Perhaps winding your watch is part of your morning ritual, or maybe you do it just before bedtime, but those 20-to-30 twists of the crown are important. Using the classic Portugieser Automatic and the sporty Pilot’s Watch Chronograph, Justin Hast explains in episode one of our “How To…” series the correct way to wind your watch and why you should take it off your wrist before doing so. Please note that in order to wind the mainspring of timepieces containing an IWC-manufactured movement from the 82000-calibre family, the crown must be turned anti-clockwise.

The perpetual calendar complication on the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar (Ref IW503302) is a true work of art. And it's "smart" as well. The Portugieser Perpetual Calendar is so accurate, it will display the correct date, day, month and year - even leap years - for the next 577 years. And all of the displays can be adjusted through the crown. Learn how to keep your Portugieser Perpetual Calendar running smoothly for centuries.

Did you know that you shouldn’t set the date on your watch between 9pm and 3am? That’s because it interferes with the jumping mechanism. Here’s another tip: Set the date on your watch for the day before. Want to know why? Watch the second video in our six-part series with watch enthusiast Justin Hast on caring for your watch.

It was a five-year labor of love for IWC watchmakers to bring the annual calendar to life in the Portugieser Annual Calendar (Ref IW503504). It's ingenious in that it automatically displays the date based on the month, and you only have to adjust it once a year at the end of February. Watch enthusiast Justin Hast shows you how to set your Portugieser Annual Calendar to the exact second.

Push, release and go: those are the basic steps to set the Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Chronograph (Ref IW395001). Justin explains the complication's functionality so you can keep track of time no matter where you are.

The Portugieser Grande Complication (Ref IW377602) certainly lives up to its name. With 659 parts working in perfect unison, this complication highlights the art of watchmaking. Justin Hast returns in this episode of our "How To" series to show you how to handle the Portugieser Grande Complication.

An engineering marvel, the Portugieser Minute Repeater (Ref IW544907) is as useful as it is beautiful. The timepiece sounds out the hours, quarter hours and minutes - set number of gongs for each - just by pulling the slide on the side of the case. Watch Justin explain how to operate this classic watch.