IWC Vintage Pilot’s Watch Hand-Wound 1936 White gold IW3254-04

The name refers to IWC's Special Pilot's Watch of 1936, reference 436, which laid the groundwork for the brand's aviation line. IWC reworked it for its Vintage Collection, launched in 2008 for the brand's 140th anniversary with modern versions of six historic models. The case is 12 mm thick, with stick and dot markers, cathedral hands and a sapphire crystal.

The steel IW3254-01 has a black dial, the rose gold IW3254-03 and the platinum IW3254-05, limited to 500 pieces, have silver dials, and the rose gold Sincere edition IW3254-07 has a black dial in a run of 20. The white gold Vintage Portuguese Hand-Wound 1939 (IW5445-04) and Vintage Aquatimer Automatic 1967 (IW3231-04) also pair a 44 mm case with a grey dial but differ in depth: the Portuguese is 10 mm thick and the Aquatimer, an automatic diver with a 60-minute bezel, 14.5 mm.