IWC Pilot Mark XV1 Steel Automatic Watch 39mm
By IWC
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Men's IWC Pilot Mark XVII automatic wristwatch. 39mm stainless steel case.
Category
Late 20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
Iwc Mark
IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVII Top Gun Automatic Men's Watch IW324712
By IWC
Located in Washington Depot, CT
IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVII Top Gun Watch Model: IW324712 Serial: 6256624 This IWC watch has a ceramic case that is 41mm in diameter.
Category
2010s Wrist Watches
IWC IW324712 Pilots Mark XVIII Top Gun SFTI Black Ceramic 41mm Box Paper 2022
By IWC
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: IW324712 Year: 2022 Model: Pilots Mark XVIII Top Gun SFTI Case Material: Ceramic Band: Leather Bezel: Ceramic Dial: Black Face: Sapphire Crystal Case Size: 41mm ...
Category
2010s Wrist Watches
International Watch Company, A Rare 14k Rose Gold Pocket Watch with B&P C1900
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
The gold inner cuvette is fully signed with the cases all signed IWC, numbered and Swiss Hallmarked. Movement: The A Quality gilt three quarter plate movement stamped with the IWC m...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Swiss Pocket Watches
Materials
14k Gold, Rose Gold
1970's Corum Vintage Classic Mens Automatic Luxury Watch - Stainless Steel
By Corum
Located in Suwanee, GA
The same movement architecture was trusted by prestigious houses such as Vacheron Constantin, IWC, and Panerai in watches commanding far higher prices, precisely because it offered c...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gold Belt Buckle Wrist Watch
Located in New York, NY
The movement is International Watch Company (IWC). Made in Switzerland. Maker's mark: HP. Serial No. 1362265.
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
18k Gold
Recent Sales
IWC Fliegeruhr Ref. Mark XI Steel Wrist Watch
By IWC
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Fliegeruhr Ref. Mark XI Mark XI Aviator watch CASE screwed case, steel, acrylic glass, Antimagentic, d=36mm MOVEMENT caliber IWC 89, manual wind, hack seconds DIAL ori...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince Edition IW327004 Auto Watch with Papers
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince Edition IW327004 Auto Watch W/papers 40mm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot IW327004, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Pilot Reference #:IW327004. IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince Edition IW327004 Auto Watch W/papers 40mm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot IW327004, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Pilot Reference #:IW327004. IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince Edition IW327004 Auto Watch W/papers 40mm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
Hamilton Stainless Steel Tropical Military Wristwatch
By Hamilton
Located in New York, NY
It is still a very inexpensive Mark type, selling at the same price a JLC or IWC Mark XI were selling 20 years ago.
Category
Vintage 1970s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Titanium Mark SVIII
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date Case: 40mm round case, sapphire crystal, push/pull crown, smooth bezel Band: brown leather strap, buckle Dial: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Titanium
IWC Stainless Steel Pilot’s Watch Mark XX
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: automatic Function: hour, minutes, seconds, date Case: 40mm stainless steel round case, sapphire crystal Band: black leather, stainless steel buckle Dial: blue a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Titanium Pilots Watch Mark XVIII Heritage
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: automatic Function: hours, minutes, seconds, date Case: 40mm round case, sapphire crystal, push/pull crown Band: black rubber strap, buckle Dial: black arabic Re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Titanium
IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX Steel Ref. IW328206
By IWC
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pre-owned IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XX wristwatch (ref. IW328206), featuring a self-winding automatic movement; boutique exclusive green dial with Arabic numeral hour markers; date disp...
Category
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Heritage Titanium Watch 327006
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
The IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Heritage Titanium Watch 327006 was released in 2017 and features a wearable 40mm case in titanium.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Titanium
IWC Stainless Steel Mark XVI Fliegeruhr Spitfire Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
Ref. IW325502. Automatic movement. Stainless steel case, 39mm diameter. Silvered dial with luminous Arabic numerals, date at 3 o'clock. IWC strap and stainless steel buckle. Unused w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XII Stainless Steel Date Automatic Men's Watch Ref. 2611557
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional example of understated sophistication, this IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XII, reference 2611557, embodies the timeless appeal of classic pilot’s watch design paired with Swi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Stainless Steel Mark Xvii Pilots Automatic Wristwatch Ref IW326501, 2017
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM1243 Model Number: IW326501 Serial Number: 537**** Condition: 10 - Unworn condition Age: 2017 Case size: 41mm Box and Papers: Box & Guarantee Movement: Automatic Case: S...
