IWC

Portugieser Automatic

Name: Portugieser Automatic
Brand: IWC
SKU: IW501705
Price: 14000 EUR
Availability: InStock

IW501705

€14.000,00

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Description

Steel watch, 42.4 mm, automatic movement

The origins of the Portugieser date back to the late 1930s, when IWC Schaffhausen used a high-precision pocket watch movement to create a large wristwatch with chronometric precision. First presented in 2000, The Portugieser Automatic 42 features a readable and well-balanced dial, with the power reserve indicator at 3 o'clock and small seconds on the opposite side at 9 o'clock.

This version features a 42.4 mm diameter steel case, Dune dial, golden hands and gold applied hour markers. The watch has an elegant and refined look thanks to a completely reworked case, with a thinner middle case and domed sapphire crystal on the dial and back side. Particularly valuable is the dial, made by a complex processing process that includes 60 individual steps. The Portugieser Automatic 42 is powered by the IWC-manufactured calibre 52011, elegantly decorated with Côtes de Genève and perlage decorations. The Pellaton refill system is reinforced with virtually wear-free zirconium oxide ceramic components and accumulates a seven-day (168-hour) power reserve in two barrels. The watch is accompanied by a black alligator leather strap with steel folding clasp.

Ref. IW501705