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IWC Mark X Military Watch

  • 18-05-2013 12:54am
    #1
    Doc Daneeka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭


    I'm looking at an IWC Mark X that I see for sale and an thinking of taking the plunge with it if I can get it for the right price. It's got what's called I think is an Nato dial. Interested to here any info people have on these watches.

    Also, most of these watches tend to be in pretty poor shape. Is it possible to get these reconditioned by IWC? Any idea of price to do this?


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  • #2
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Is it one of these DD?
    m14027a.jpg
    You'll want to be really careful with these as more and more fakes and frankenwatchs are coming out. The movement is common enough so relatively easy to cobble one together.

    This page is a mine of info.

    Lovely watch, though they are a small watch by todays standards, so if you've a he man wrist and are used to 44mm watches a Mark X or any of the WWW watches will look and wear small(IIRC the Longines "Greenlander" is the largest of them).

    IWC will recondition/service them, but collectors prefer the "rougher" untouched ones with original parts as a general rule. The movement stuff they certainly have and it's a solid movement so no worries there.

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  • #3
    Doc Daneeka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Doc Daneeka


    Hey Wibbs, cheers for the response. Yup, that's the one. Kind of stumbled across it really and have become a little intrigued. It is a very nice watch.

    If I buy it would be with the intention of wearing it but then it would need to be reconditioned. Seems that from a collector perspective that might not be the best thing to do. Tough one really as I would want to be happy I could recoup the outlay if flipping down the road. Any idea what a reconditioned one of these might go for?


  • #4
    Wibbs
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,217 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wibbs


    Sorry DD I've no idea, but in vintage collecting especially military vintage collecting originality is all. Throw in IWC as a name and originality is near everything. I dunno how IWC do things. Do they keep the old parts when replacing them or do they return them to you. If the latter then you caould have your cake and eat it. That said IWC resto prices aren't for the faint hearted.

    TBH DD I prefer old watches wearing their age. I like the patina.

    Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.



  • #5
    Doc Daneeka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭Doc Daneeka


    I hear ya Wibbs. Perhaps this watch is a bit too much of a niche collector item for me. It is a really nice and reading up on the history of the WWW watches is fascinating. Thing is though I could never see myself wearing it as is. My original thoughts were it would look great with a bit of a refurb and put on a Nato strap. Would a made a great conversation piece being IWC and all.

    Wouldn't be willing to make the outlay to let it sit in a drawer. It's up in auction in a place near me however so may pop along and if it looks like it's going for a steal then take a chance and then worry about what I'm going to do with it after.

    Doc


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