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An unusual IWC (for my taste) - IWC "Fliegeruhr" Mark XII

 

Team,

Being a pacifist in hearth, I don't chase military watches as a rule but this one has some special characteristics and reasons.

Eons ago, when I read another seminal post by Walt Odets "Tweaking The Mark XII / Adjusting The Mark XII/887 " I was trilled.

Everyone knows the feeling that makes your brays say "I must have this watch".

Fat chance. At that time IWC has zero presence here and the few ones that I could locate were modern ones.

Later, I had access to another post by Michael Friedberg, moderator of IWC’s ‘in-house’ forum, that wrote in 2000, “The Mark XII is more than a watch; it is an homage to the tradition of fine Swiss watchmaking.

It salutes military watches; it salutes flight watches and it salutes the heritage of International Watch Company…

In some ways, the Mark XII is the ordinary watch par excellence “.

To confirm the saying that states that every watch will show up ... one day, a Mark XII in February, 2014 and I grabbed it without delay.

I had a Mark XII.

Another saying stated that dreams are do be dreamed.

The 36mm case size is way too small and, believe it or not, I never did anything with it, except to send it for a mandatory full maintenance and to replace the rotten strap by another OEM IWC.

But it decorates my IWC set, along with another that I go to post another day that also breaks one of my fundamental rules (it has an integrated metal bracelet).

Enough saying, let's see the pictures:

1) On pictures, it does not see too small, but it feels small.

2) A movement shot, showing the JCL movement inside. Cool.

3) The inside of the case back.

4) Finally, a B&W picture to close the session.

Thanks for seeing my "rusty" IWC.

It's a keeper, if not by it's rarity (here where I live).

Cheers,

Nilo
This message has been edited by nilomis on 2016-08-03 11:24:06