Felix Scholz
The IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition 75th AnniversaryFor IWC 2015 is the year of the revamped Portugieser?as it marks the iconic model’s 75th birthday, and as such IWC are releasing a swathe of limited edition anniversary pieces. Among them is this clean and easy to read Perpetual Calendar, with its big date and month, and leap year displays. Oh, and you also get a chronograph to boot. As with the design of the new Portugieser?annual calendar, the slightly off-centre placement of the date and month apertures is a little odd – but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume there's a good movement architecture reason for this. But even factoring in the top heaviness, the IWC Portugieser?Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition 75th Anniversary is a very handsome piece.Australian Pricing- IWC?PORTUGIESER?PERPETUAL CALENDAR DIGITAL DATE-MONTH EDITION 75TH ANNIVERSARYNo word on Australian pricing as yet, but we’ll update you when we have the details.Specifications?REF. IW397201 IW397202 IW397203FEATURESMechanical chronograph movementPerpetual calendarLarge, double-digit displays for the day and monthLeap year displayStopwatch function with hours, minutes and secondsHour and minute counters combined in a totalizer at 12 o'clockFlyback functionSmall hacking secondsSee-through sapphire-glass backRotor made of 18-carat red goldLimited edition of 25 watches in platinum and 75 watches for each of the two red gold referencesMOVEMENTIWC-manufactured calibre 89801Frequency: 28,800 A/h / 4 Hz 51Jewels: 51 ?Power reserve: 68hWATCH MATERIALSRef. IW397201: case in platinum, silver-plated dial, black?alligator leather strap by Santoni, folding clasp in platinumRef. IW397202: case in 18-carat red gold, black dial, dark brown alligator leather strap by Santoni, folding clasp in 18-carat red gold?Ref. IW397203: case in 18-carat red gold, silver-plated dial, dark brown alligator leather strap by Santoni, folding clasp in 18-carat red gold sapphire, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sidesWater Resistence: 3 bar?Diameter: 45 mm?Case height: 16.5 mm
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