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Portofino Hand-Wound

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With its Roman numerals and moon phase display, the Portofino Hand-Wound has the same timeless elegance as the historic original. Improvements made to the movement now ensure that the moon phase display remains accurate to a divergence of just one day in 122 years.

Highlights

  • Limited edition of 500 watches in platinum
  • Hand-Wound
  • 46-hour power reserve
  • Moon phase display at 12 o'clock
  • Diameter 46 mm

Price: $10,900 — $44,000

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SINCE 1984: EXTRAVAGANCE IN SIMPLICITY

With its narrow Roman numerals and moon phase display, the Portofino Hand-Wound exudes the same timeless elegance as the historic original did 27 years ago, and has made use of its renaissance to correct a "flaw"-albeit a rather becoming one: the choice of the 98800-calibre hunter movement means that the moon phase and seconds displays are now back at their conventional positions of "12" and "6 o'clock", respectively. The movement, which is based on the Jones calibre and features a nickel-plated nickel-silver three-quarter bridge, screw balance, Breguet spring and elongated index, has also undergone a modification: the accuracy of the moon phase display has been improved to the extent that it deviates by just one day in 122 years from the actual progress of the moon. In addition, the moon phase can easily be corrected using just the crown. The imposing 46-millimetre case remains unchanged. With its sapphire glass-sharply arched at the edge like the historic original-and sapphire-glass back, this superb example of a typical IWC pocket-watch style wristwatch can now be viewed from all sides.

Variations

Details

  • Reference IW544805
  • Case Material platinum
  • Bracelet/Strap black alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour silver-plated
  • Jewels 18
  • Price $44,000
Calibre 98295 Small

— 98800
calibre

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  • Limited edition of 500 watches in platinum
  • Mechanical movement
  • Hand-wound
  • 46-hour power reserve when fully wound
  • Moon phase display at 12 o'clock
  • Small hacking seconds
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Three-quarter bridge
  • Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 11 mm
  • Diameter 46 mm

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

  • Reference IW544804
  • Case Material 18-carat white gold
  • Bracelet/Strap dark brown alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour ardoise
  • Jewels 18
  • Price $21,700
Calibre 98295 Small

— 98800
calibre

Learn More

  • Limited edition of 500 watches in platinum
  • Mechanical movement
  • Hand-wound
  • 46-hour power reserve when fully wound
  • Moon phase display at 12 o'clock
  • Small hacking seconds
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Three-quarter bridge
  • Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 11 mm
  • Diameter 46 mm

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

  • Reference IW544803
  • Case Material 18-carat rose gold
  • Bracelet/Strap brown alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour silver-plated
  • Jewels 18
  • Price $19,500
Calibre 98295 Small

— 98800
calibre

Learn More

  • Limited edition of 500 watches in platinum
  • Mechanical movement
  • Hand-wound
  • 46-hour power reserve when fully wound
  • Moon phase display at 12 o'clock
  • Small hacking seconds
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Three-quarter bridge
  • Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 11 mm
  • Diameter 46 mm

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

  • Reference IW544801
  • Case Material stainless steel
  • Bracelet/Strap black alligator leather strap
  • Dial Colour black
  • Jewels 18
  • Price $10,900
Calibre 98295 Small

— 98800
calibre

Learn More

  • Limited edition of 500 watches in platinum
  • Mechanical movement
  • Hand-wound
  • 46-hour power reserve when fully wound
  • Moon phase display at 12 o'clock
  • Small hacking seconds
  • Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance with high-precision adjustment cam on balance arms
  • Breguet spring
  • Three-quarter bridge
  • Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
  • See-through sapphire-glass back
  • Water-resistant 3 bar
  • Case height 11 mm
  • Diameter 46 mm

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

Watch Viewer

  • IW544805 Watch Front
  • IW544805 Watch Back
  • IW544804 Watch Front
  • IW544804 Watch Back
  • IW544803 Watch Front
  • IW544803 Watch Back
  • IW544801 Watch Front
  • IW544801 Watch Back

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The 98000-Calibre Family

The 98 calibre, which was manufactured from the mid-1930s for the hunter pocket watch, has been regularly improved by IWC for over 80 years. Since it is so ideally suited for large hand-wound wristwatches, it is no coincidence that it is very closely associated with the story of the Portuguese wristwatches. One of the highlights in the calibre’s history was the anniversary Portuguese wristwatch unveiled in 1993 with the 9828 calibre, which among other things featured a balance with shock-resistance. Combining an elongated index, on the one hand, with a modern Glucydur®* beryllium alloy balance on the other hand, the 98290 calibre used in the Portuguese F. A. Jones combines tradition and technological progress. Calibres from the 98000-calibre family are also found in some of the watches in the current IWC Vintage Collection as well as in the Portuguese Hand-Wound models and the Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound.

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

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5 comments

  • dbbradle 1 year, 4 months ago

    Pair this with Mr. Hare's Miller Scotch Grain shoes and you'll be looking immaculate.

  • lontarian 1 year, 3 months ago

    This would be my next watch. Beautiful & elegant. Superbe !!

  • albrun 10 months, 3 weeks ago

    Beautiful watch. Why does it (or a Portugiese perpetual) not exist in 40 mm size? Not erveybody has has the wrist of the Terminator :-)

  • jbherbert 3 months, 4 weeks ago

    I find that most modern watches are too large and restrict my interest to a maximum of 40 - 41 mm. Unfortunately this excludes most IWC watches.

  • tuajay 3 months, 4 weeks ago

    Best Aesthetic Design ever .....

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