (for the hours), and cream in the hands. Only the 3, 6, and 9 registers and the hands are luminescent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother departure from the previous Fliegeruhr is the case--a ceramic finish in a not-quite-black hue. While, IWC released their first ceramic chronograph, the ref. 3705, in the mid-90s, the Top Gun represents the most recent application of this unique case style. Powered by the IWC caliber 3705 (based on the venerable Valjoux 7750), it ran for only three years and has gained a cult following. Like its predecessor, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTop Gun is powered by an in-house IWC caliber, the 8365, with an ever-convenient flyback mechanism. \u003c\/span\u003eThe Top Gun is in many ways the successor to the ceramic chronographs of yore, but with an eye for modern trends, making it a worthy addition to the pantheon of IWC chronographs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn excellent, like-new condition and coming with its original box and papers, this modern chrono is about as sharp as they come. To quote the operating instructions, when you buy this watch you enter \"a small circle of individuals who... demand slightly more of a watch than absolute precision.\" We can't sum it up better than that. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12109339457,"sku":null,"price":9400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Fliegeruhr_Chronograph_TopGun_AS01392_2.jpg?v=1455749177"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-ix-pilots-watch","title":"IWC Mark XI Pilot's Watch","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn aviation, watches are essential tools for navigation. From its earliest days, watch manufacturers endeavored to develop a timepiece that would allow a pilot to calculate his position at a glance. In 1929 Longines produced a \"seconds-setting\" watch designed by Philip Weems, a professor from the U.S. Naval Academy, and in 1932 produced the Hour Angle with insight from one of the most renowned aviators to ever take to the skies, Charles Lindbergh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC established itself as a manufacturer of aviation watches, starting with the first watch ever developed solely for aviation, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, in 1936. \u003c\/span\u003eBut as aviation became militarized, the importance of watches as navigational tools increased, and the British Ministry of Defense called upon manufacturers to design watches that could meet the rigorous standards required for military use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've mentioned the 'Dirty Dozen' before: military-issued watches manufactured by twelve companies that have now become the stuff of horological legend. These companies were: Buren, Cyma, Eterna, Grana, JLC, Lemania, IWC, Omega, Record, Timor, Vertex, and Longines. Watches issued as part of the Dirty Dozen carried the Caliber 83 movement and sported black dials distinguished by a broad arrow (indicating that the watch was property of the British crown); Arabic numerals; luminous radium hands; 15 jewel movement; and the case backs were stamped W.W.W., for \"Watch Wristlet Waterproof.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut while these watches were approved for military use, and were indeed used by pilots, they did not prove ideal for aviation because they were produced with a lower level of accuracy than was required for dead-reckoning. Therefore, in the late 1940s the Ministry of Defense initiated a project to develop a watch designed exclusively for aviation. The new standard issued, which the MOD coded 6B\/346, required chronometer-grade and anti-magnetic movements. The MoD gave the contract to two manufacturers: Jaeger-LeCoultre and, of course, IWC. Thus, the Mark XI was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIWC met the antimagnetic properties by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. Rather than the caliber 83 movement, the Mark XI was fitted with the Caliber 89, regarded as perhaps the most robust three-hand movements of all time. The Caliber 89 runs at 18,000 bph and features a double barrel, a Breguet hairspring, and a drive for the sweeping seconds hand that IWC patented. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ministry of Defense spared no expense in guaranteeing that the watches maintained their accuracy. Each watch was\u003c\/span\u003e subjected to a 44-day testing period at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which included 14 days in which the watches were tested in five different positions and at two different temperatures. Once the watches passed these rigorous tests, they had to be returned to the Royal Observatory for testing within a year. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. Its size (slightly small by today's standards) belies the sturdiness and dependability of this robust navigating machine. Reliable to the last, it exemplifies the truest notions of a tool watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular watch is in excellent condition, with only slight signs of wear that speak to the conflicts it's seen. The case back is stamped with the model number, case number, and year of manufacture, 1951. Its l\u003c\/span\u003eovely condition makes this watch very desirable, both for its versatility and as an important horological artifact.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16774379841,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_Pilot_AS01434_1.jpg?v=1458749074"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xii-pilots-watch","title":"IWC Mark XII","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom IWC's earliest days, the brand established itself as a manufacturer of aviation watches. This marriage of IWC and aviation began with the production of the first watch ever developed solely for aviation, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, in 1936. The Special Pilot's Watch later became known to collectors as the Mark IX, the progenitor of IWC's fabled Mark series of pilot's watches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark IX more or less set the standard for what aviator's watches would look and feel like. It had a black dial, large luminescent numerals and indices, and--most importantly--a shock-absorbent movement, the caliber 83. Production of the Mark IX ceased in 1944 and the model was supplanted by the Mark X. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark X, produced from 1944 to 1948, saw combat during World War II. This is one of the famous \"Dirty Dozen\" produced by the twelve manufacturers that met standards passed down by the British Ministry of Defense. With case backs stamped \"WWW\" for \"Watch Wristlet Waterproof,\" these watches were, as one can infer from the name, waterproof, shock-absorbent, and bore the looks (black dial, luminous hands) already typified by the \"Mark IX.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA\u003c\/span\u003es aviation became militarized, the importance of watches as navigational tools increased. Once again the British Ministry of Defense called upon manufacturers to design watches that could meet the rigorous standards required for military use. Therefore, in the late 1940s, the Ministry of Defense initiated a project to develop a watch designed exclusively for military aviation. The new standard issue, which the MOD coded 6B\/346, required chronometer-grade and anti-magnetic movements. The MoD gave the contract to two manufacturers: Jaeger-LeCoultre and, of course, IWC. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn creating the Mark XI, IWC met the antimagnetic properties set forth by the MoD by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. The Mark XI was fitted with the Caliber 89, regarded as perhaps the most robust three-hand movements of all time. The Caliber 89 runs at 18,000 bph and features a double barrel, a Breguet hairspring, and a drive for the sweeping seconds hand that IWC patented. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. It was not replaced in the Mark line until 1993, when the Mark XII was introduced. The Mark XII maintained the look and the feel of the Mark XI, but featured an automatic movement and a date wheel. The movement, the IWC caliber 884\/2, was based on the JLC caliber 889\/2. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XII, more refined than its predecessors, launched the Mark line into the realm of civilian wear. And yet it retains the austerity of the military watches it succeeds, with a stainless steel case in un-fussy matte finishing. Attractive and versatile, it's at home on the modern wrist, a perfect marriage of military precision and modern sensibilities. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17536735297,"sku":null,"price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XII_Pilots_Watch_AS01473_1.jpg?v=1461094076"},{"product_id":"iwc-aquatimer-as01491","title":"IWC Aquatimer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe IWC Aquatimer, ref. 3536-003, has a storied history despite being a modern wristwatch. It represents the triumphant reissue of the classic Aquatimer line, which was launched in 1967 with the Reference 1815. The Reference 1815 was IWC's first attempt at a dive watch, released in an era when IWC had tough competition from Rolex (with the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/rolex-submariner-meters-first\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Rolex Submariner \"\u003eSubmariner\u003c\/a\u003e) and Blancpain (with the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/blancpain-lip\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Retailed by LIP\"\u003eFifty Fathoms\u003c\/a\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the time, IWC was known mainly for its pilot's watches, epitomized by the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/watches\/products\/iwc-mark-ix-pilots-watch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XI Pilot's Watch\"\u003eMark XI\u003c\/a\u003e. Despite the fierce rivalry between Rolex and Blancpain to develop a dive watch, IWC seemed resistant to the trend. With the Fifty Fathom's association with Jacques Cousteau, and the Submariner's as-then unsurpassed depth rating of 200m, there seemed little room for improvement in dive watches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut IWC quietly developed a prototype of the watch that would become the Aquatimer in 1964. The first reference of Aquatimer available for retail, the ref. 1815, was released in 1967. It featured the same automatic movement that was used in the Ingenieur, the cal. 8542. In appearance the Aquatimer owed much to the Ingeniuer, with a similar dial and bracelet. However, the Aquatimer, to suit the depths that it would descend to, had a thicker crystal and case with a patented sealing technology and a rotating inner bezel.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the poor performance of the ref. 1815's successor, the 1816, and the encroaching Japanese Quartz technology, IWC continued to develop new models of Aquatimer. The most iconic model of Aquatimer from this period was the Ocean 2000. Designed in concert with Ferdinand A. Porsche in 1978 and released in 1982, the Ocean 2000 was IWC's answer to the hot new styles of quartz watches: a mechanical watch with an unusual, distinctive case completely different from the iconic Gerald Genta design of the Ingenieur. The Ocean 2000 was developed for the German Bundeswehr (like the Heuer pilot's watch that carried the same \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/products\/heuer-bundeswehr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Heuer Bundeswehr\"\u003ename\u003c\/a\u003e as the German army) and was the first dive watch to have a case made of titanium. This reference revitalized a foundering line and was its benchmark until the release of the GST Aquatimer in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe GST Aquatimer (ref. 3536) is IWC's answer to the notion of a \"professional dive watch\" posed by later references of the Rolex Submariner. It combines a classic round case (sturdy, of course) with an elegant dial with distinct Bauhaus influences. Yet lest its appearance deceive you, the GST Aquatimer took the watch to a depth of 2000m. