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The Awesome IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch – comprehensively satisfying
Posted on February 8th, 2008 4 comments
There are a lot of fine watches on the market. Some, by virtue of their combination of presence, heft, quality and mechanical intricacy leave a lasting impression on many levels at once. One such piece for me is the IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch.First of all, I think this IWC watch really makes the best use of the famously large Portuguese case design. With all the subdials, it manages to look technical without being overloaded; it somehow works better to my eyes than the Portuguese Automatic watch, that seems comparatively bare for its size. Then you pick it up; the mass impresses immediately, as does the thickness. The technical substance is equally captivating—I love the IWC Pellaton movement, which has one of the coolest looking structures of any self-winding mechanism out there, and I even love the sound it makes while it winds. What it does is pretty amazing too—a full perpetual calendar, with century indication, and a dual-hemisphere moonphase complication that will have only one day of error in, sit down for this…577 years!
With its massive gold case, the IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch swaggers into a room like Leroy Brown. With its commanding size, the aura of the red gold, and the superb finish, there is no question you are in the presence of an amazing watch, even if you aren’t sure exactly what it is. IWC’s slightly smaller Portuguese Perpetual Calendar II watch is no less striking, and perhaps a slightly better choice for classicists; the dial is a bit less busy (due to the non-hemispherical moonphase indicator) and its also available in white gold, for those who prefer a little more understatement.
4 responses to “The Awesome IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch – comprehensively satisfying”
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I think is beautiful, what would the price of it.
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The portuguese perpetual calendar by iwc is an awesome watch, the best watch out there for its money. If you ask me, forget the ’simple’ pateks, vacherons, and audemars offshores, which dont do anything except tell the time & command high price due to heritage and supposedly superior finish, which im sure a lot of people cant actually see, but are too scaired to say! Go for the iwc portuguese perpetual instead! I used to change my watch every year, but since i got the perpetual calendar i cant find another watch around that price to beat it (possibly a grande complication might do!)…almost bought the patek world time watch, but its not a patch on the iwc if you think about it. ok its a better name, but in terms of watchmaking excellence, heritage, size, prescence, technical innovation, the iwc portuguese perpetual calendar is awesome! I have the rose gold , black dial larger version with double moon phase. I also have a vacheron overseas chrono (new shape), and i wonder what is so special about the overseas, since the iwc kicks its butt!
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oh just to add…..the iwc is a great piece to talk about…as you dont need to just hark on about how great iwc is or its great finish, this watch has a million different things to say about it, what other watch at that price point can you talk so much about? Think about it, iwc patented pellaton winding system, double moon phase accurate to 1 day in 577 yrs, 7 day power reserve, perpetual calendar, day, date, month, & the 4 digit year display, all operated through one single crown!!! oh and its also automatic.!!
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…sorry again. one more thing, this watch is soo complicated it does occasionally go wrong and needs sending back to iwc for adjustment, but i think this only adds to the ‘mystique’ of the watch, like its a high performance supercar requiring exceptional maintenance(on a watch winder)..and occasional repairs due to its high degree of sophistication!!
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Carlos Leon September 17th, 2008 at 13:21