3,881 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 22, 2001
Agreed, although.... maybe it is such a masterpiece because it is not so 'contemporary' at all. To me it is a timeless classic and very true to the original!
3,732 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 28, 2001
The Jubilee is a very beautiful watch, I particularly like the rose gold version. But if I would not have a Portuguese at all, and I had to choose between the rose gold Jubilee and the rose gold Portuguese Automatic, I would take the Automatic without a second of doubt. Having both the yellow gold Portuguese Perpetual Calendar and the rose gold VC Portuguese, I would not choose any Portuguese anymore, I am done. And then, there still is the steel VC Portuguese in my collection: what a luxury, and what nice to be able to choose this watch about twice a week as a very appropriate all-day watch.
Kind regards, Paul, wearing the other one
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
385 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 26, 2005
Hi David!
I agree with you : this Jubilee is the quintessence of the Portuguese "revival" and surely one I would love to have. It gave a new life to larger watches and launched the Portuguese family. But it represents the "old school", in opposition to the Automatic Portuguese ref.5001, which is the modern interpretation counterpart and at the base of all automatic models in this line.There is no need to just have one Portuguese, in this manner.
Regards, Jean
Regards, Jean aka One of these days, 5449 will be mine
2,081 Discussions and CommentsMember since Jan. 7, 2005
I easily agree, 5441 is the quintessence of IWC to my eyes.
3532 and 3714 are automatic Portuguese from that time also, someone might say the first is not a Portuguese because is small and the second as well, not having a in-house caliber, I think they are.
I really loved to see a ref 3714 with the first in-house chrono movement in IWC history, I think that's a chance that has been missed, it would have been a watch to be remembered in the annals because nothing like ref- 3714, especially its design, comes closer to the original Portuguese, in a chrono version.
That said, I'll never understand why cal 5000 has currently smaller success than it deserves (from a collectible point of view). It really has everything to become a classic, probably it's shadowed by its little brother ref. 5001.
3,732 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 28, 2001
rmuraglia Wrote:I really loved to see a ref 3714 with the first in-house chrono movement in IWC history, I think that's a chance that has been missed, it would have been a watch to be remembered in the annals because nothing like ref- 3714, especially its design, comes closer to the original Portuguese, in a chrono version.
I fully agree. I take nothing away from the Yacht Club, I saw it in person now and it is a fabulous watch indeed. But a bit more dressy 3714-II with the 89360 movement, a croc strap, and no date window next to the 3, would probably have sold the watch to me. But never say never...
Kind regards, Paul
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Hello David, who would dare to disagree on this one.
It took me some time to get one in my collection, and now, I can't stop admiring it.
tonny.berteloot@pandora.be
Nelson
Last edited: 15 February, 2011 - 20:21
A beauty it certainly is!!!
Regards,
Bob
b.bunnik <u>at</u> zonnet.nl
Last edited: 27 August, 2011 - 21:53
Yours looks great on that strap!
Here are a couple of other looks to the Jubilee:
Dick L.
whichwatch at roadrunner dot com
It's very hard not to agree, LOL!!!
I'm with you 100% on this one, looking good!
Cheers,
Nad
Kind regards,
Paul, wearing the other one
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
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I agree with you : this Jubilee is the quintessence of the Portuguese "revival" and surely one I would love to have. It gave a new life to larger watches and launched the Portuguese family. But it represents the "old school", in opposition to the Automatic Portuguese ref.5001, which is the modern interpretation counterpart and at the base of all automatic models in this line.There is no need to just have one Portuguese, in this manner.
Regards,
Jean
Regards,
Jean aka One of these days, 5449 will be mine
3532 and 3714 are automatic Portuguese from that time also, someone might say the first is not a Portuguese because is small and the second as well, not having a in-house caliber, I think they are.
I really loved to see a ref 3714 with the first in-house chrono movement in IWC history, I think that's a chance that has been missed, it would have been a watch to be remembered in the annals because nothing like ref- 3714, especially its design, comes closer to the original Portuguese, in a chrono version.
That said, I'll never understand why cal 5000 has currently smaller success than it deserves (from a collectible point of view). It really has everything to become a classic, probably it's shadowed by its little brother ref. 5001.
The new HW references are very beautiful indeed.
Regards,
roberto
Regards,
Roberto
Last edited: 11 January, 2013 - 11:07
I fully agree. I take nothing away from the Yacht Club, I saw it in person now and it is a fabulous watch indeed. But a bit more dressy 3714-II with the 89360 movement, a croc strap, and no date window next to the 3, would probably have sold the watch to me. But never say never...
Kind regards,
Paul
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Last edited: 23 October, 2011 - 13:31
That Pisa is really stunning too!
Kind regards,
Clemens
Last edited: 30 May, 2012 - 20:59