IWC Mark XVlll Pilot Hodinkee Edición Limitada ref.324801 del 2019

IWC has been a clear leader in the development of pilot watches. In 1994, the company paid tribute to its Mark XI with a Mark XII model (3241). This civilian watch was based on the design of the Mark XI but with a modern automatic movement and a date function. The name "Mark XII" was taken from its military predecessor. To emphasize the difference between the historic watch and the new collection, IWC used Roman numerals for this model instead of Arabic numerals. The IWC Mark XII was replaced by several other IWC pilot watches, all designated with the name "Mark". Since 13 and 14 are unlucky numbers in some cultures, IWC introduced a Mark XV model (IW325301) in 1999, followed by the Mark XVI (IW325501) in 2006, and then the Mark XVII (IW326501) in 2012. All of these were time and date watches, and even in 2016, the release of the Mark XVIII (IW327009) watch had a date function and a scaled 41mm steel case. It wasn't until 2019 that Hodinkee teamed up with IWC to launch this Special Ed