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Portuguese Automatic

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In the case of the Portuguese Automatic with date display, the railway track-style chapter ring, feuille hands and appliquéd Arabic numerals give the dial the classic appeal of the first Portuguese watches of the 1930s. The IWC-manufactured 51011 calibre integrates all the finest features ever to grace an automatic movement, such as the highly efficient Pellaton winding system and a seven-day power reserve.

Highlights

  • Mechanical Movement
  • Pellaton Automatic Winding
  • 7-day Power Reserve
  • Power Reserve Display
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

Price: $12,400 — $23,700

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ZEITGEIST COMBINED WITH TRADITION

Since its debut in 2004, the Portuguese Automatic with date display has become one of the most successful Portuguese models ever to come from Schaffhausen. The balanced design of the dial with its appliquéd Arabic numerals, railway track-style chapter ring and slender feuille hands retains the classic appeal of the legendary original Portuguese, first manufactured in the 1930s. Its spiritual roots reach all the way back to the voyages of discovery undertaken by the Portuguese seafarers. The voluminous IWC-manufactured 51011 calibre integrates all the finest features ever to grace an automatic movement, such as the highly efficient Pellaton winding system and a seven-day power reserve. Since 2010, the Portuguese Automatic’s 42.3-millimetre case has been available in warm-toned, 18-carat red gold. The appliqués on the silver-plated dial are likewise made of red gold. The steel model with its silver-plated dial (like the earlier steel versions) was fitted with rose-gold-plated hands, numerals and hour markers: luxury befitting of a watch model so much in demand. The Portuguese Automatic in 18-carat white gold and the other steel models complete the collection.

Variations

Details

  • Reference IW500106
  • Case Material 18-carat white gold
  • Bracelet/Strap dark brown alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour ardoise
  • Jewels 42
  • Price $23,700
Calibre 51011 Small

— 51011
calibre

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  • Mechanical movement
  • Pellaton automatic winding
  • 7-day power reserve when fully wound
  • Power reserve display
  • Date display
  • Small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
  • Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 14 mm
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

  • *IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.

  • Reference IW500113
  • Case Material 18-carat red gold
  • Bracelet/Strap dark brown alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour silver-plated
  • Jewels 42
  • Price $21,600
Calibre 51011 Small

— 51011
calibre

Learn More

  • Mechanical movement
  • Pellaton automatic winding
  • 7-day power reserve when fully wound
  • Power reserve display
  • Date display
  • Small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
  • Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 14 mm
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

  • *IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.

  • Reference IW500114
  • Case Material stainless steel
  • Bracelet/Strap black alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour silver-plated
  • Jewels 42
  • Price $12,400
Calibre 51011 Small

— 51011
calibre

Learn More

  • Mechanical movement
  • Pellaton automatic winding
  • 7-day power reserve when fully wound
  • Power reserve display
  • Date display
  • Small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
  • Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 14 mm
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

  • *IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.

  • Reference IW500107
  • Case Material stainless steel
  • Bracelet/Strap blue alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour silver-plated
  • Jewels 42
  • Price $12,400
Calibre 51011 Small

— 51011
calibre

Learn More

  • Mechanical movement
  • Pellaton automatic winding
  • 7-day power reserve when fully wound
  • Power reserve display
  • Date display
  • Small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
  • Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 14 mm
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

  • *IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.

  • Reference IW500109
  • Case Material stainless steel
  • Bracelet/Strap black alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour black
  • Jewels 42
  • Price $12,400
Calibre 51011 Small

— 51011
calibre

Learn More

  • Mechanical movement
  • Pellaton automatic winding
  • 7-day power reserve when fully wound
  • Power reserve display
  • Date display
  • Small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
  • Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 14 mm
  • Diameter 42.3 mm

  • *IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Glucydur® trademark.

Watch Viewer

  • IW500106 Watch Front
  • IW500106 Watch Back
  • IW500113 Watch Front
  • IW500113 Watch Back
  • IW500114 Watch Front
  • IW500114 Watch Back
  • IW500107 Watch Front
  • IW500107 Watch Back
  • IW500109 Watch Front
  • IW500109 Watch Back

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51011 Calibre

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  • Indexless screw balance with precision-adjustment cams and Breguet spiral, seconds stopped by pulling out the crown.

  • Shock absorption (Incabloc), together with the spring-mounted rotor bridge, provides effective protection against vibrations and impacts of the most sensitive parts.

  • Large rotor for bidirectional winding, can be dismantled for servicing simply by undoing one screw and a retaining bar.

  • Pawl-winding wheel, which transmits the movement of the two pawls through intermediate wheels to the barrel.

  • Set into the rotor is a 18-carat yellow gold medallion with the IWC stamp, "Probus Scafusia."

  • Pellaton automatic winding via two highly efficient, bearing-mounted moving pawls, which turn the winding wheel (yellow) and build up a useful power reserve of 168 hours (seven days). When the watch has wound down this far, the movement is stopped mechanically. The energy remaining in the barrel, which would be sufficient for another 24 hours' running, is not used because this prevents the decreasing end torque in the spring from affecting the watch's accuracy.

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