{"product_id":"iwc-mark-xi-6b-346-hooked-7-c-1952","title":"IWC Mark XI 6b\/346 Hooked 7 c.1952","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Watch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eShortly after WW2 (1946), the British Air Ministry put out a call for new Wrist Watches for their Pilots.\u003cspan\u003e These watches were required to have the following: A matte black dial with white fixtures and the four quarterly hour markers luminized, a high grade Swiss movement capable of 36 hours power reserve and chronometer spec timekeeping, a water resistant case, a Faraday cage for anti-magnetic purposes and an acrylic crystal with a retaining screw. Two manufacturers answered this bell: \u003cstrong\u003eIWC\u003c\/strong\u003e and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Mark XI watches began to be issued in 1948 to Pilots across the British Empire.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIWC produced around 8000 examples of the Mark XI for the Air Ministry over a 4 year period 1948-1952.  7400 of these were delivered to the \u003cstrong\u003eRAF\u003c\/strong\u003e,  600 to the RAAF (Australia) over the 4 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOriginally, these Mark XI Wristwatches were issued with Radium Dials, due to safety concerns in the early 60s they were recalled from their Pilots Wrists and fitted with Tritium Dials and amongst these replacement dials was a rare variation which was later to be donned the\u003cstrong\u003e \"Hooked Seven\".\u003c\/strong\u003e The vast majority of these replacement dials had a seven with a flat top, however a very small number had a seven that hooked slightly and this small variation is extremely sought after amongst the military watch community.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"gmail-sc-dJjYzT gmail-hpWFyH\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Specs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eAge: c.1952\u003cbr\u003eMovement: Manual wind with Hacking Centre Seconds.\u003cbr\u003eCalibre: 89.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTimekeeping: Very good.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eService History: Fully Professionally Serviced by John Senior July 2026.\u003cbr\u003eDial: Original IWC Tritium MoD Spec Dial.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCase: Stainless Steel.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMeasurements: without\/with Crown: 36mm\/39mm End to End: 46.5mm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBezel: Solid.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWater Resistant?: No.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHands: Original.\u003cbr\u003eCrystal: Correct Acrylic Crystal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCrown: Correct Original unsigned Crown.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eStrap\/Bracelet: New Khaki Military Style Strap with Steel fixtures.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eLug Width: 18mm. Fixed Bars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eGetting \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cu\u003eAcquainted\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBits that stand out:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Issued to a Royal Air Force pilot, can you get any cooler?\u003cbr\u003e- Hooked 7 Dial.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- 36mm Case.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-Dial is in lovely age related order.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e-Hacking Seconds.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNitty Gritty:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e- Age Related Marks and Scratches to the Case.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eOverall this IWC Pilot is in very nice Vintage condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eThe Dial is in very good condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eCase has marks throughout and some marks to the lugs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eCaseback markings are in lovely order.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eOriginal Crown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eCrystal in good shape. Possibly original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003eHands are in lovely shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"courier new, courier, lucida sans typewriter, lucida typewriter, monospace\"\u003ePhotographed on a 7in Wrist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Waecce ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62268783427971,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0553\/1638\/1901\/files\/IMG-3201_2.jpg?v=1785509475","url":"https:\/\/www.waecce.com\/products\/iwc-mark-xi-6b-346-hooked-7-c-1952","provider":"Waecce ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}