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IWC Spitfire Chronograph Slate Grey Dial Men's Watch IW387802
IWC Spitfire Chronograph Slate Grey Dial Men's Watch IW387802

IWC Spitfire Chronograph Slate Grey Dial Men's Watch IW387802

By IWC

Located in New York, NY

IWC SPITFIRE CHRONOGRAPH SLATE GREY DIAL MENS WATCH IW387802 Condition: Mint Case size: 43mm Material: Stainless steel Movement: Automatic Dial Markers: Arabic Numeral Power reserve...

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

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IWC Spitfire Chronograph IW371702  42mm  Silver Dial  Box & Papers  2008
IWC Spitfire Chronograph IW371702  42mm  Silver Dial  Box & Papers  2008

IWC Spitfire Chronograph IW371702 42mm Silver Dial Box & Papers 2008

By IWC

Located in London, GB

IWC Spitfire Chronograph IW371702 42mm Silver Dial Box & Papers 2008 This beautifully presented IWC Spitfire Chronograph is dated to 2008 via its original warranty card and comes...

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Early 2000s European Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Silver Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW371702
IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Silver Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW371702

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Silver Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW371702

By IWC

Located in New York, NY

This Display model IWC Pilot IW371702 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by a mechanical (automatic) movement and is cased in a stainless steel case. It has a round shape...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702
IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

By IWC

Located in New York, NY

This pre-owned IWC Pilot IW371702 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case. It has a round shape fac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702
IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

By IWC

Located in New York, NY

This pre-owned IWC Pilot IW371702 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case. It has a round shape fac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702
IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

IWC Spitfire Pilot Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Men's Watch IW371702

By IWC

Located in New York, NY

This pre-owned IWC Pilot IW371702 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by mechanical (automatic) movement which is cased in a stainless steel case. It has a round shape fac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Wristwatch
IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Wristwatch

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Wristwatch

By IWC

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Ref: W3412 Model: IW387804 Serial: 502**** Condition: 10 - Unworn condition Age: 7th September 2016 Case Diameter: 43 mm Case Size: 43mm Box and Papers: Box, Manuals and Guarantee Mo...

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2010s Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Stainless Steel Mark XVI Fliegeruhr Spitfire Wristwatch
IWC Stainless Steel Mark XVI Fliegeruhr Spitfire Wristwatch

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch
IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

By IWC

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Ref: W3180 Model: IW3715-05 Serial: 325**** Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 2010's Case Diameter: 42 mm Box and Papers: Box Only Movement: Automatic Case: Stainless Steel Dia...

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Rose Gold Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch
IWC Rose Gold Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

IWC Rose Gold Pilot's Chronograph Spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

By IWC

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Ref: W3156 Model: IW387803 Serial: 516**** Condition: 10 - Unworn condition Condition Notes: Unworn with Stickers Age: 7th April 2016 Case Diameter: 43 mm Box and Papers: Box, Manual...

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph spitfire Automatic Wristwatch
IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

IWC Stainless Steel Pilot's Chronograph spitfire Automatic Wristwatch

By IWC

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

REF W3153 MODEL NUMBER IW387802 SERIAL NUMBER 529**** CONDITION 10 - Unworn condition CONDITION NOTES Unworn with Stickers GENDER Gents AGE 7th April 2016 CASE DIAMETER 43 mm CASE S...

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2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Pilot's Spitfire Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold B&P IW379105
IWC Pilot's Spitfire Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold B&P IW379105

IWC Pilot's Spitfire Chronograph Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold B&P IW379105

By IWC

Located in Mayfair, London, London

A 46 mm Pilot's Spitfire Perpetual Calendar in rose gold originally released by IWC in 2013.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

18k Gold, Rose Gold

IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Spitfire Stainless Steel Watch IW387901
IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Spitfire Stainless Steel Watch IW387901

IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Spitfire Stainless Steel Watch IW387901

