IWC Portuguese Automatic watch, round stainless steel case (42.3mm diameter, 14mm thickness) with transparent caseback, black crocodile leather strap with steel deployant buckle, black dial with silver hands and Arabic numerals, power reserve display at 3 o?clock, date calendar at 6 o'clock, small hacking seconds at 9 o'clock, 42 jewel Caliber 51011 self-winding mechanical movement with 168 hour power reserve, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, water-resistant to 30 meters.
Since its debut in 2004, the Portuguese Automatic with date display has become one of the most successful Portuguese models ever to leave Schaffhausen. The balanced design of the dial with its appliqu?d 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 highly efficient Pellaton winding and a 7-day power reserve. This year, for the first time ever, the Portuguese Automatic?s 42.3-millimetre case is available in warm-toned, 18-carat red gold. The appliqu?s on the silver-plated dial are likewise made of red gold. In a second new departure, the steel model with its silver-plated dial (as in the earlier steel versions) features 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 remain in the collection.
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