====== IWC Pilot's Watch Midsize ======
The **Pilot's Watch Midsize** is a [[pilot's watch]] produced by [[IWC]] in [[2006]] and [[2007]].

===== 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, this 34 mm **Pilot's Watch Midsize**.

Like the Mark XVI, the Midsize was counted as part of the classic Pilot's Watch series and was available in regular and "Spitfire" versions. The dial strongly resembles the Mark XVI as well, with numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 skipped, a simple [[chapter ring]] with larger luminous markers at those points, and a triangle with two dots at 12. [[Sword hands]] are new for both models, reflecting the unlimited Mark XV Spitfire introduced in [[2003]]. Both models use the same movement as well, IWC's [[IWC 30110|Cal. 30110]], a re-worked [[ETA 2892/A2]]. One notable differentiator is that the Midsize lacks the "Mark XVI" label on the dial.

The Pilot's Watch Midsize was available in two versions, both with a [[stainless steel]] case The classic version has a black dial and black or brown leather strap, while the Spitfire features a silver "pie pan" dial with a brown or bordeaux leather strap.

The Pilot's Watch Midsize did not last long in production, being cancelled after [[2007]]. The successor, [[IWC Pilot's Watch 36|Pilot's Watch 36]] was not introduced until [[2016]] and had a 36 mm case.


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**References:**
  * IW3256-01 [[Stainless steel]] case, black dial, black leather strap
  * IW3256-02 "Spitfire" [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial, brown leather strap
  * IW3256-04 [[Stainless steel]] case, black dial, brown leather strap
  * IW3256-05 "Spitfire" [[Stainless steel]] case, silver dial, bordeaux leather strap

**Movement: **
  * [[Automatic winding]] calibre [[IWC 30110]]

**Case: **
  * [[Stainless steel]], [[satinated]]
  * Ø 34 mm
  * Screw-down caseback in [[stainless steel]]

**Dial:**
  * Black or silver with [[luminous]] indexes (triangle at 12 o'clock)
  * White numerals at 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 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

**Production: **
  * Production [[2006]] - [[2007]]
  * Successor [[IWC Pilot's Watch 36]]
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===== See Also =====
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch]]
  * [[IWC Pilot's Watch XVI]]


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