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ref. 3536 was available in stainless steel with a black dial (ref. 3536-002), titanium like the Ocean 2000 (ref. 3536-001), and in stainless steel with a white dial (ref. 3536-003). Ours is an example of the latter reference, which only saw a release of 6000 pieces, making it quite rare. Another interesting feature is the luminescent material on the markers and hands: tritium, which was only produced until 2000, when the brand (like so many others) switched to SuperLuminova. What results is a dive watch that's the perfect alternative to the Rolex Submariner. While imposing on a bracelet, its sturdy build and clean, legible dial make this piece an eye-catching sport diver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":17935496833,"sku":null,"price":6200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Aquatimer_Ref3536_AS01491_1.jpg?v=1461702386"},{"product_id":"iwc-fliegerchronograph-3705-papers","title":"IWC Fliegerchronograph 3705","description":"\u003cem\u003eDetailed Description Coming Soon!\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20747931841,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Der_Fliegerchonograph_3705_Papers_AS01564_1.jpg?v=1465849823"},{"product_id":"iwc-cartier-signed","title":"IWC Caliber 89 Signed by Cartier","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibre 89 began its life inside the mind of movement designer Albert Pellaton. Pellaton cut his teeth at Vacheron Constantin, but went to Schaffhausen as IWC's Technical Director in 1944. For his first major project, Pellaton designed the Calibre 89, which would signify a renewal of production for the war-torn watch industry in post-war Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePellaton built the Caliber 89 on the skeleton of the Calibre 83, which had been IWC's workhorse movement since the early 1930s. The Caliber 89, in turn, owes its existence to the British Ministry of Defense, who set forth a new standard of specifications for military-grade timepieces. This standard, dubbed 6B\/346, required a chronometer-grade, anti-magnetic movement. IWC (and Jaeger-LeCoultre, who also received the contract) met the antimagnetic properties by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. Though not the most complex movement in terms of construction, the Caliber 89 nevertheless combined state-of-the-art (for then) technology--such as double barrels and a newly-patented drive train for the sweeping seconds hand--with a plain, unadorned appearance that spoke to the movement's sturdiness and reliability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Calibre 89 is most renowned for its use in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc-sold\/products\/iwc-mark-ix-pilots-watch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XI\"\u003eMark XI\u003c\/a\u003e pilot's watch, it made its way into a wide array of civilian-grade timekeepers, many of which sported the same spartan design language as their military brethren. Rather than redesign a movement for the new era of consumer-grade watches, IWC continued production of the Calibre 89 and fitted it into a range of simple, time-only watches for the modern man. From precious metal-cased dress watches to more utilitarian steel models, the mil-spec Calibre 89 took on a new life on wrists all across the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular Calibre 89, wrapped in a 36mm Staybrite steel case, was likely produced in the mid 1950s. The matte silver dial is indicative of the understated designs of the era. It's also signed by both IWC and Cartier, signifying that it was retailed by the well-renowned jeweler.    \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the sportier Caliber 89-powered Mark XI garners more attention than its dressier twins, this watch provides a more affordable alternative. Whether you're in the market for a simple classy piece, or you're looking for an exceptional vintage daily-wearer with a revered history, this IWC Caliber 89 is for you.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21564497857,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Cartier_Signed_AS01596_1.jpg?v=1467752296"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89-dress-watch-as01646","title":"IWC Calibre 89 Dress Watch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC's Calibre 89 stands out as one of the most important calibers to emerge from the Post War years. It stands firmly at the cornerstone of IWC's in-house workmanship, a superlative creation, as accurate and reliable as it is beautiful. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibre 89 began its life inside the mind of movement designer Albert Pellaton. Pellaton cut his teeth at Vacheron Constantin, but went to Schaffhausen as IWC's Technical Director in 1944. For his first major project, Pellaton designed the Calibre 89, which would signify a renewal of production for the war-torn watch industry in post-war Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePellaton built the Caliber 89 on the skeleton of the Calibre 83, which had been IWC's workhorse movement since the early 1930s. The Caliber 89, in turn, owes its existence to the British Ministry of Defense, who set forth a new standard of specifications for military-grade timepieces. This standard, dubbed 6B\/346, required a chronometer-grade, anti-magnetic movement. IWC (and Jaeger-LeCoultre, who also received the contract) met the antimagnetic properties by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. Though not the most complex movement in terms of construction, the Caliber 89 nevertheless combined state-of-the-art (for then) technology--such as double barrels and a newly-patented drive train for the sweeping seconds hand--with a plain, unadorned appearance that spoke to the movement's sturdiness and reliability. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Calibre 89 is most renowned for its use in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc-sold\/products\/iwc-mark-ix-pilots-watch\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XI\"\u003eMark XI\u003c\/a\u003e pilot's watch, it made its way into a wide array of civilian-grade timekeepers, many of which sported the same spartan design language as their military brethren. Rather than redesign a movement for the new era of consumer-grade watches, IWC continued production of the Calibre 89 and fitted it into a range of simple, time-only watches for the modern man. From precious metal-cased dress watches to more utilitarian steel models, the mil-spec Calibre 89 took on a new life on wrists all across the world.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example, confirmed to be a Reference 521 by our colleagues in Schaffhausen, is housed in a lovely 37mm 18k rose gold case with claw lugs, produced and sold in 1966. The matte silver dial is indicative of the understated designs of the era, combining simple Arabic markers at the cardinal hours and subtle rose gold stick markers for the rest. The only concession to luxury are the elegant \"ribbon\" style lugs and alpha hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the sportier Caliber 89-powered Mark XI garners more attention than its dressier twins, this watch provides a much more affordable alternative. Whether you're in the market for a simple classy piece, or you're looking for an exceptional vintage daily-wearer with a revered history, this IWC Caliber 89 is not to be missed!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":22495125761,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Gold_Dress_Watch_AS01646_1.jpg?v=1469568408"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xvii-box-and-papers-1","title":"IWC Mark XVII","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom IWC's earliest days, the brand established itself as a manufacturer of aviation watches. This marriage of IWC and aviation began with the production of the first watch ever developed solely for aviation, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, in 1936. The Special Pilot's Watch later became known to collectors as the Mark IX, the progenitor of IWC's fabled Mark series of pilot's watches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark IX more or less set the standard for what aviator's watches would look and feel like. It had a black dial, large luminescent numerals and indices, and--most importantly--a shock-absorbent movement, the caliber 83. Production of the Mark IX ceased in 1944 and the model was supplanted by the Mark X. Produced from 1944 to 1948, the Mark X saw combat during World War II. This is one of the famous \"Dirty Dozen\" produced by the twelve manufacturers that met standards passed down by the British Ministry of Defense. With case backs stamped \"WWW\" for \"Watch Wristlet Waterproof,\" these watches were, as one can infer from the name, waterproof, shock-absorbent, and bore the looks (black dial, luminous hands) already typified by the \"Mark IX.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrompted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6B\/346, \u003c\/span\u003e the MOD's new standard for military-issue timepieces, IWC (along with JLC) won a patent to supply Britain's armed forces with yet another watch, this time meeting stringent anti-magnetic qualifications. The Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. It was not replaced until 1993, when the Mark XII was introduced. The Mark XII maintained the look and the feel of the Mark XI, but featured an automatic movement and a date wheel. The movement, the IWC caliber 884\/2, was based on the JLC caliber 889\/2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the Mark XII that ushered in an new era for IWC's current \"Mark\" series. The Mark XVII, which we offer here, is clearly the direct descendent of the Mark XI, and hallmarks of that mid-century flyer can be seen throughout its design. But where other models, like the popular Mark XII, favored dial designs that were closer in styling to that of the WWII pieces, the Mark VXII has a modernized take with its characteristic \"open date\" display, a design choice that sets it apart from its ancestors. With slightly longer, slimmer lugs and a thinner overall feel than older models on the wrist, the Mark XVII has a more modern touch while retaining its authentic DNA, and wears great!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdding to the modern feel of the piece is the slightly domed polarized crystal--a feature introduced to the line to help decrease glare and reflection in the high-light settings in which modern wearers often find themselves. With its traditionally-styled Arabic hour markers and luminous handset, the Mark XVII feels linked to IWC's long line of function-driven pilot's watches, striking us as a perfect every-day-wear IWC--it's got all the looks of its vintage brethren, a robust high-grade movement and a case that was designed to take a beating.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, it's a great timepiece that we'd never shy away from strapping to our wrist. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26099256065,"sku":null,"price":3350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XVII_BoxPapers_AS01687_1.jpg?v=1474054908"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur-sl-ref-3506","title":"IWC Ingenieur SL Automatic","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen you think of watches by International Watch Company, you'll probably conjure images of their sturdy Aquatimer divers or Big Pilot aviators. But their Ingenieur is without question a pillar of wristwatch design. With its characteristic integrated bracelet and sharp, angular case design, the Ingenieur is indisputably a sought after timepiece, but many don't know that its story started about twenty years prior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough IWC began producing anti-magnetic movements as early as 1888, the Reference 666 Ingenieur was IWC's first foray into producing a purpose-built anti-magnetic tool watch. The Ingeniuer, brainchild of Albert Pellaton, IWC's technical director, utilized the automatic movement (Caliber 85) that Pellaton designed in 1950. Pellaton borrowed the soft iron inner case of the WWII-era Mark XI military watch and modified the Caliber 85 to create an entirely new in-house movement, the Caliber 852, with Breguet overcoil and central seconds. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike the Rolex Milgauss, the Ingenieur was intended to be used by engineers and other scientists whose work involved exposure to high levels of magnetism. From 1955, when the Ingenieur was launched, IWC produced the watch in a variety of case and dial configurations. However, the majority of these early Ingenieurs were housed in thin, elegant steel or gold cases.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the 1970s, IWC released the Ingenieur in a \"jumbo\" case, in keeping with the trend toward larger case sizes. This reference, the Ingenieur SL, was designed by none other than Gerald Genta, \u003c\/span\u003ethe \"father\" of the original Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and Patek Philippe Nautilus. The large steel case with its riveted bezel and integrated bracelet certainly takes design cues from the Royal Oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, due to the poor sales of the \"jumbo\" Ingenieur, IWC decided to release a slimmer version. The Reference 3506, which we feature here, was released in the mid 1980s. It has all the hallmarks of the distinctive Genta design, just in a smaller size, but still sporty. Elegant touches like the gold hour markers and the textured dial elevate it to a more sophisticated look, making it look not out of place with a suit. Only produced for a short while, the Reference 3506 is seldom seen--don't miss it. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":26758405313,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Ingenieur_SL_3506_AS01711_1.jpg?v=1475168322"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-as01759","title":"IWC Mark XI","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC developed the first wristwatch designed solely for aviation, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, in 1936. \u003c\/span\u003eBut as aviation became militarized at the start of the Second World War, the importance of watches as navigational tools increased. During the war, the British Ministry of Defense called upon manufacturers to design watches that could meet the rigorous standards required for military use. The new standard issued, which the MOD coded 6B\/346, required chronometer-grade and anti-magnetic movements. The MoD gave the contract to two manufacturers: Jaeger-LeCoultre and, of course, IWC. Thus, the Mark XI was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIWC met the antimagnetic properties by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. Rather than the Caliber 83 movement, the Mark XI was fitted with the Caliber 89, regarded as perhaps the most robust three-hand movements of all time. The Caliber 89 runs at 18,000 bph and features a double barrel, a Breguet hairspring, and a drive for the sweeping seconds hand that IWC patented. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Ministry of Defense spared no expense in guaranteeing that the watches maintained their accuracy. Each watch was\u003c\/span\u003e subjected to a 44-day testing period at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, which included 14 days in which the watches were tested in five different positions and at two different temperatures. Once the watches passed these rigorous tests, they had to be returned to the Royal Observatory for testing within a year. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. Its size (slightly small by today's standards) belies the sturdiness and dependability of this robust navigating machine. Reliable to the last, it exemplifies the truest notions of a tool watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular watch is in a true veteran, with signs of wear that speak to the conflicts it's seen. Its case back, a 1951 contract service replacement, was replaced at some point during its life, while its movement serial and dial attest to its early (1947) manufacture, making it one of the first Mark XIs to enter service! Its l\u003c\/span\u003eovely patina makes this watch very desirable, both for its versatility and as an important horological artifact.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":28418967937,"sku":null,"price":6800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_AS01759_1.jpg?v=1478903893"},{"product_id":"iwc-fliegerchronograph-3705-as01798","title":"IWC Fliegerchronograph 3705","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription coming soon! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29319475905,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Chronograph_3705_AS01798_1.jpg?v=1484165172"},{"product_id":"iwc-portugieser-7-day-automatic-as01852","title":"IWC Portugieser 7 Day Automatic","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough the International Watch Company is most often associated with aviation, the manufacturer from Schaffhausen made its reputation with the Portuguese line, now its flagship and an opportunity for the brand to showcase its expertise in manufacturing complicated watches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Portuguese line had its genesis in the 1930s, shortly before the Second World War. Two clients from Portugal tasked IWC's watchmakers with producing wristwatches that were as accurate as marine chronometers. In those days, the only way of achieving that goal was to take movements from pocket watches and put them in wristwatch cases. IWC used a 74 caliber movement from Hunter as the basis for the new line, christened Portuguese (or Portugieser) after the homeland of the clients who inspired it. Since the Hunter movement was a hefty 37mm alone, the Portuguese required a large case to match, a huge departure from the slim cases that typified wristwatches of the 1930s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough IWC continued to produce the Portuguese line throughout the 1970s, it never was IWC's most profitable or plentiful. But by the 1990s IWC was inspired to revitalize the failing collection. In 1993, the brand's 125th anniversary, IWC introduced the Portuguese Reference 5441. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePowered by the Calibre 9828 (itself based on the pocket watch movement that powered the early Portugiesers, the Calibre 982), the Reference 5441 was produced in only 1750 pieces. \u003c\/span\u003eIWC followed up the Reference 5441 with the Reference 5240 (a minute repeater) and two variants of chronographs, a rattrapante (Reference 3712) and an automatic (Reference 3714), the latter of which would become one of IWC's best-selling models. The future of the Portuguese was secured, and would be followed in 2000 by IWC's greatest achievement: a fully in-house automatic movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe development of the Calibre 5000 took two years. It employed a bi-directional winding system that was masterminded in the 1940s by Albert Pellaton. The Calibre 5000 represented not only a rebirth of manufacturing expertise, but also continued growth for the Portuguese line. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIWC released the Calibre 5000 with several different modules, one of which featured a formidable 7-day power reserve. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe successor to that watch, the Reference 5001 (which we offer here), was introduced in 2005. In keeping with its predecessors, the Reference 5001 is imposing. Though the case is only 42.3mm in diameter the movement (the Calibre 50010, based on the legendary Calibre 5000) as well as the sapphire display case back make it thick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet this watch is not without touches of elegance (a nod to the ornamentations found on pocket watches in the golden age of railroad chronometers). From the feuille hands to the running seconds at 9 o'clock (not to mention the 7 day power reserve indicator, artfully-arranged on the dial), this watch is meant to be worn and admired. No blushing beauty, it won't slip unobtrusively under a cuff--but would you really want it to?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30560990401,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Portugieser_Automatic_5001_AS01852_1.jpg?v=1487111201"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xvii-darth-mark-17-as01952","title":"IWC Mark XVII \"Darth Mark 17\"","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom IWC's earliest days, the brand established itself as a manufacturer of aviation watches. This marriage of IWC and aviation began with the production of the first watch ever developed solely for aviation, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, in 1936. The Special Pilot's Watch later became known to collectors as the Mark IX, the progenitor of IWC's fabled Mark series of pilot's watches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mark IX more or less set the standard for what aviator's watches would look and feel like. It had a black dial, large luminescent numerals and indices, and--most importantly--a shock-absorbent movement, the caliber 83. Production of the Mark IX ceased in 1944 and the model was supplanted by the Mark X. Produced from 1944 to 1948, the Mark X saw combat during World War II. This is one of the famous \"Dirty Dozen\" produced by the twelve manufacturers that met standards passed down by the British Ministry of Defense. With case backs stamped \"WWW\" for \"Watch Wristlet Waterproof,\" these watches were, as one can infer from the name, waterproof, shock-absorbent, and bore the looks (black dial, luminous hands) already typified by the \"Mark IX.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrompted by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6B\/346, \u003c\/span\u003e the MOD's new standard for military-issue timepieces, IWC (along with JLC) won a patent to supply Britain's armed forces with yet another watch, this time meeting stringent anti-magnetic qualifications. The Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. It was not replaced until 1993, when the Mark XII was introduced. The Mark XII maintained the look and the feel of the Mark XI, but featured an automatic movement and a date wheel. The movement, the IWC caliber 884\/2, was based on the JLC caliber 889\/2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was the Mark XII that ushered in an new era for IWC's current \"Mark\" series. The Mark XVII, which we offer here, is clearly the direct descendent of the Mark XI, and hallmarks of that mid-century flyer can be seen throughout its design. But where other models, like the popular Mark XII, favored dial designs that were closer in styling to that of the WWII pieces, the Mark XVII has a modernized take with its characteristic \"open date\" display, a design choice that sets it apart from its ancestors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular Mark XVII is a custom job from none other than the master of IWC himself, Jack Alexyon. With a black DLC coating, this Mark XVII is a stunner. The popularity of the Tudor Black Bay Dark and other black-on-black watches only proves how black never goes out of style. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32777727233,"sku":null,"price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XVII_Custom_Black_AS01952_2.jpg?v=1498751761"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-as02056","title":"IWC Mark XI","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe maiden flight of the De Havilland Comet in July of 1949 ushered in a new era of aviation. Aerodynamic and clean, the Comet was a huge departure from the noisy, propeller-driven airplanes that had ferried passengers since between the World Wars. RAF Wing Commander Maurice A. Smith, a veteran pilot of World War II, wrote in an edition of \u003ci\u003eFlight \u003c\/i\u003emagazine: “… few, if any, having flown in a jet-propelled transport, will wish to revert to the noise, vibration, and attendant fatigue of an airscrew-propelled piston-engined aircraft.” \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the early post-war years, the air forces of the world still used propeller-driven single-seat fighters such as the iconic Supermarine Spitfire, Messerschmitt Bf 109, and North American P-51 Mustang. Heavy-bellied bombers like the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, Junkers Ju-87 Stuka, and the Bristol Beaufighter still dominated the skies. But the performance of jet fighters in the waning years of the Second World War (such as Messerschmitt’s Me-262 \u003cem\u003eSchwalbe\u003c\/em\u003e) proved the superior performance of jet-powered flight, and by the 1950s the former Allied powers all launched jet-powered aircraft of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSo when a jet-propelled Boeing B-50 Superfortress dubbed \u003ci\u003eLucky Lady II\u003c\/i\u003e became the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping, it showed that the United States could send bombers—whether jet-powered or otherwise—to “any place in the world that required the atomic bomb.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eLucky Lady II \u003c\/i\u003ewas part of the 43rd Bombardment Group, which earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for flying missions against the Japanese over Papua New Guinea. After the war, the 43rd Bombardment Group began conducting long-range test missions. These missions were to prove integral to reasserting the US’s military might after the Soviets closed all land routes into Berlin in 1948.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTo the leaders of the US Air Force, flying around the world without having to land would show the Soviets that the US could strike anywhere—at any time, in any aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe first airplane that the USAF chose for this mission, the \u003ci\u003eGlobal Queen\u003c\/i\u003e, had to land in the Azores after experiencing engine malfunctions. So the \u003ci\u003eLucky Lady II\u003c\/i\u003e—which had been refitted with an extra fuel tank in the bomb bay—was chosen to fulfill the mission. A day later, at 12:21 PM on February 25, 1949, the \u003ci\u003eLucky Lady II \u003c\/i\u003etook off from Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe flight path of the B-50 bomber roughly followed the 32nd parallel, at altitudes between 10 to 20,000 feet and 249 miles per hour. This took it over the Azores, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, India, and China before reentering U.S. air Throughout the flight, the bomber was refueled four times by KB-29M Superfortresses based in the Azores, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines, and Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOn March 2, at 10:22 A.M., the \u003ci\u003eLucky Lady II \u003c\/i\u003eflew past the control tower of its home base, and landed ten minutes later after a flight of 94 hours and one minute—fulfilling its mission a full two minutes before the ETA that had been calculated at take-off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhen aviation became militarized during the First World War, the use and importance of watches as navigational tools increased. During World War II, the British Ministry of Defense called upon manufacturers to design watches that could meet the rigorous standards required for military use. The new standard issued, which the MOD coded 6B\/346, required chronometer-grade and anti-magnetic movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe MoD gave the contract to two manufacturers: Jaeger-LeCoultre and, of course, IWC, and thus the Mark XI was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIWC met the antimagnetic properties by covering the movement with a soft iron cage. The Mark XI was fitted with the Calibre 89, regarded as perhaps the most robust three-hand movements of all time. The Calibre 89 runs at 18,000bph and features a double barrel, a Breguet hairspring, and a drive for the sweeping seconds hand that IWC patented. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Ministry of Defense spared no expense in guaranteeing that the watches maintained their accuracy. Each watch was subjected to a 44-day testing period at the Royal Greenwich Observatory prior to being issued, which included 14 days in which the watches were tested in five different positions and at two different temperatures. Once the watches passed these rigorous tests, they had to be returned to the Royal Observatory for testing within a year. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. Its size (slightly small by today's standards) belies the sturdiness and dependability of this robust navigating machine. Reliable to the last, it exemplifies the truest notions of a tool watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular example shows just the right amount of age and patina, and hasn't been clipped of its original fixed spring bars as so many have.  Aside from some missing lume in the minute hand (remediable - just ask!), this piece is practically perfect, and is priced very attractively, too!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34666147009,"sku":null,"price":5650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_AS02056_1.jpg?v=1498749983"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-as02082","title":"IWC Mark XI","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the waning years of World War II, an aircraft was launched that would change the face of military aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eGloster Aircraft Company, in conjunction with Power Jets Ltd.—who built the first turbojet in the 1930s—developed the Gloster Meteor. A prototype of the Meteor first flew in 1941, powered by the Power Jets WU. By 1944 it entered active service—the RAF’s first jet fighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhole squadrons sprung up, devoted to learning how to fly the new aircraft, like the No. 616 Squadron based in Culmhead, Somerset. The Squadron conducted conversion to the Meteor from the Supermarine Spitfire under the utmost secrecy, with only six of the squadron’s best pilots receiving training. However, after one week the remaining 32 pilots were trained, and first saw action on July 27, 1944. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eUsed to the clunky piston-powered fighters like the Supermarine Spitfire and the de Havilland Mosquito, pilots thought the Meteor was exciting to fly. Of flying it, Norman Tebbit had this to say: “Get airborne, up with the wheels, hold it low until you were about 380 knots, pull it up and she would go up.. like a rocket.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe year after the Gloster Meteor first saw combat, the De Havilland Vampire entered the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eLike the Meteor, the Vampire was De Havilland’s first excursion into jet propulsion. In 1944, the company’s test pilot, Geoffrey de Havilland (son of the company’s founder), flew the first prototype—serial number LZ548\/G. On May 13, 1944, the military placed an order for 120 of the Vampire Mark I, which was increased to 300 shortly after.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe first Vampires flew in April 1945, conducting night flights against the Axis powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat December, on the 3rd of the month, a Sea Vampire piloted by Capt. Eric Brown of the Royal Navy became the first pilot of a jet-powered aircraft to take off and land from an aircraft carrier, the \u003ci\u003eHMS Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlongside the Vampire and Meteor, a watch was commissioned that answered the ever-changing needs posed by military aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn 1945, the Ministry of Defense issued a new standard—coded 6B\/346—that necessitated that all military watches bear a chronometer-grade, antimagnetic movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTwo manufactures were given the contract—Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC. IWC’s version, the Mark XI, was notable for the soft iron cage that enclosed the movement, acting like a Faraday Cage to repel the magnetic field emitted by instruments in a airplane’s cockpit. It entered military service in 1948 and was decommissioned in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBeloved by collectors, the Mark XI exemplifies the truest notions of a tool watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular Mark XI has a bit of an interesting story. With an issue date of 1948, it’s one of the earliest Mark XIs to enter military service and bears a first execution dial notable for the lack of an encircled T. This marking, usually found above 6 o’clock, denotes that the dial was switched out for less-radioactive tritium sometime during its service history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHowever, since this Mark XI doesn’t have that marking, it’s most likely that it was never serviced by the MOD—interestingly enough, we have reason to believe that the pilot who wore it (whoever he was) might have absconded with it after his time in the military was up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhatever its story, this Mark XI is a true veteran and an excellent example of this highly-attractive and highly-desirable watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35528372097,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_AS02082_2.jpg?v=1503365904"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xii-as02111","title":"IWC Mark XII","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe history of IWC can be said to be one of marriages. For example, a marriage of the Old World to the New, or of the craftsmanship and tradition of the Swiss with American innovations and technology. But perhaps the most enduring association is between IWC and aviation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhen an American watchmaker named Florentine Ariosto Jones arrived in Schauffhausen, Switzerland, he found a city almost frozen in time. Though the Industrial Revolution had swept through America (where Jones worked as a director of a prominent watchmaking company), in Switzerland the situation was very different. Watchmakers still plied their trades by their own firesides, as they had done for centuries; but Jones had in mind something different: an American-style factory where the watches would be designed and assembled in keeping with the old Swiss ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHis methods caught on, and soon there were 196 people employed at his factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThough IWC was founded 35 years before Wilbur and Orville Wright’s first flight, the association between aviation and IWC began just as the aviation age dawned. A pocket watch made by IWC in the 1890s found its way into the pocket of one Robert Albert Lotter. Lotter was a pilot in the German Luftwaffe who served with distinction during the First World War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTwo decades later, in 1936, IWC would release a watch that set the standard, more or less, for what a pilot’s watch is supposed to be—in fact, this watch, the Spezialuhr für Flieger or Special Pilot's Watch, was the first specially-designed pilot’s watch. Another would follow in 1940, the Big Pilot, which has spawned an eponymous model in IWC’s current collection. However, despite the Big Pilot’s current popularity, it was the Special Pilot’s Watch that would lay the cornerstone for IWC’s most iconic line: the Mark series of pilot’s watches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIWC released the Mark XI in 1948 according to specifications set forth by the British Ministry of Defense. These watches had to be legible, compact, and able to withstand exposure to the magnetic fields emitted by instruments in an airplane’s cockpit. The Mark XI, therefore, had a black dial with large luminous Arabic numbers, and the Calibre 89 movement (regarded as perhaps the best mechanical movement ever produced) was encased in an iron cage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Mark XI entered military service in 1949 and was decommissioned in 1981. It was not replaced in the Mark line until 1993, when the Mark XII was introduced. The Mark XII maintained the look and the feel of the Mark XI, but featured an automatic movement and a date wheel. The movement, the IWC caliber 884\/2, was based on the JLC caliber 889\/2. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Mark XII, more refined than its predecessors, launched the Mark line into the realm of civilian wear. And yet it retains the austerity of the military watches it succeeds, with a stainless steel case in un-fussy matte finishing. Attractive and versatile, it's at home on the modern wrist, a perfect marriage of military precision and modern sensibilities. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36027011521,"sku":null,"price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XII_BP_AS02111_1.jpg?v=1498765167"},{"product_id":"iwc-portugieser-pure-classic","title":"IWC Portugieser Pure Classic Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen considering the IWC Portuguese Pure Classic, the name really does say it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the 1930s, the manufacture found its niche in robust, no-nonsense pilot’s watches such as the Spezialuhr für Flieger. However, IWC also launched a number of thoughtful and elegant watches in that decade, known by collectors now for the simplistic beauty of their movements. Many of them fell into the Portuguese line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Portuguese was so-called because two IWC clients from Portugal approached the manufacture with a somewhat daunting task: to produce a wristwatch that was just as accurate as a marine chronometer. In those days, the only way to ensure that degree of accuracy in a wristwatch would be to cannibalize a movement from a pocket watch and put it in a wristwatch case. The watches the resulted from such a union were large, a huge departure from the slim cases that typified wristwatches of the era.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSo that’s what IWC did, using a Hunter Calibre 74 pocket watch movement to create the first Portuguese in 1939. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt 44mm, the first Portuguese was absolutely massive for the time, yet not without its elegance. Details such as feuille hands and embossed Arabic numerals made it resonate with the grandeur of the old pocket watches from which its movement was taken. Yet despite the esteem in which collectors hold them today, the Portuguese line was never that plentiful, with only 304 examples being produced with the Calibre 74, and only 371 examples with the Calibre 98 or Calibre 982 through the 1970s.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eHowever, in the 1990s, a chance visit by a customer—who wore an original Portuguese on his wrist—inspired IWC to revitalize the failing collection. For the brand's 125th anniversary, IWC released the Portuguese Reference 5441. Referred to as the Jubilee, the appearance of the Reference 5441 was modeled on the original, down to the Arabic numerals and those gorgeous leaf hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFollowing the release of the 5441, IWC launched the Vintage Collection, with a range of watches from simple, time-only examples like the Portuguese to a “dress” (that is, non-pilot’s) chronograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAnd in 2010, IWC released the Classic collection, which took the traditional look of the Vintage Collection and gave it a more modern feel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhich brings us to this watch, the Reference 5703, or Pure Classic. At the time of its release, IWC decided to modify the Portuguese even further, making it slimmer than its predecessors. Instead of using an in-house calibre, the manufacture decided to adapt a movement by Piaget, a brand known for the thinness of their movements, to create the Calibre 62060.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Pure Classic was released in a limited edition of 500 pieces, and was \u003cem\u003enever listed\u003c\/em\u003e in IWC's catalog. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt 42mm, it’s in keeping with the proportions of the original Portuguese, but the movement from Piaget gives it an airy thinness that makes it an absolute pleasure to wear. A classic through and through, it’s a modern watch with enough history and heritage to please even the most stalwart of vintage watch connoisseurs. Consider us impressed. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36922049025,"sku":null,"price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Portugeiser_Hand_Wound_Pure_Classic_5703_BP_AS02163_2.jpg?v=1501884439"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xvii-flieger-chronograph","title":"IWC Mark XVII Flieger Chronograph","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe year was 1916, the height of the First World War. The fledging air forces of both Central and Allied powers were outfitting airplanes for combat. On both sides of the conflict, young men sprang into to the cockpits of their fighter planes and took to the skies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOne of them was Albert Lotter, a young pilot in the Luftwaffe. With him he carried a watch he inherited from his father. Elegant but sturdy, with a 14k gold case, the (elegant but legible) dial bore these words: International Watch Company, Schaffhausen. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt would be the first watch made by IWC to take to the skies, but it would by no means be the last.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eTwo decades after Lotter served with distinction in the Great War, the association with IWC and aviation would be forever cemented. At the urging of the sons of IWC’s managing director, Ernst Jakob Homberger, IWC released a watch that was specially designed with the needs of pilots in mind. With its oversized case and large, luminous Arabic numerals, the Special Piot’s Watch would be the first watch of its kind; as such, it would set the mold for all pilot’s watches to follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSince then, IWC has drawn inspiration from the purpose-driven military watches of the era by expressing their historical design-language in the popular Fliegeruhr (literally “Pilot's watch”) line.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn 2010 IWC launched the Fliegeruhr Chronograph, Reference 3777. Larger than the original “Big Pilot,” which was released in 1940, it’s a sturdy 43mm with brushed finish and sharp, polished edges. Like the pilot’s watches that preceded it, the Fliegeruhr (literally, “pilot’s watch”) was made antimagnetic, a measure necessary to protect the watch’s sensitive movement from the magnetic fields inside an aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith touches like the antireflective coating on the crystal and the luminescent triangle at 12 o’clock, this watch is full of small details that really drive home the brand’s dedication to producing thoughtful and well-executed pilot’s watches. Another detail worth pointing out is the open date window at 3 o’clock, meant by IWC to evoke the altimeter in an airplane’s cockpit. Though not exactly unheard-of for pilot’s watches (Bremont’s first U-22 had a similar feature), it was somewhat controversial when it was first introduced; however, several years on, it’s a design quirk that we’ve come to appreciate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular Fligeruhr comes to us with a bracelet—complete with extra links. The bracelet is comfortable on the wrist, which is an unsung quality of IWC’s watches that bears noting. However, its 22mm width makes strap-changing easy and painless. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eComing complete with inner and outer boxes, receipt, and warranty card, this is an excellent example of a watch that, in our opinion, has become a modern classic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37057237249,"sku":null,"price":3995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XVII_Pilot_Chronograph_377704_BP_AS02159_1.jpg?v=1518797808"},{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-as02291","title":"IWC Mark XI","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn 1917 a pocket watch made by the International Watch Company flew with its owner, a pilot in the Luftwaffe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat was the first watch made by IWC to take to the skies, but it wouldn’t be the last: it was the start of a long and fruitful relationship between the manufacture and aviation, which saw its zenith in the 1930s and 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis was due to the love two young men had for airplanes: the sons of Ernst Homberger, the managing director of IWC. In the late 1930s, aviation was changing, as countries in Europe built up their air forces for the war that loomed on the horizon. The planes metamorphosed from the boxy wooden gliders of the First World War into the fat-bellied bombers that would rain death on Europe during World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe needs of pilots changed as well. Like Alberto Santos Dumont—who inspired the creation of the first commercially available wristwatch (and arguably the first pilot’s watch), the Cartier Santos—the sons of Ernst Homberger needed a watch specifically suited to their needs. So they brought their idea to their father; thus, the Special Pilot’s Watch was born.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn the next decade, watches made by IWC would take flight in greater numbers, as IWC continued to supply watches to the navigators in the nighttime bombing raids the Luftwaffe carried out during the Blitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut perhaps IWC’s most iconic pilot’s watch was created in 1949, a product of peacetime, not of wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThat year, the Ministry of Defense issued a new standard, coded 6B\/346. This standard required chronometer-grade and anti-magnetic movements for all watches destined for use by military personnel. Two manufactures were granted the contract: Jaeger-LeCoultre and, of course, IWC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIWC adapted its best movements and materials in the creation of that watch, the Mark XI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eInstead of the Calibre 83 that IWC used in its previous military watches, the manufacture adapted the Calibre 89, which was developed by Albert Pellaton and is generally regarded as the best three-handed watch movement of all time. To meet the MOD’s rigorous requirements for anti-magnetism, IWC encased the Calibre 89 in a soft iron covering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAfter a 44-day period of rigorous testing, the Mark XI entered service in 1949; it remained in use until 1981, reliable to the last.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":4337737564190,"sku":null,"price":7650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Mark_XI_AS02291_1_copy.jpg?v=1509741908"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur","title":"IWC Ingenieur","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJuly 16, 1945.