Category
2010s Greek Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XV Wristwatch Ref 325311. 38mm Case, Stainless Steel, Year 2006
By IWC
Located in Canterbury, England
Our IWC Pilot Mark XV, reference 325311 features a 38mm stainless steel case and desirable stainless steel bracelet.
Category
Early 2000s Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot RAF Mark XI Vintage Gents Stainless Steel Black Dial 6B/346
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 36 mm Stainless Steel Pilot RAF Mark XI Vintage Gents Wristwatch, black dial with arabic numbers, a fixed stainless steel bezel, a green nato strap with a stainless steel pin buckl...
Category
20th Century Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Mark XVI Pilot's Spitfire Men's Automatic Watch IW 3255-02
By IWC
Located in Washington Depot, CT
IWC Mark XVI Pilot Spitfire Men's Watch Model: IW 3255-02 Serial: 3637774 Stainless Steel case with Spitfire Silver Dial Case is 39mm Automatic Movement Brown leather IWC band w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Mark XVIII Le Petit Prince 40mm Blue Dial SS Watch IW327016
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII Edition “Le Petit Prince” ( Ref.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Limited Edition Le Petite Prince Mark XVII Pilot Wrist Watch
By IWC
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents: A meticulously crafted IWC Mark XVII pilot's wrist watch in stainless steel.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jaeger-Le-Coultre RAF Navigator Mark 11 (XI) Wristwatch Ref 6B/346, Year 1948/49
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Canterbury, England
It is considered that only 2950 Jaeger-LeCoultre Mark 11 (XI) were produced, and delivered between 1948 and 1952, the future orders going to IWC whose similar Mark XI has evolved int...
Category
Vintage 1940s Wrist Watches
IWC Mark X Military Broad Arrow
By IWC
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Internation Watch Company Mark X Military Broad Arrow with original black dial and a caliber 83 manual wind movement.
Category
Swiss Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Ref IW327012 Wristwatch, circa 2019
By IWC
Located in Miami Beach, FL
IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Ref IW327012 Wristwatch with box, papers, and extra strap. c. 2019
Category
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Mark XVIII Ceramic IW324703
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W5769 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Mark XVIII Model Ref: IW324703 Age: 12 September 2018 Gender: Mens Complete With: Box, Manuals & Guarantee Dial: Blue Arabic Glass: Sapphire Cryst...
Category
2010s Swiss Wrist Watches
IWC Mark XVII IW326501 Men's Stainless Steel Pilots Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Xupes Reference: COM002664 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Mark XVII Model Variant: 0 Model Number: IW326501 Age: 20-11-2014 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box, Manuals & Warranty Card Dial...
Category
2010s Emirian Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Mark XVII IW326501 Men's Stainless Steel Pilots Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Xupes Reference: COM002664 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Mark XVII Model Variant: 0 Model Number: IW326501 Age: 20-11-2014 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box, Manuals & Warranty Card Dial...
Category
2010s Emirian Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Stainless Steel Mark XV Automatic Wristwatch Ref 3253.001
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Mark XV Stainless Steel Men's Automatic Wrist Watch.
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Stainless Steel Mark XVII Pilot’s self winding wristwatch, circa 2000s
By IWC
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Popular model IWC Mark XVII Pilot's model, circa 2000's. Featuring 41mm diameter brushed finish case with screw down crown and case back, dome sapphire crystal, matte black dial with...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Automatic Titanium Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Heritage
By IWC
Located in Pikesville, MD
IWC automatic pilot's watch Mark XVII Heritage with a brushed black dial, luminescent hands and hour marks on a calfskin brown strap.
Category
2010s Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Titanium
IWC Schaffhausen Stainless Steel Mark XV Automatic Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
This IWC Schaffhausen automatic wristwatch features a date display in a chic black dial with a stainless steel case. Its look is complete with a fashionable black calf strap and tang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Spitfire Pilot Mark XV Steel Men's Watch IW325505
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Spitfire Pilot Mark XV Steel Mens Watch IW325505.
Category
Early 2000s Wrist Watches
IWC Schaffhausen Stainless Steel Pilot's Mark XII Automatic Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brand Name: IWC Style Number: IW3241-001 Also Called: 324101, iw324101, 3241-001 Series: Pilot's Mark XII Gender: Men's Case Material: Stainless Steel Dial Color: Matte Black ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Heritage Titanium Mens Watch IW327006 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Heritage Titanium Mens Watch IW327006 Box Card.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Titanium
IWC Schaffhausen Stainless Steel Pilot's Watch Mark XVII Men's Wristwatch 41 mm
By IWC
Located in Dubai, Al Qouz 2
The IWC Schaffhausen Pilot's Watch Mark XVII IW326504 is a sophisticated and stylish men's wristwatch.