By IWC

Located in Southampton, PA

This IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Spitfire 41 mm Stainless Steel Watch, reference number 3879, features a stainless steel case measuring 41 mm in diameter and is presented on a gree...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Mark XVI Pilot's Spitfire Men's Automatic Watch IW 3255-02
IWC Mark XVI Pilot's Spitfire Men's Automatic Watch IW 3255-02

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 Spitfire IW387802, Grey Dial, Certified and Warranty
IWC Spitfire IW387802, Grey Dial, Certified and Warranty

IWC Spitfire IW387802, Grey Dial, Certified and Warranty

By IWC

Located in Miami, FL

IWC Spitfire Reference #: IW387802. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Stainless Steel Grey 43 MM.

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire IW371343, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
IWC Spitfire IW371343, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

IWC Spitfire IW371343, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty

By IWC

Located in Miami, FL

IWC Spitfire Reference #: IW371343. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Stainless Steel Silver 42 MM.

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire UTC 3251 TZC Men’s Automatic Watch Black Dial Stainless Steel
IWC Spitfire UTC 3251 TZC Men’s Automatic Watch Black Dial Stainless Steel

IWC Spitfire UTC 3251 TZC Men’s Automatic Watch Black Dial Stainless Steel

By IWC

Located in Miami, FL

IWC Pilot Reference #:IW325103. IWC Spitfire UTC 3251 TZC Mens Automatic Watch Black Dial Stainless Steel 39mm.

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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Contemporary Wrist Watches

IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Stainless Steel IW379107
IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Stainless Steel IW379107

IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Stainless Steel IW379107

By IWC

Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

"Ref: W007044 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Spitfire Model Ref: IW379107 Age: 2016 Gender: Mens Complete With: Box, Manuals, Guarantee Dial: Grey Arabic Glass: Sapphire Crystal Movement: ...

Category

2010s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Pilot Automatic Spitfire Steel Mens Watch IW326801
IWC Pilot Automatic Spitfire Steel Mens Watch IW326801

IWC Pilot Automatic Spitfire Steel Mens Watch IW326801

By IWC

Located in Atlanta, GA

IWC Pilot Automatic Spitfire Steel Mens Watch IW326801.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel

IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men's Stainless Steel Watch
IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men's Stainless Steel Watch

IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men's Stainless Steel Watch

By IWC

Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

Xupes Reference: COM002575 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Pilot's Model Variant: Spitfire Model Number: IW325305 Age: 04-08-2001 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box, Manual, Booklet, Scarf,...

Category

Early 2000s Swiss Wrist Watches

Materials

Steel, Stainless Steel

IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men Stainless Steel MK XV Limited Edition of 1000
IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men Stainless Steel MK XV Limited Edition of 1000

IWC Pilot's Spitfire IW325305 Men Stainless Steel MK XV Limited Edition of 1000

By IWC

Located in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire

Xupes Reference: W007983 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Pilot's Model Variant: Spitfire Model Number: IW325305 Age: 36989 Gender: Men Complete With: IWC Box, Manual, Booklet, Scarf, Certif...

Category

Early 2000s British Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

IWC Pilot 39mm IW326801
IWC Pilot 39mm IW326801

IWC Pilot 39mm IW326801

By IWC

Located in Surfside, FL

IWC Pilot Spitfire in stainless steel on brown strap with white stitching with IWC stainless steel tang buckle.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Wrist Watches

Materials

Stainless Steel

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By Omega

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By A. Lange & Söhne

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By Breitling

Located in New York, NY

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By Girard Perregaux

Located in Antwerp, BE

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By Univeral Geneve

Located in Antwerp, BE

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By A. Lange & Söhne

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By Omega

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By IWC

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Iwc Spitfire For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact iwc spitfire you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Stainless Steel, 18k Gold and Gold. When shopping for a iwc spitfire, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or women today than there are for men.

How Much is a Iwc Spitfire?

On average, a iwc spitfire at 1stDibs sells for $6,875, while they’re typically $3,469 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.

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
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 17, 2024
    Whether 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.