====== IWC Pilot's Watch 36 ======

The **Pilot's Watch 36** is a smaller [[pilot's watch]] produced by [[IWC]] since [[2016]].

===== Overview =====
The legendary [[IWC Mark XI]] aviator's watch was a "cult watch". Produced from [[1948]] until the early eighties, the Mark XI was never available to the public. Sensing an opportunity in the 1990s, IWC introduced a civilian version in [[1993]], the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XII|Mark XII]]. Over the following decades the watch grew larger and more complicated, with the case growing to 39 mm for the [[IWC Mark XVI|Mark XVI]] in [[2006]]. That same year, IWC introduced the smallest Pilot's Watch yet, the 34 mm [[IWC Pilot's Watch Midsize|Pilot's Watch Midsize]], but this was cancelled after just two years of production.

For [[2016]], IWC refreshed the Pilot's Watch as the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII|Mark XVIII]] and also reintroduced the classic 36 mm Pilot's Watch size in this **Pilot's Watch 36**. The styling is very similar to the larger Mark XVIII but with some notable differences Most feature a groove in the dial between the [[chapter ring]] and hour numerals, and the smaller case locates the date window exactly where the 3 would be rather than set further into the dial. The Pilot's Watch 36 also lacks the "Mark XVIII" text on the dial and comes in unique styles.

The Pilot's Watch 36 was introduced at [[SIHH]] in [[2016]] in five versions with grey or silver dials. Those silver models never made it to production, with other versions created instead. In total, of the eight versions introduced in that year, only two remain in production. Later additions to the collection include the [[2017]] "Antoine de Saint-Exupery" with its brown dial and limited-edition "The Rake & Revolution" model with a no-date green dial and ancient reindeer leather strap. The collection was refreshed in [[2018]] with most versions cancelled and a new black dial introduced that more closely matches the Mark XVIII.

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**References:**
  * IW3240-01 (2016-present) [[Stainless steel]] case, grey dial, brown leather strap
  * IW3240-02 (2016-2018) [[Stainless steel]] case, grey dial, stainless steel bracelet
  * IW3240-03 (2016-2018) [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial with blue markers, black leather strap
  * IW3240-04 (2016) [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial with blue markers, stainless steel bracelet
  * IW3240-05 (2016) [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial with gold markers, brown leather strap
  * IW3240-06 (2016-2018) [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial with black markers, stainless steel bracelet
  * IW3240-07 (2016-2018) [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial with black markers, grey leather strap
  * IW3240-08 (2016-present) [[Stainless steel]] case, blue dial with white markers, black leather strap
  * IW3240-09 "Antoine de Saint-Exupery" (2017-2018) [[Stainless steel]] case, brown dial with white markers, brown leather strap
  * IW3240-10 (2018-present) [[Stainless steel]] case, black dial with white markers, stainless steel bracelet
  * IW3240-19 "The Rake & Revolution" (2018) Bronze [[titanium]] case, green dial with white markers, no date, brown reindeer leather strap, limited to 150 pieces

**Movement: **
  * [[Automatic winding]] calibre [[IWC 35111]] ([[Sellita SW300-1]] base)

**Case: **
  * [[Stainless steel]] or [[titanium]]
  * Ø 36 mm
  * Screw-down caseback in [[stainless steel]]

**Dial:**
  * Black, grey, blue, brown, or silver with [[luminous]] indexes (triangle at 12 o'clock)
  * White numerals at 1-11
  * Steel hours and minutes hand, coated with [[luminous color]]
  * White seconds hand

**Functions: **
  * Hours, minutes, [[central seconds]] with [[hacking seconds]]
  * Date window at 3 00

**Bracelet: **
  * Leather strap or stainless steel bracelet

**Production: **
  * Production [[2016]] - Present
  * Predecessor [[IWC Pilot's Watch Midsize]]
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===== See Also =====
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch]]
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII]]


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