IWC Pilot DLC Project – What Do You Think?

May 30, 2011

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Yesterday, I’ve received a number of pictures from people working on a new project, IWC Pilot DLC watches. They customized the IWC Pilot Mark XVI ref.3235 and Pilot Chronograph ref.3717 and give it a slide bit of blue by adding a blue NATO strap and a blue second hand. I personally think they did a nice job on these pilot’s watches and it is refreshing to see some non-Rolex customizations for a change.

As you can see, these IWC Pilot watches are now even more stealth looking as they were before. The technical specifications remain the same as that of their original brothers of course (click here), except for the DLC cases and NATO straps. The small blue hand ‘gimmick’ is a very nice feature imho. Personally, I would favor the chronograph..

If you are interested in these customized IWC Pilot Mark XV and Pilot Chronograph watches with DLC finish, please contact me for more detailed information.

Update: Larger (and more) photos can be found by visiting my Facebook page. A number of questions have been asked via e-mail and are in the process of being answered.

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speedmaster says:

May 30, 2011 at 13:12

I like it quite a bit, nice combo.

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Jmpaturau says:

May 30, 2011 at 14:04

The blue second hand is nice and a + for the watch but this blue bracelet is awful and not in line with a prestigious brand as IWC.
It looks like a Flik-Flak bracelet !!!

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  Robert-Jan says:
  
  May 30, 2011 at 14:54
  
  Hi,
  
  Thanks for your comment. You are always free to order it with a leather strap I think. From a historical view point, I do see the ‘logic’ to offer it with a NATO-strap to give it a bit of a military look & feel. However, I don’t care for these myself as well and would wear it on a black leather alligator I think, preferrably with blue stitching.
  
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Kristian Haagen says:

May 30, 2011 at 16:11

Not bad…not bad at all. Do however prefer my 3786.

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Harry Bishop says:

May 30, 2011 at 21:30

Very nice RJ. I prefer three hands ina watch in general, but on this one I find the blue seconds hand on it a bit too vibrant. I agree with you the color “touch” works better with the chrono.

It’s definitely a much more “tool” look for the IWC, hearkening back to when they were actually such – similar to putting a Rolex on a NATO strap, some people enjoy it, others shudder. 🙂 Personally I’d pick different models for such a treatment, but the quality of the works seems reasonable as far as we can tell from the small pics.

Thanks for sharing,
Harry Bishop

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  Robert-Jan says:
  
  May 30, 2011 at 22:06
  
  Hi Harry,
  
  Thanks for your reply. Please note that larger pictures can be found here:
  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150217109343395.340558.535013394
  
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2. Robert-Jan says:
  
  May 31, 2011 at 00:06
  
  Hi Harry,Thanks for your reply. Please note that larger pictures can be found here:http://www.facebook.com/med…
  
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JIFF says:

Jun 01, 2011 at 07:44

It is still an IWC…

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Steve Hanson says:

Aug 06, 2011 at 16:56

Where can one purchase the NATO strap?

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