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDense cloud cover clung to the mountains in the high desert. A summer thunderstorm drifted over the valley, and then skittered away on a breeze. By 4:45 AM, the rain had cleared, but the clouds lingered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn hour later, through the haze of early morning sunlight, their vision obscured by goggles, a group of ten men watched as the “gadget” that had been the center of their lives for the past three years was raised to the top of a tower and then dropped. The sand melted and turned green. An immense ball of light—yellow, green, red, then purple—flared up in the valley before them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor good or ill, the world had entered an Atomic Age. But once the war had ended, the same men who had constructed that instrument of dread, the atomic bomb, sought to harness the power of the atom for more peaceful pursuits. True, mushroom clouds would be familiar sights throughout the American southwest, as the military honed that power to develop bigger and better bombs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as David Lilienthal, the chair of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, said in 1949, “Atomic energy is not simply a search for new energy, but more significantly a beginning of human history in which faith in knowledge can vitalize man’s whole life.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNuclear power plants sprung up, their cooling towers dotting the American landscape from Shippingport in the East, to the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in the Midwest, to Vallecitos Nuclear Center in the West. Ford introduced a scale model of a concept car, the Nucleon, to much fanfare. And in 1958 a nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S.S. Nautilus, became the first submarine to penetrate the dense pack ice surrounding the North Pole.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of this newly-harnessed nuclear energy required a new breed of scientists to work with it, and these scientists required new tools. The wristwatches that had seen them through the war, in the cockpits of airplanes, were repurposed and redesigned for this nuclear era. Albert Pellaton, the same man who had put an iron dust cover around the Calibre 83 to create the Calibre 89, put pen to pad once more, with the needs of these scientists in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis watch, the IWC Ingenieur, was what resulted. As with the military watch that had informed its design, the IWC Mark XI, the movement of the Ingenieur—Calibre 852—was encased in iron, protecting the watch from magnetic fields up to 80,000 amperes per meter. The thunderbolt on the dial drove home the point that this was a scientist’s watch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther variations of the Ingenieur followed, as IWC developed and improved the movements that powered it, resulting in a self-winding calibre—the Calibre 8531 that powers this particular watch, a Reference 666AD.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThough Gerald Genta would go on to revamp the Ingenieur in the 1970s, early examples like this one are hard to find, and embody the design ethos that informed Atomic Age aesthetics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a beautiful gloss black service dial and applied markers, it can pass as a dress watch. But looks decieve—that 36mm case is as sturdy as you need for daily wear. Whether you’re a scientist or just need a robust watch with a fascinating story, the Ingenieur is it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":5931527667742,"sku":null,"price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Ingenieur_666_Black_Dial_AS02386_1.jpg?v=1513957275"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89-dress-watch","title":"IWC Calibre 89 Dress Watch","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWe as vintage watch collectors might sometimes be guilty of ignoring what beats inside the watches on our wrists in favor of how they look on the outside. After all, in an era where a “tropical” dial can dramatically increase the value of a particular watch, we can almost be forgiven for the oversight. However, there are certain movements that can be just as valuable—if not more—as the rest of the watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Calibre 89 is one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt was conceived by master movement designer Albert Pellaton as a successor to the Calibre 83 that saw IWC through the Second World War. For Pellaton, who had begun his career at Vacheron Constantin and started at IWC in 1944, the Calibre 89 was his first major project as IWC’s Technical Director. For a guideline, he followed strict specifications set forth by the British Ministry of Defense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBy the close of the 1940s, air travel was more than a novelty—it was a way of life. As navigation became increasingly mechanized, the magnetic waves that the navigational instruments emitted wrought havoc on conventional wristwatches. The bulky “flieger” watches that pilots and navigators on both sides of World War II soon proved no match to the new technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSo in 1949 the MOD set forth 6B\/346, which required that all wristwatches destined for military service should have movements that were both highly accurate and anti-magnetic. The contract was granted to two manufactures: Jaeger-LeCoultre and IWC. Pellaton met the MOD’s requirements by covering the Calibre 83 in a soft iron cage. Further developments like twin barrels and a drive train for the sweeping seconds hand, made the Calibre 89 one of the most accurate and well-built movements available at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhile the military watch that it was used in, the IWC Mark XI, is highly desired by collectors, the movement was not relegated solely to military use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt found its way into civilian watches as well, like this one that combines the utility of the Calibre 89 with a refined appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith this particular example’s rose gold case and applied gold markers, the harsh militaristic look of the Mark XI is softened for the post-war age. While the sportier Caliber 89-powered Mark XI garners more attention than its dressier twin, this watch provides a more affordable alternative. Whether you're in the market for a simple classy piece, or you're looking for an exceptional vintage daily-wearer with a revered history, this IWC Caliber 89 is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6835238240286,"sku":null,"price":3700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Rose_Gold_Gents_Watch_AS02432_1_e3780e05-7f04-4628-abe6-1eefdfd0e862.jpg?v=1516635772"},{"product_id":"iwc-yacht-club","title":"IWC Yacht Club","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSometimes a vintage watch’s name is so on-the-nose that you can’t help but love it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe IWC Yacht Club is one such watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIntroduced at the Basel Fair in 1967, the Yacht Club was IWC’s attempt to create an all-weather, dressy-casual watch that the owner could wear in all environments. It represented a departure from the military pieces that the manufacture produced during and just following World War II, or the Aquatimer, the brand’s first dive watch that was released in 1967. IWC intended the Yacht Club to inhabit a middle ground between the two—still water resistant, still robust, but elegant enough to pass muster at a yacht club, for instance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eActually, the name truly does say it all—in this case, it was where IWC intended the watch to be worn. Along with the Yacht Club, IWC released a whole “Club” line, marketed toward specific sports: for example, the Golf Club and the Polo Club, whose integrated bracelet foreshadowed the IWC Ingenieur SL that would be designed by Gerald Genta. However, neither the Golf Club nor the Polo Club were as successful as the Yacht Club, which found a niche both among contemporary consumers and collectors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn aesthetics as well as spirit, the Yacht Club bears comparison to the Rolex Datejust, that arbiter of casual luxury that has been a mainstay in the boxes of many vintage watch collectors since the 1940s. Like the Datejust, the Yacht Club brought together a sturdy stainless steel 36mm case, a sparse, elegant dial, and a robust automatic movement. For the Yacht Club, IWC relied on a calibre to rival any that Rolex produced: the Calibre 8541B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor many technically-minded collectors, a movement can be the selling point for a watch, one that tips the scales from “maybe” to “I definitely have to have this.” In that arena, the Calibre 8541B definitely doesn’t disappoint. It was conceived by Albert Pellaton, IWC’s master calibrist, whose innovative winding system—featured in this watch—is known as “the Pellaton winding system.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlthough IWC would give the Yacht Club a successor—designed by Gerald Genta himself—these versions, being mostly quartz, aren’t nearly as popular as the originals. The one that we offer here is in excellent, virtually New Old Stock condition, complete with a steel “Oyster-style” bracelet and hang tag. For the collector who wishes to add a luxury sports watch—with a killer movement—to his collection, the Yacht Club is it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6992637526046,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Yacht_Club_1811_AS02444_2.jpg?v=1524686526"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89-as02455","title":"IWC Calibre 89","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile IWC is known best among watch connoisseurs for its military watches—like the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc\/products\/iwc-mark-xi-as02291\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMark XI\u003c\/a\u003e—or aviation-inspired chronographs like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc\/products\/iwc-mark-xvii-flieger-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XVII Flieger Chronograph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethis\u003c\/a\u003e one, the manufacture’s abilities are by no means restricted to those areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor every sturdy, robust military watch or no-nonsense chronograph, there are scores of elegant dress watches whose simple exteriors belie the intricate workings within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDuring World War II, IWC was busy fulfilling military contracts, as one of twelve manufacturers to supply watches to the British troops—the W.W.W. or Watch Wristlet Waterproof, known to watch collectors as the Dirty Dozen. However, once peace settled in, the military contracts dried up. IWC, like many watch manufactures, found itself having to refocus production as civilian tastes shifted away from the spartan military watches that had dominated the war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIWC, always known for being on the forefront of technical innovations, had made great strides in developing movements that were resistant to shock and magnetic interference. The best-known among these was the Calibre 89—designed by master calibrist Albert Pellaton—which powered the Mark XI pilot’s watch. Not wanting to eschew the lessons learned during the war, IWC chose to base their triumphant reentry into the civilian market on its proven movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe civilian watches that IWC built around the Calibre 89 were constructed from various materials, from stainless steel to the 18k yellow gold, seen here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith this particular example’s white dial and applied gold markers, the harsh look of the manufacture’s military watches is softened for the post-war age. Elegant touches like the flared lugs draw the eye along the watch's sinuous case. Part timeless classic, part exceptional vintage hardware with a revered history; the IWC Calibre 89 is the best of both worlds. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7251367854110,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Caliber_89_Dress_Watch_AS02455_1.jpg?v=1517867033"},{"product_id":"iwc-ingenieur-as02462","title":"IWC Ingenieur","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhat does a manufacture get when it combines all of its military, scientific, and engineering knowledge into one watch?