IWC Bund

[Jean-Michel]

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The IWC ref. 3519, Bund stock no. 6645-12-199-3503, is the result of an intense collaboration between the German Bundeswehr (army), Porsche Design and IWC, which was commissioned in the 1980’s to produce a watch for the German Navy elite divers unit, the minesweepers).

It would be the last watch by Iwc specifically designed for military use. Iwc, with its long and established history in military watches and breakthroughs in manufacturing watches that would withstand extreme magnetic exposure, seemed a natural candidate for the job.

The 3519 was one of several variations by IWC/Porsche Design that were created for the German Military. However, it was the 3519, that went through the most rigorous testing and quality control.

The 3519 had to be fitted with a special movement, a modified ETA 2892 which would be known as the IWC Cal. 3755 Amag. The Cal 3755 Amag was treated with an antimagnetic finish and a beryllium balance was installed. In addition, the steel ball bearings for the rotor were replaced by jewels to assure further resistance to magnetic exposure.

To insure that each watch met the demands by its contractor, further testing and approval were required and had to be completed at a separate Bundeswehr facility in Northern Germany.

The dial was treated with additional luminous tritium, indicated by the red circled “3H” on the dial.

Each watch has been tested to a depth of 300 meters.

Upon completion, each watch had to go through further control protocol at IWC and a final inspection by a special Bundeswehr tester.

Few, if any watches, have had to go through such a labor extensive process before having been released. The total number of production samples is not known, however, it has been indicated by various sources, that no more than 50 examples of the 3519 were ever produced!


Our example of the IWC Ocean 2000, ref 3519 is as rare in its configuration as will you find. The watch itself is in near mint condition. The titanium case measures 43mm x 11.5, excluding the screw down crown.

The dial and hands are mint with the original tritium in place. The bracelet is signed OCEAN.

In addition, this watch comes with its original white plastic IWC box,
(2) separate grey original velcro nylon straps, the original screwdriver tool in authentic and labeled plastic tube, extra links and a link removal tool for the bracelet, separate container with extra parts for the movement, and….an additional automatic IWC movement, cal 3755 Amag (which, btw, is adjusted to 5 positions).

Naturally, this is a very rare opportunity to obtain one of these elusive watches. Offered at $ 21,500 + shipping, we welcome any additional questions you might have.

JM