====== IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 3705 ======
The **Pilot's Watch Chronograph** (Ref. 3705 and 3706) was a [[pilot's watch]] [[automatic chronograph]] produced by [[IWC]] from [[1994]] through [[2005]].

===== 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]]. But this was not the first civilian "flieger" from IWC. In [[1988]] the company introduced the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Mechaquartz|Pilot's Watch Chronograph Mechaquartz]] model, with styling from the Mark XI and the innovative [[Mechaquartz]] movement from IWC sister company, [[Jaeger-LeCoultre]].

In [[1992]], IWC shocked the world with the first mass-produced [[doppelchronograph]] movement in the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Doppelchronograph|Pilot's Watch Doppelchronograph]]. This was followed in [[1994]] with the release of this **Pilot's Watch Chronograph, Ref. 3705** in black [[ceramic]] and the **Ref. 3706** in [[stainless steel]]. Although the Doppelchrono and black ceramic Chronograph generated buzz for IWC, it was the Ref. 3706 that would bring in sales. Both models had the same dimensions, at 39 mm diameter and 14.6 mm thick, but the ceramic case added 50% to the cost. The dials, hands, pushers, crown, and caseback was similar, as was the [[ETA 7750]]-based [[IWC 7922|Cal. 7922]].

The Chronograph models strongly resemble the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Doppelchronograph|Ref. 3711 Doppelchronograph]], minus the pusher at 10 00 and additional seconds hand. The dial is clean for a chronograph, with simple white markings on the chronograph subdials and [[small seconds]], and the hands are simple [[stick]] type. A luminous triangle at 12 00 and rectangles at 3, 6, and 9 give a sense of familiarity and tie it to the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XII|Pilot's Watch Mark XII]] launched a year earlier. It was a strong, masculine watch and did much to set IWC back on the road to profitability.

Three different movements were used in Ref. 3706 

  * 1994-1998 [[IWC 7902|Cal. 7902]] [[Valjoux]] fine regulator
  * 1997-1998 [[IWC 7912|Cal. 7912]] [[Etachron]]
  * 1999-2005 [[IWC 7922|Cal. 7922]] [[Triovis]]

The ceramic Ref. 3704 remained in the IWC catalog from [[1994]] through [[1998]], with less than 2,000 examples sold. Ref. 3706 in steel lasted until [[2005]] and was much more successful. In [[2003]] a [[IWC Pilot's Watch Spitfire|Spitfire]] model was added with wide hands, applied markers, and a multi-level dial. The model was thoroughly updated in [[2006]] for the [[IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 3717|Ref. 3717]].


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**References:**
  * IW3705 (1994-1998) Black [[ceramic]] case, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-01 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, German day wheel, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-02 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, Italian day wheel, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-03 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, English day wheel, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-04 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, French day wheel, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-05 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, German day wheel, black dial with white markings, steel bracelet
  * IW3706-06 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, Italian day wheel, black dial with white markings, steel bracelet
  * IW3706-07 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, English day wheel, black dial with white markings, steel bracelet 
  * IW3706-08 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, French day wheel, black dial with white markings, steel bracelet 
  * IW3706-09 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, Spanish day wheel, black dial with white markings, black crocodile strap 
  * IW3706-10 (1994-2005) [[Stainless steel]] case, Spanish day wheel, black dial with white markings, steel bracelet 

**Movement: **
  * [[Automatic chronograph]] [[rattrapante]] calibre [[IWC 79230|Cal. 79230]] or [[IWC 79420|Cal. 79420]]

**Case: **
  * [[Stainless steel]] or [[ceramic]]
  * Ø 39 mm
  * H 14.6 mm
  * Screw-down caseback in [[stainless steel]]

**Dial:**
  * [[Luminous]] indexes (triangle at 12 o'clock)
  * Arabic numerals
  * Steel hours and minutes hand, coated with [[luminous color]]
  * Painted seconds hands

**Functions: **
  * Hours, minutes
  * [[Chronograph seconds]] hand
  * [[Day]] and [[date]] window at 3 00
  * [[Chronograph hours]] at 6 00
  * [[Small seconds]] at 9 00
  * [[Chronograph minutes|Chronograph 30 minute counter]] at 12 00

**Bracelet: **
  * Metal bracelet or leather strap

**Production: **
  * Production [[1994]] - [[2005]]
  * Predecessor [[IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Mechaquartz]]
  * Successor [[IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 3717]]
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===== See Also =====
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch]]
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph]]
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch Doppelchronograph]]


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