Category
2010s French Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XX Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW328201 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Pilot Mark XX Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW328201 Box Card.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XVI Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW325504 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Pilot Mark XVI Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW325504 Box Card.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW327015 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Black Dial Steel Mens Watch IW327015 Box Card.
Category
Early 2000s Wrist Watches
Materials
Steel
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW327007 Box Card
By IWC
Located in Atlanta, GA
IWC Pilot Mark XVIII Black Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW327007 Box Card.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches
IWC Pilot IW324703, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Pilot Reference #:IW324703. IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Edition Laureus IW324703 Men's Auto Watch 41mm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches
IWC Schaffhausen Stainless Steel Pilot Mark XVI Automatic Wristwatch
Located in Dallas, TX
International Watch Company (IWC) wrist watch with a stainless steel Arabic dial, date, second hand and a black leather calf strap with a tangle buckle. Automatic, self-winding, 168...
Category
Early 2000s Swiss Modern Wrist Watches
Materials
Stainless Steel
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By Omega
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Iwc Mark For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the iwc mark you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Stainless Steel, Steel and Titanium. Our collection of these items for sale includes 3 vintage editions and 14 modern creations to choose from as well. If you’re looking for a iwc mark from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. There have been many well-made iterations of the classic iwc mark over the years, but those made by IWC are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Finding a iwc mark for sale for men should be easy, but there are 1 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as women, too.
How Much is a Iwc Mark?
The price for a iwc mark starts at $3,450 and tops out at $10,602 with these watches, on average, selling for $4,931.
IWC for sale on 1stDibs
One of Switzerland’s major luxury watch companies was started by an American who saw the potential of bringing Switzerland’s superb watchmaking into the modern age through industrialized manufacturing and high-precision interchangeable parts. The New Hampshire–born watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841–1916), who founded International Watch Company — known today as simply IWC — in 1868, was interested in “combining all the excellence of the American system of mechanism with the more skillful hand labor of the Swiss.”
Setting up the company with another American watchmaker, Charles Kidder, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Jones used hydropower from the River Rhine for his plant’s machinery. Rethinking watch design would lead to one of IWC’s early successes: the Pallweber pocket watch. Based on an 1883 patent by Austrian watchmaker Josef Pallweber, the watch employed numbered disks for jumping hour and minute displays, making it a pioneer in digital timekeeping.
After Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel took over the watch manufacturer in 1880, four generations of his family led IWC into the 20th century. In 1905, Ernst Jakob Homberger and his brother-in-law Carl Jung — the famed Swiss psychiatrist — acquired IWC. Homberger bought out Jung’s holdings in 1929, and in the 1930s, the company introduced pilot watches, which were particularly robust and aimed solely at the civil aviation industry. These durable wristwatches were designed specifically to remain operational during extreme temperature shifts. (As blue watch dials are particularly hot right now, IWC's blue-dial Big Pilot is having a moment.)
The company still operates alongside the river where it was founded, having gained an international reputation over the past 150 years for its elegant designs and expert craftsmanship. Vintage IWC watches are prized by collectors — of whom there are many these days — and while the company continues to guard its attention to detail and quality, it has pushed its classic designs forward with modern innovation intended to stand the test of time.
IWC’s 2013 Ingenieur watch collection, with its precision based on an inventive constant-force mechanism, looked back to a 1955 Ingenieur model that featured a durable soft-iron inner cage as well as a 1976 update by leading Swiss watch designer Gérald Genta that encased its mechanism in a sleek steel case. IWC has also had a recent push toward sustainability, designing watches that are made to last a lifetime and beyond and earning the highest environmental ranking of any Swiss watch company in a 2018 report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature Switzerland (WWF).
Find vintage IWC wristwatches, Art Deco–style pocket watches and more on 1stDibs.
Finding the Right Wrist-watches for You
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
Find antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches for sale on 1stDibs.
Questions About IWC
- Are IWC watches expensive?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertDecember 17, 2024Whether IWC watches are expensive is largely a matter of opinion. Usually priced around $5,000, entry-level watches from the Swiss maker are less expensive than similar timepieces offered by other luxury watchmakers. IWC's highest-priced timepieces do sell for upwards of $250,000. Find a collection of IWC watches on 1stDibs.