IWC · Luxury dive watches
IWC Aquatimer Automatic
Buy it if you want IWC.
- Verdict
- Consider
- Best for
- Swiss tool
- Typical price
- $6,500–$7,500
Pros
- Clever bezel
Cons
- Less loved
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IWC products: reviews and comparisons
Our research on IWC products: what each one is best for, how they compare and which alternatives to consider.
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Products we have researched
IWC · Luxury chronographs
IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar
Buy it if you want perpetual.
- Verdict
- Consider
- Best for
- Big perpetual
- Typical price
- $45,000–$55,000
Pros
- Clever
Cons
- Large
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IWC · GMT and pilot watches
IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43
Buy it if you want bold.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Big pilot
- Typical price
- $10,000–$11,500
Pros
- Iconic
- Legible
Cons
- Big
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IWC · Luxury chronographs
IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41
Buy it if you want pilot.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Pilot chrono
- Typical price
- $8,000–$9,000
Pros
- In-house
Cons
- Thick
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IWC · GMT and pilot watches
IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX
Buy it if you want a legible pilot.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Pilot classic
- Typical price
- $5,300–$5,900
Pros
- Clean
- In-house
Cons
- Plain
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IWC · GMT and pilot watches
IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun
Buy it if you want ceramic.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Ceramic pilot
- Typical price
- $8,000–$9,500
Pros
- Scratch-resistant
Cons
- Large
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IWC · Dress watches
IWC Portofino Automatic
Buy it if you want value.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Value IWC
- Typical price
- $5,000–$6,000
Pros
- Fair
Cons
- Sellita
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IWC · Luxury chronographs
IWC Portugieser Chronograph
Buy it if you want elegant.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Elegant chronograph
- Typical price
- $8,900–$9,800
Pros
- Clean dial
- Elegant
Cons
- Pricey
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IWC · Dress watches
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar
Buy it if you want perpetual for less.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- IWC perpetual
- Typical price
- $40,000–$48,000
Pros
- Clever
Cons
- Pricey
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IWC · Luxury chronographs
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club
Buy it if you want sporty IWC.
- Verdict
- Buy
- Best for
- Sporty Portugieser
- Typical price
- $14,000–$16,000
Pros
- Legible
Cons
- Thick
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Reviews, comparisons and guides
ReviewLuxury chronographs
IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and…
VerdictConsider $45,000–$55,000
ReviewGMT and pilot watches
IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and…
VerdictBuy $8,000–$9,500
ReviewDress watches
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what…
VerdictBuy $40,000–$48,000
ReviewLuxury chronographs
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what…
VerdictBuy $14,000–$16,000
ReviewLuxury chronographs
IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41 review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41 worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what…
VerdictBuy $8,000–$9,000
ReviewDress watches
IWC Portofino Automatic review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Portofino Automatic worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what to…
VerdictBuy $5,000–$6,000
ReviewGMT and pilot watches
IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and…
VerdictBuy $5,300–$5,900
ReviewGMT and pilot watches
IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and…
VerdictBuy $10,000–$11,500
ReviewLuxury dive watches
IWC Aquatimer Automatic review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Aquatimer Automatic worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what to…
VerdictConsider $6,500–$7,500
ReviewLuxury chronographs
IWC Portugieser Chronograph review: worth it or skip?
Is the IWC Portugieser Chronograph worth it? Our buy-or-skip verdict, who it suits, who should skip it and what to…
VerdictBuy $8,900–$9,800
IWC: what to buy, what to skip
Is IWC worth it? Like every house, IWC makes some pieces worth their price and some you mostly pay the name for. Here is every IWC piece Opulique has checked, across GMT and pilot watches, dress watches, luxury chronographs, luxury dive watches, each with a clear call, the usual price and, where it makes sense, a better alternative from another house.
Every IWC piece we checked
IWC Portofino Automatic (dress watches, $5,000–$6,000): buy. Dress watch.
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar (dress watches, $40,000–$48,000): buy. Perpetual calendar.
IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XX (GMT and pilot watches, $5,300–$5,900): buy. Clean pilot’s watch.
IWC Big Pilot’s Watch 43 (GMT and pilot watches, $10,000–$11,500): buy. Big pilot watch.
IWC Pilot’s Watch Top Gun (GMT and pilot watches, $8,000–$9,500): buy. Ceramic pilot.
IWC Portugieser Chronograph (luxury chronographs, $8,900–$9,800): buy. Clean two-register chronograph.
IWC Pilot’s Chronograph 41 (luxury chronographs, $8,000–$9,000): buy. Pilot chronograph.
IWC Portugieser Yacht Club (luxury chronographs, $14,000–$16,000): buy. Flyback yacht chrono.
IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar (luxury chronographs, $45,000–$55,000): consider. Pilot perpetual.
IWC Aquatimer Automatic (luxury dive watches, $6,500–$7,500): consider. External/internal bezel diver.
IWC or another house?
Buy the piece, not the logo. Compare IWC luxury dive watches with the alternatives in our best luxury dive watches list before you decide.
Authenticity, warranty and service
Buy from the fashion house, an authorized retailer or a reseller that authenticates and guarantees every piece, and keep the receipt, the dust bag, the box and any warranty card: they matter for repairs and for resale. Swiss watches carry a 2- to 5-year international warranty when bought from an authorized dealer, and buyers in the EU and UK also have a legal guarantee of at least two years on new goods.
How we make the call: we read the house’s own product details and care guides, compare materials and construction, follow owners’ long-term experience and track the usual retail and resale prices. A piece gets “Buy” only if we would tell a friend to spend that money on it. No fashion house can pay for a verdict.