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe IWC Ingenieur Reference 666AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut the Ingenieur's story really begins with the IWC Mark XI. As a navigator’s wristwatch, the Mark XI had to stand up to the magnetic interference posed by instruments in an airplane’s cockpit. Albert Pellaton, IWC’s master calibrist, achieved this by surrounding the movement in a soft iron cage.The Ingenieur took the information gleaned from making the Mark XI, which was purpose-built according to stringent standards set by the British Ministry of Defense, and used it to produce a high-grade civilian timekeeper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhile the Ingenieur was to be less martial in spirit, it had to be no less anti-magnetic, or robust, due to the type of person whom IWC meant to wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWe mean scientists and engineers, whose work put them in close contact with equipment that emitted high levels of magnetism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOn July 19, 1945, the Manhattan Project culminated in the detonation of a nuclear weapon, which ushered the world into the Atomic Age. Even after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the power of the atom was harnessed for more peaceful pursuits. The same men who had constructed the first atom bomb set to the task of erecting nuclear power plants across the United States, and cooling towers soon became a familiar sight in the post-war landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor those scientists, IWC created the Ingenieur. The movement that Pellaton constructed for it, the Calibre 852, coupled the anti-magnetic resilience of the Calibre 89 with the innovative winding system Pellaton devised for the manufacture’s automatic watches. Further improvements resulted in the creation of the Calibre 8531 found in this watch, a Reference 666AD.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOriginally offered with or without a date, the 666 proves to be one of the hardest vintage IWC’s to find on the market today. A combination of limited production and unassuming looks, not to mention the perils of time, make early examples such as this one quite desirable indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWith a crisp case and a silver pie-pan dial — not to mention the charming date window, placed on the inside of the pie-pan bevel — this Ingy comes complete with an IWC-signed beads of rice bracelet, perfectly encapsulating the aesthetics of the Atomic Age. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7430859980830,"sku":null,"price":7900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Ingenieur_666_AS02462_1.jpg?v=1524686083"},{"product_id":"iwc-aquatimer-as02488","title":"IWC Aquatimer","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA hydraulic crane lowers a little yellow submersible to the seafloor. A hatch in the sub’s belly opens. Two divers swim out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eNo, we’re not quoting the Beatles, or referencing \u003ci\u003eThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou\u003c\/i\u003e. The little yellow sub, \u003ci\u003eDeep Diver\u003c\/i\u003e, was the brainchild of Edward A. Link, a an inventor and entrepreneur best known for inventing the flight simulator. In an article Link wrote for \u003ci\u003ePopular Mechanics\u003c\/i\u003e, Link described his creation—which took its first dive in 1967—as “a ’taxi’ for undersea construction and repair workers.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e“It combines two things in one,” Link went on, “an underwater vehicle to take divers to the bottom, and a diving chamber for their use when they get there. Because of its dual nature, its pressure hull—4 1\/2 feet in diameter and of special 1\/2-inch thick T1 steel—consists of two separate chambers. A pilot and an observer, \u003ci\u003eDeep Diver\u003c\/i\u003e’s operators, occupy the forward compartment. They breathe air under normal atmospheric pressure throughout a trip to the depths. Two divers ride in the after compartment. They breathe a gas mixture suited to the high pressure of the depths—a combination of helium, nitrogen, and oxygen.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt was this aft compartment that made \u003ci\u003eDeep Diver \u003c\/i\u003eso unique. Once the pressure inside the compartment matched that of the ocean, the hatch could be opened \u003ci\u003ewithout\u003c\/i\u003e admitting any water. Through this “doorway to the sea,” divers could go about their work on the seafloor and then return to the hatch, which also functioned as a decompression chamber on the ascent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAs the world’s first submersible designed for lockout diving, the \u003ci\u003eDeep Diver\u003c\/i\u003e was a hot commodity among undersea explorers. The same year it went into service, it took part in a lockout dive to a depth of 430 feet. It also participated in a covert operation to uncover a cable plow lost in 400 feet of water off the Grand Banks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhile we don’t know what watches were worn by the \u003ci\u003eDeep Diver\u003c\/i\u003e’\u003ci\u003e’s \u003c\/i\u003ecrew throughout its long years of service, we’re pretty sure that they would have loved this watch: the IWC Aquatimer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAs IWC’s first dive watch, the Aquatimer holds a special place in the hearts of vintage watch enthusiasts. IWC came to the dive watch game late, over a decade after Rolex and Blancpain dipped their toes into that vast sea. In fact, with the Fifty Fathoms’ endorsement by Jacques Cousteau, and the Submariner's as-then unsurpassed depth rating of 200m, there seemed little room for improvement in dive watches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut IWC quietly started developing a prototype of a dive watch in 1964; three years later, the Aquatimer would emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor its design and internals, IWC took its popular anti-magnetic watch, the Ingenieur, as inspiration. Indeed, in appearance the Aquatimer owed much to the Ingeniuer, having a similar dial and bracelet. However, IWC built the Aquatimer with its aquatic destiny in mind, fitting it with a thicker bezel and sealing the case with a patented technology.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMoreover, the case itself was the very same SuperCompressor design used by brands as diverse as Longines and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The SuperCompressor, conceived by EPSA, relied on a spring-loaded case back to keep water out. IWC further improved this with a sealing technology of its own, resulting in a watch that was as robust as it is handsome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlthough IWC would go on to improve and perfect the Aquatimer, and still produces it to this day—even releasing a reissue of this exact design a few years back—the original is a qualified classic… and a rarely seen one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn fact, it’s the first time we’ve been able to offer one for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis particular Aquatimer is a Reference 812, powered by the Calibre 8541, the same movement found in the Ingenieur. Where surviving examples bear the scars from a lifetime of hard use, ours has blessedly escaped that fate. On a period correct Tropic strap, it sings a Siren’s song of life on the high seas, begging you to dive in…\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eand dive deep.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7637993455646,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Aquatimer_Supercompressor_812_AS02488_1.jpg?v=1527617727"},{"product_id":"iwc-gents-dress-watch-retailed-by-cartier-as02599","title":"IWC Gent's Dress Watch Retailed by Cartier","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eEvery watch collector needs to find a place for a dress watch in his or her watch box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFortunately, we have one right here, a Reference 803A, which combines the excellent reputation of IWC with that of its retailer, Cartier. The well-renowned jeweler has had a long history of offering watches made by other manufactures. The presence of Cartier’s signature on the silver sunburst dial, as well as the Cartier stock number on the lugs, attests to the watch’s provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt its heart beats the Calibre 8541, one of IWC’s best self-winding movements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhile IWC is known best among watch connoisseurs for its military watches, or aviation-inspired chronographs, the manufacture’s oeuvre is by no means restricted to those areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFrom the 1930s to 1950s, IWC released a spate of simple yet elegant dress watches. Driven by a spirit of functionality over form, they rank as some of the most interesting—and elegant—watches of the pre- and post-war period. While many of these watches are powered by IWC’s superlative manually-wound movements, like the Calibre 83 and 89, the manufacture also fitted them with automatic movements designed by the great Albert Pellaton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eCombining elegant looks with equally imposing interiors, these dress watches are a testament to IWC’s versatility.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8213719351383,"sku":null,"price":5800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Gents_Dress_Watch_803A_Cartier_Signed_AS02599_1.jpg?v=1556027743"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89-steel-as02851","title":"IWC Calibre 89 Steel","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere's no denying that we are strongly drawn towards rugged, function-first watches around the Analog\/Shift offices. From aviation chronographs to rugged divers and all manner of obscure purpose-built instruments, it might seem at times we don't have the right amount of appreciation for the simpler things in the world of vintage horology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe truth of the matter is, we love \u003cem\u003ewatches\u003c\/em\u003e, and whether they were originally intended for submarine warfare, alpine adventuring, or the cocktail hour at the hotel bar, great design is great design - and although they don't seem to have the same level of representation in our online collection, we assure you that every member of our team has at least one proper dress watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis piece, a svelte 35mm steel IWC dresser with a crisp black dial and slim profile, checks all the boxes for proper formal wear. Powered by the world-class Calibre .89 manual wind movement, it is not only beautiful but historically significant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eImagine slipping this on under the cuff of a tuxedo or paired up with some elegant jewelry and an evening gown and heading out for a classy night on the town. Applied indices and simple, non-luminous pencil hands keep it simple, because not all timepieces are meant to scream from your wrist - some are meant to whisper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhile IWC is known best among watch connoisseurs for its military watches—like the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc\/products\/iwc-mark-xi-as02291\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eMark XI\u003c\/a\u003e—or aviation-inspired chronographs like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc\/products\/iwc-mark-xvii-flieger-chronograph\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"IWC Mark XVII Flieger Chronograph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethis\u003c\/a\u003e one, the manufacture’s abilities are by no means restricted to those areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor