IWC Pilot Watch Mark XVI Saves the Day!
For those of you are relatively new to luxury watches, the IWC Pilot Mark XVI might be your first major purchase. As the foremost purveyor of classic dress men’s watches, the International Watch Company is one of the few luxury watch makers that has stayed true to its roots; making watches that are slim, sophisticated, and exceptionally detailed.
The IWC Pilot Mark XVI watch recently gained notoriety in the doomsday flick “2012”, when the main character (John Cusack) used his as collateral for boarding a plane that would save his family’s lives. As a longtime fan of these watches, I was pleased to see that Sony Pictures places such a high value on this legendary timepiece as well.
The Spitfire Mark XVI (model number IW325504) takes a cue from the Philip Stein company by using a soft-iron inner case to protect the wearer from electromagnetic fields, and contains a 30110 Caliber automatic movement within its 39mm diameter case. The design of this men’s IWC Pilot Watch immediately brings to mind the cockpit of an aircraft, and is the logical extension of previous Pilot models. Its convex sapphire crystal is designed to secure the watch from extreme conditions, such as a drop in air pressure, and it is water resistant to 60 meters.
