it's 4 a.m. here, so I'll brief and post more later today.
The Jones Portuguese wristwatch will be available in steel, gold or platinum, and will have a very special movement. Like the Jubilee Portugieser from 1993, it has a variant of IWC’s famous in-house pocket watch movement, the Calibre 98. Only this time the movement has been totally reworked and is called Calibre 98290.
In homage to F.A. Jones, the founder of IWC, the movement is derived from the original Jones Calibre design from 1868-1876. It now has a three-quarters plate, special 19th-century style decoration and a regulator with the distinctive Jones’ “finger” or “arrow”.
The means that an important in-house IWC movement, the Calibre 98xx, is back in major production but in a totally new design. 4,500 will be produced: 3000 in steel, 1000 in rose gold and 500 in platinum. The dials are "simii-enamel": they look like porcelin but actually are far less fragile.
4,500 may seem like a lot for a "special edition", but keep in mind that the 2,000 of the Jubilee Portugiesers sold out almost overnight, and demand has grown considerably since 1993. Also, I was told that production will be over two years.
The watch is 43mm wide. In my opinion, it's a great “fantasy” watch –a perfect blend of concept of the Jones calibre with the Jubilee Portugieser, together with the time-honored IWC Calibre 98.
Regards, Michael P.S. Now you know why I posted about the Jones pocket watch (twice) and the Calibre 9828 Portuguese. And why I had to deftly sidestep Franco's idea that IWC at some time should make a Jones wristwatch.
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Thanks ....
Would it be too early to ask for a reference number and if the lug width is the same so you could replace the strap with a blue strap from the ref 5001?
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reference numbers are
IW544201 rose gold IW544202 platinum IW544203 steel
I don't have the lug width specifications yet, but I'd be willing to bet that it'll be 22mm. But keep in mind the 5001 strap is for a deployant buckle and has lengths that differ from those used with a tange buckle, as here. But also you easily can `order` blue aftermarket straps that would fit.
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Michael, Any guestimates on prices?
Ivan iwcforme iwcforme@aol.com
Last edited: 11 December, 2012 - 13:27
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well...
Hi Ivan,
Pricing technically isn't a forum topic and should be covered by E-mail. In all events, in thjis instance prices should wait until price lists and new catalogs are distributed at SIHH.
That said, I think I can say that the prices on the Jones models are in the range the prices for the Portuguese Automatics, ref. 5001. I think that makes sense --and given what Jubilee Portugiesers now sell for, it could even be a relative bargain!
it's 4 a.m. here, so I'll brief and post more later today.
The Jones Portuguese wristwatch will be available in steel, gold or platinum, and will have a very special movement. Like the Jubilee Portugieser from 1993, it has a variant of IWC’s famous in-house pocket watch movement, the Calibre 98. Only this time the movement has been totally reworked and is called Calibre 98290.
In homage to F.A. Jones, the founder of IWC, the movement is derived from the original Jones Calibre design from 1868-1876. It now has a three-quarters plate, special 19th-century style decoration and a regulator with the distinctive Jones’ “finger” or “arrow”.
The means that an important in-house IWC movement, the Calibre 98xx, is back in major production but in a totally new design. 4,500 will be produced: 3000 in steel, 1000 in rose gold and 500 in platinum. The dials are "simii-enamel": they look like porcelin but actually are far less fragile.
4,500 may seem like a lot for a "special edition", but keep in mind that the 2,000 of the Jubilee Portugiesers sold out almost overnight, and demand has grown considerably since 1993. Also, I was told that production will be over two years.
The watch is 43mm wide. In my opinion, it's a great “fantasy” watch –a perfect blend of concept of the Jones calibre with the Jubilee Portugieser, together with the time-honored IWC Calibre 98.
Regards,
Michael
P.S. Now you know why I posted about the Jones pocket watch (twice) and the Calibre 9828 Portuguese. And why I had to deftly sidestep Franco's idea that IWC at some time should make a Jones wristwatch.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Last edited: 5 April, 2012 - 19:53
Greetings, Martijn
Last edited: 6 July, 2012 - 10:18
The new Jones Portugieser looks like a real winner. I can’t wait to see this and all the other new models in the flesh. Cheers!
Would it be too early to ask for a reference number and if the lug width is the same so you could replace the strap with a blue strap from the ref 5001?
IW544201 rose gold
IW544202 platinum
IW544203 steel
I don't have the lug width specifications yet, but I'd be willing to bet that it'll be 22mm. But keep in mind the 5001 strap is for a deployant buckle and has lengths that differ from those used with a tange buckle, as here. But also you easily can `order` blue aftermarket straps that would fit.
Regards,
Michael
Hi Michael
this is going to be a fantastic addition to the IWC production.
And congratulation in you swift decoy action .... :-))
Ciao
Franco
I truly like the hommage to the founder! Thanks to everyone at IWC!
Last edited: 15 February, 2011 - 20:21
Ivan
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Last edited: 11 December, 2012 - 13:27
Hi Ivan,
Pricing technically isn't a forum topic and should be covered by E-mail. In all events, in thjis instance prices should wait until price lists and new catalogs are distributed at SIHH.
That said, I think I can say that the prices on the Jones models are in the range the prices for the Portuguese Automatics, ref. 5001. I think that makes sense --and given what Jubilee Portugiesers now sell for, it could even be a relative bargain!
Regards,
Michael