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Insured worldwide delivery included · pay by crypto at checkout
The movement inside This reference is built with either calibre. The choice changes the price, the rate and the reserve — nothing else about the watch.
| Base | Seiko NH35 or Miyota 8215, automatic | Swiss clone of the maison's own calibre |
|---|---|---|
| Rate | ±15 to 25 seconds a day | ±5 to 10 seconds a day |
| Reserve | About 40 hours | 55 to 70 hours |
| Balance | 21,600 A/h · six beats a second | 28,800 A/h · eight beats a second |
| Servicing | Any watchmaker can service it; parts are everywhere | Serviced by a specialist; finished as the original is |
| Suited to | Wearing daily, keeping simply, spending less | Matching the reference exactly, and glass casebacks |
The Swiss movement is $50 more. That figure buys the rate, the reserve and a movement that reads correctly through a glass back — not a different watch.
Which we would take. If it is to be worn every day and serviced down the road from you, the Japanese is the honest answer. If it has to survive a loupe against the reference — or the caseback is glass and the movement is meant to be seen — take the Swiss.
The exact base calibre for this reference is confirmed in writing, with the QC film, before anything is dispatched. The two movements, explained
- Ships from the USA
- QC film before ship
- 2-year warranty · insured express
Add to cart, enter your ship-to details, then pay with crypto — or message the desk. Either way you get a QC film of this piece: reply GL to ship or RL for another. Japanese +$50 · Swiss +$100.
Before you decide: how we inspect · Swiss or Japanese · what 1:1 means · FAQ
Description
M+ factory
IWC IW328209 Mark 20 titanium Swiss Air Patrol watch
🔴 Made from original molds - A waste of top-quality items 🔴
① This is the first case on the market to be made with genuine Grade 5 titanium material. Grade 5 titanium is 50% harder than ordinary Grade 2 or 4 titanium; however, its processing and material costs are also 90% higher. Furthermore, this material is scarce in large factories nationwide. These factors combined have led many competitors to abandon this material and opt for ordinary Grade 2 or 4 titanium. Ordinary titanium, due to its softness and toughness, results in jagged edges when engraving deeper on the case back, limiting engraving to shallower areas. It also makes it impossible to achieve a smooth and refined finish when machining the case body. Grade 5 titanium has a hardness equivalent to 914L steel; the CNC-machined case boasts a naturally superior texture.
② We are the first in the market to use Swiss Super-LumiNova® C1 grade luminous material; only this material can achieve the best pure white effect for hour markers. If other luminous materials are used, the dial face hour markers will be white with a hint of beige, which is a failure.
③ We are the first in the market to offer a free white or black fluororubber strap with a self-disassembly system, which you can choose from.
④ A 12-point pyramid-shaped or triangular cone-shaped three-dimensional shape that no one in the market can surpass; a sharper, brighter, and cleaner white.
Data sharing:
Case: Grade 5 titanium metal material
Size: 40mm x 10.6mm
Movement: Imported from Japan 9015
Strap: Black or white fluoroelastomer or fabric leather strap with self-disassembly system.
Glass: Convex sapphire crystal glass with micro-anti-reflective blue film.
Differences between Mark XX titanium case and Mark 18 titanium case:
❷ The distance between lugs L1 and L2 has been shortened from 51.2mm to 49.2mm.
❸ The curved edges are eliminated, and the sloping surface is eliminated. ❹ The daytime window and hour markers are changed to the same orbit.
❺ Change C.35111 to C.32111
❶ The Mark 18 has a thickness of 10.8 mm, while the Mark XX has a thickness of 10.6 mm. At the same time, the soft iron antimagnetic inner shell is removed.
Specifications
| Reference | IW328209 |
| Maison | IWC |
| Case size | 40 MM |
| Dial | Blue |
| Grade | Standard |
| Warranty | Two years, mechanical defects |
| Dispatch | 1–2 business days after QC approval |
Any term in this table can be looked up — beat rate, lug-to-lug, amplitude, power reserve — in the glossary.
What you see on the QC film
Macro stills and short film of your exact watch — dial print and lume, case flanks, bezel action, clasp stampings, crown threads, and the movement running. Nothing ships until you reply GL. RL means we swap or adjust first. See how ordering works.
Shipping & delivery
After GL: 1–2 business days to prep, then insured express (DHL, UPS or EMS) another 5–10. Tracking is e-mailed the moment the piece leaves. Packaging is double-boxed and discreet.
Warranty & returns
Two-year warranty against mechanical defects. Unworn pieces may be returned within 14 days or exchanged within 30, protective seals intact. Full terms.
Off the sweep
IWC Pilot IW328209
Not a studio frame. The same piece, in the room it was photographed in, with nothing tidied out of the way.
As it arrives
IWC Pilot IW328209
Kept unretouched: what is in this photograph is what goes into the parcel.
From the bench
IWC Pilot IW328209
One of our own frames rather than a catalogue picture — included because it shows what a white background hides.
Off the sweep
IWC Pilot IW328209
Not a studio frame. The same piece, in the room it was photographed in, with nothing tidied out of the way.
As it arrives
IWC Pilot IW328209
Kept unretouched: what is in this photograph is what goes into the parcel.
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