2018 IWC Mark XVIII Edition 'Tribute to Mark XI' 40mm IW327007
This 2018 IWC Mark XVIII Edition 'Tribute to Mark XI' 40mm IW327007, the Mark XI was produced from 1948 until the 1980s. It was mainly issued to the Royal Air Force, but was also issued to the Commonwealth armed forces. The robust case and legible Arabic numerals made this a firm favourite amongst the many users of the Mark XI. This special edition was initially available exclusively from Harrods in London for a period of three months in July 2017. After that time, it was available for purchase in all IWC boutiques and authorised retailers, limited to 1,948 watches. A 40mm brushed and polished stainless steel case gently curves at the tapered lugs. The lug-to-lug length is 51mm, and the thickness is 10.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, there is a signed crown. A convex sapphire crystal with an AR coating on both sides provides excellent viewing angles, sitting above a matte black dial. An outer minute track with lume plots at 12, 3, 6, and 9, large Arabic numeral indices mark the hours coated in SuperLumiNova, and at 12 oâclock, the iconic triangle. At 3 oâclock, a colour-matched date window. The baton hands are coated in old radium SuperLumiNova, complemented by a fine, tapered, sweeping second hand with a leaf counterweight. The text is precisely printed at noon, with the IWC motif and âAutomaticâ at 6 o'clock. On the reverse, a screw-down case back features the special edition details and is engraved with "one out of 1948." Inside is an automatic IWC Cal. 35111, with 25 jewels and a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, based on the Sellita SW300-1 movement, which was developed using only 163 components. It comes paired with its 20mm IWC NATO strap, featuring a signed buckle, and also includes the IWC presentation box and papers.
This 2018 IWC Mark XVIII Edition 'Tribute to Mark XI' 40mm IW327007, the Mark XI was produced from 1948 until the 1980s. It was mainly issued to the Royal Air Force, but was also issued to the Commonwealth armed forces. The robust case and legible Arabic numerals made this a firm favourite amongst the many users of the Mark XI. This special edition was initially available exclusively from Harrods in London for a period of three months in July 2017. After that time, it was available for purchase in all IWC boutiques and authorised retailers, limited to 1,948 watches. A 40mm brushed and polished stainless steel case gently curves at the tapered lugs. The lug-to-lug length is 51mm, and the thickness is 10.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, there is a signed crown. A convex sapphire crystal with an AR coating on both sides provides excellent viewing angles, sitting above a matte black dial. An outer minute track with lume plots at 12, 3, 6, and 9, large Arabic numeral indices mark the hours coated in SuperLumiNova, and at 12 oâclock, the iconic triangle. At 3 oâclock, a colour-matched date window. The baton hands are coated in old radium SuperLumiNova, complemented by a fine, tapered, sweeping second hand with a leaf counterweight. The text is precisely printed at noon, with the IWC motif and âAutomaticâ at 6 o'clock. On the reverse, a screw-down case back features the special edition details and is engraved with "one out of 1948." Inside is an automatic IWC Cal. 35111, with 25 jewels and a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, based on the Sellita SW300-1 movement, which was developed using only 163 components. It comes paired with its 20mm IWC NATO strap, featuring a signed buckle, and also includes the IWC presentation box and papers.
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This 2018 IWC Mark XVIII Edition 'Tribute to Mark XI' 40mm IW327007, the Mark XI was produced from 1948 until the 1980s. It was mainly issued to the Royal Air Force, but was also issued to the Commonwealth armed forces. The robust case and legible Arabic numerals made this a firm favourite amongst the many users of the Mark XI. This special edition was initially available exclusively from Harrods in London for a period of three months in July 2017. After that time, it was available for purchase in all IWC boutiques and authorised retailers, limited to 1,948 watches. A 40mm brushed and polished stainless steel case gently curves at the tapered lugs. The lug-to-lug length is 51mm, and the thickness is 10.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side, there is a signed crown. A convex sapphire crystal with an AR coating on both sides provides excellent viewing angles, sitting above a matte black dial. An outer minute track with lume plots at 12, 3, 6, and 9, large Arabic numeral indices mark the hours coated in SuperLumiNova, and at 12 oâclock, the iconic triangle. At 3 oâclock, a colour-matched date window. The baton hands are coated in old radium SuperLumiNova, complemented by a fine, tapered, sweeping second hand with a leaf counterweight. The text is precisely printed at noon, with the IWC motif and âAutomaticâ at 6 o'clock. On the reverse, a screw-down case back features the special edition details and is engraved with "one out of 1948." Inside is an automatic IWC Cal. 35111, with 25 jewels and a frequency of 28,800 beats per hour, based on the Sellita SW300-1 movement, which was developed using only 163 components. It comes paired with its 20mm IWC NATO strap, featuring a signed buckle, and also includes the IWC presentation box and papers.
