IWC Mark XI from the British R.A.F. from 1948 combining practicality with refined aesthetics

combining practicality with refined aesthetics

It has an outer stepped capital ring

This elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre traveling clock from the 1940s combines practicality with refined design

reflecting Rolex’s timeless craftsmanship

tigereyes and malachites

IWC Mark XI from the British R.A.F. from 1948 combining practicality with refined aestheticsIn 1948, IWC designed new pilots watches for the Royal Air Force (RAF). These pilots watches were used by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the South African Air Force (SAAF), the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), as well as by the British Overseas Airline Company (BOAC, the predecessor of British Airways) and in civilian versions. Between 1949 and 1953, the Royal Air Force purchased approximately 7,400