every sturdy, robust military watch or no-nonsense chronograph, there are scores of elegant dress watches whose simple exteriors belie the intricate workings within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDuring World War II, IWC was busy fulfilling military contracts, as one of twelve manufacturers to supply watches to the British troops—the W.W.W. or Watch Wristlet Waterproof, known to watch collectors as the Dirty Dozen. However, once peace settled in, the military contracts dried up. IWC, like many watch manufactures, found itself having to refocus production as civilian tastes shifted away from the spartan military watches that had dominated the war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIWC, always known for being on the forefront of technical innovations, had made great strides in developing movements that were resistant to shock and magnetic interference. The best-known among these was the Calibre 89—designed by master calibrist Albert Pellaton—which powered the Mark XI pilot’s watch. Not wanting to eschew the lessons learned during the war, IWC chose to base their triumphant reentry into the civilian market on its proven movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe civilian watches that IWC built around the Calibre 89 were constructed from various materials, from stainless steel to 18k solid gold\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12735782879319,"sku":null,"price":1650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_Gent_s_Dress_Watch_AS02851__6.jpg?v=1542072495"},{"product_id":"iwc-sector-dial-yellow-gold","title":"IWC Sector Dial Yellow Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFor every sturdy, robust military watch or no-nonsense chronograph that the International Watch Company created, there were scores of elegant dress watches whose simple exteriors belie the intricate workings within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThis charming IWC manual wind dress watch is no exception. It features a 28mm solid 14K Yellow Gold case showing only light wear and oxidation, giving it just the right amount of character. The black gloss sector dial features a gilt printed chapter ring, applied Breguet quadrant markers, and subsidiary seconds at the 6:00 position.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAt 30mm, it's a small piece, but packs a lot of punch. It's a truly timeless dress watch that's high on style and the rich history that IWC has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDuring World War II, IWC Schaffhausen was kept busy fulfilling military contracts, including instrumentation for aircraft and wristwatches for ground troops and pilots. However, once peace settled in, the military contracts dried up. IWC, like many other Swiss manufactures, found itself refocusing production to civilian models as tastes shifted away from the spartan military watches that had dominated the war years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe transition into creating dress watches finished in precious metals and powered by robust movements also gave IWC a longstanding reputation of being a manufacture of truly elegant dress watches. Although overlooked today by the mainstream collector, these post-war years dressers are incredibly stylish and brilliantly engineered - not to mention incredibly rare!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":15834136510551,"sku":null,"price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_AS02838__6.jpg?v=1544023415"},{"product_id":"iwc-gents-dress-watch","title":"IWC Gent's Dress Watch","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy we love it\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple. Refined. Understated.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe role of dress watch is to not leap from the wrist, shouting its presence to onlookers. It should be a subtle companion that accents the wearer and their outfit. Ideally clad in a precious metal case, a dress watch should be simple and clean, function-forward, and without clutter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the International Watch Company (known colloquially as IWC) is more often associated with \u003cspan\u003etheir iconic Portuguese chronographs, sturdy Aquatimer divers, Big Pilot aviators, or their 70's inspired Ingenieur SLs, it \u003c\/span\u003ehas also been a longstanding manufacturer of some of the most beautiful and elegant designs for dressier occasions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowering this elegant is the iconic manually-wound Calibre 89, universally regarded as one of the highest-grade and most important drivetrains to come out of Switzerland's post-war years.  Standing firmly as the cornerstone of IWC's in-house workmanship, the Calibre 89 was a superlative creation, as accurate and reliable as it was beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular example features an untouched satin-silver dial, applied stick and Arabic 'Explorer' indices, and a simple straight-lug case in 18k yellow gold. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple. Refined. Understated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd simply beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legendary Calibre 89 began its life inside the mind of the movement designer Albert Pellaton, the equally legendary watchmaker who honed his craft at Vacheron Constantin before moving to Schaffhausen as IWC's Technical Director in 1944. For his first major project, Pellaton penned the Calibre 89, building on the skeleton of the Calibre 83, which had been IWC's workhorse movement since the early 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Calibre 89 is perhaps best known to collectors for driving the Ministry of Defense's Mark XI pilot's watches, it made its way into a wide array of civilian-grade timekeepers, many of which sported the same spartan design language as their military brethren.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19504551854167,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_AS02981_6.jpg?v=1546874837"},{"product_id":"iwc-calibre-89-as02987","title":"IWC Calibre 89","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery watch has a history, a hidden lineage that guides it and makes it into the interesting and desirable timepiece we are so often in search of today.  Sometimes the lineage is apparent, the bloodlines of icons that have resisted change for decades.  Other times, as is the case with this IWC, the horological DNA is hidden from view by an otherwise humble and reserved veneer. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece is one of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis particular Calibre 89, is carefully wrapped in a 35mm steel case with fancy curved lugs, likely produced in the mid 1950s. The matte silver dial has taken on a light speckled patina that highlights the applied indices and matching steel-toned sword hands, is a perfect indication of the understated designs of the era and works to further conceal the legendary drivetrain inside.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEvery collector needs a dress watch on their collection, and we think we found just the one for you. Don't wait! Calibre 89's are known to fly off the shelf - especially when they come in the much rarer Steel cases!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibre 89 movement is one of the more important drivetrains to come out of the post war years.  Standing firmly as the cornerstone of IWC's in-house workmanship, the Calibre 89 was a superlative creation, as accurate and reliable as it was beautiful. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Calibre 89 began its life inside the mind of Albert Pellaton, a movement designer that had cut his teeth at Vacheron Constantin and come to Schaffhausen as IWC's Technical Director in 1944.  For his first major project, Pellaton penned the Calibre 89, building on the skeleton of the Calibre 83, which had been IWC's workhorse movement since the early 1930s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the Calibre 89 is most renowned for driving the Ministry of Defense's Mark XI pilot's watch, it made its way into a wide array of civilian-grade timekeepers, many of which sported the same spartan design language as their military brethren.  While we've offered a few of these late 1940s\/early 50s gent's watches in steel, this is the first time we've found one in solid 18K gold, a rare expression of an otherwise buttoned-up watch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19509682012247,"sku":null,"price":3250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_AS02987_6.jpg?v=1553872681"},{"product_id":"aso3025-iwc-aquatimer-812","title":"IWC Aquatimer Super-Compressor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy We Love It\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to vintage dive watches, the first generation IWC Aquatimer is a model that often gets forgotten - despite the popularity of their current collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced in the 1960's (and still thriving), the Aquatimer was IWC's first dive model making it a significant and foundational piece in the brand's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Aquatimer Reference 812 features a 36.5mm EPSA Super Compressor case and a rarely seen two-tone dial with silver center and black inner-rotating dive timing bezel. Fitted with correct Jenny-signed crowns, this particular example was treated to a full factory servicing in Schaffhausen a few years back, ensuring reliability and authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe can't stress the rarity of this model. In fact this is only the \u003cem\u003esecond\u003c\/em\u003e example we've ever had the opportunity to offer. And while other surviving Aquatimer examples bear the scars from a lifetime of hard use, ours has blessedly escaped that fate. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Story\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAs IWC’s first dive watch, the Aquatimer holds a special place in the hearts of vintage watch enthusiasts. IWC came to the dive watch game late, over a decade after Rolex and Blancpain dipped their toes into that vast sea. In fact, with the Fifty Fathoms’ endorsement by Jacques Cousteau, and the Submariner's as-then unsurpassed depth rating of 200m, there seemed little room for improvement in dive watches. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut IWC quietly started developing a prototype of a dive watch in 1964; three years later, the Aquatimer would emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFor its design and internals, IWC took its popular anti-magnetic watch, the Ingenieur, as inspiration. Indeed, in appearance the Aquatimer owed much to the Ingeniuer, having a similar dial and bracelet. However, IWC built the Aquatimer with its aquatic destiny in mind, fitting it with a thicker bezel and sealing the case with a patented technology.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eMoreover, the case itself was the very same SuperCompressor design used by brands as diverse as Longines and Jaeger-LeCoultre. The SuperCompressor, conceived by EPSA, relied on a spring-loaded case back to keep water out. IWC further improved this with a sealing technology of its own, resulting in a watch that was as robust as it is handsome.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAlthough IWC would go on to improve and perfect the Aquatimer, and still produces it to this day—even releasing a reissue of this exact design a few years back—the original is a qualified classic… and a rarely seen one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn fact, it’s only the second time we’ve been able to offer one for sale.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":19665792729175,"sku":null,"price":15800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/products\/IWC_AQUATIMER_AS03025_6.jpg?v=1553871843"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/collections\/iwc-sold.oembed?page=4","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}