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IWC Portuguese Chrono-Automatic Descoberta do Brasil (IW3714-08)

I love the IWC Portuguesewatch, it was what I expected, it's very light weight. It is my casual everyday watch. I love the belt too, though it will need replacing over time.

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Review by Farzana Girach, From Sri Lanka Rajagiriya

IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 44.2 White Gold (IW502303)

I bought the med/lg and it was larger than I thought it would be but I am not returning. I wear it a little high on my arm. It was an excellent price and a great piece to add to my collection. Gloria

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Review by charlotte hicks, From Malaysia Semporna

IWC Destriero Scafusia Yellow Gold / German (IW1868-12)

this eye-catching beauty features many dark blue sapphires and a sleek royal blue band. it is wearable for work or everyday activities. it is a little to sporty in my opinion for dress, but is definately an attention grabber. i really enjoy wearing it! it is also a good value.

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Review by Kacey, From United States Orlando, Fl

Carl F. Bucherer welcomes Roland Ott, a qualified watchmaking industry expert and experienced manager in global marketing, communications, and brand management. As Executive Vice-President of Marketing & Communication, he will oversee the international marketing and communications department, and become a member of the brand's management team. His main responsibility will be to further strengthen our blossoming brand around the world.

In the past, Roland Ott has occupied executive positions at various leading watch brands in the Richemont Group. At IWC Schaffhausen, he made a substantial contribution to establishing the brand's international renown. He also supported Geneva-based brand Roger Dubuis in its successful relaunch and repositioning.

Roland Ott graduated from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) with a degree in business administration, and went on to deepen his knowledge at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

A king who rules over a fictitious realm, a businessman who believes he owns the stars, a geographer who never leaves his desk: having abandoned his own tiny asteroid in search of a friend, the little prince meets various inhabitants of other planets who lead strange lives. IWC Schaffhausen has taken this journey through the universe from Antoine de Saint-Exuperys "The Little Prince" as a reason to crown the new Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince" (Ref. IW371807) with an enchanting mechanism.

The midnight blue dial with its characteristic cockpit design has a surprising feature: a jumping star display is arranged inside the faint line of the circle at its centre. Each day of the week, this captivating day display lights up a different star in glittering gold. However, the change does not take place in any particular order: the gleaming golden star appears appears to jump at random between the seven different positions on the dial. The stars punched out on the dial symbolize the planets visited by the little prince. They are also engraved in the same order on the back of the watch, to - gether with the name of their inhabitants: the king, the vain man, the drunkard, the businessman, the lamplighter, the geographer and finally the rose. We also find a playful indication of where the little boy with the wheaten hair happens to be at the moment, as well as a portrait of the prince himself, on the reverse side of the case. Incidentally, the owner of the watch decides which star on the dial is illuminated on which day of the week by using the crown to make the golden star jump to another position.

The chronograph split-seconds hand complication is now licensed to fly in the Pilot's Watch special edition "Le Petit Prince". Also known as a double chronograph, this mechanism has two stopwatch seconds hands mounted one on top of the other which allow the owner to reliably record intermediate times, even withinthe same minute. The Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince" is a fascinating variant that combines all the features of a watch designed for flying with an additional poetic element. Its functions include automatic winding, the time of day, date, weekday in the form of a jumping star display, small hacking seconds, chronograph with aggregate time recording up to 12 hours, split-secondsfunction, sapphire glass with antireflective coating on both sides which is secured against drops in pressure, as well as the soft-iron inner case found in IWC's Pilot's Watches as protection against magnetic fields. The midnight blue dial underscores the watch's sporty yet elegant character while the Super-LumiNova®* coating on the hands and appliquesguarantees excellent legibility, even in the dark. The engraving on the case back makes it clear that only 1,000 examples of the watch will be made. The Pilot's Watch Double Chronograph Edition "Le Petit Prince" is supplied with a matte brown calfskin strap with decorative beige stitching.

The Aquatimer Chronographs are available with black or silver-plated dials in four different versions, with a black rubber strap or stainless-steel bracelet. The purist dial design and the quarter-hour scale on the internal rotating bezel reference the first Aquatimer released in 1967. The slim, chamfered shape of the external bezel with its gently rounded and recessed grips, on the other hand, was inspired by the legendary Porsche design of the Ocean 2000 of 1982.

The new external/internal rotating bezel mechanism gives the current Aquatimer collection overall a more sophisticated look and feel, despite the addition of a protective cover for the sliding clutch system on the left-hand side of the case. The polished and satin-finished surfaces contribute to the watch's premium-quality appearance.

From a technical point of view, the newly developed external/ internal rotating bezel represents a remarkable leap forward in the evolution of IWC diver's watches. For almost half a century, Aquatimers from Schaffhausen were fitted with either an internal rotating bezel or an external rotating bezel. One of the central functions of a diver's watch is to allow you to see at a glance how long you have already been underwater, and to calculate simply how long your store of compressed air will last. To facilitate this, the triangle marking the start of the dive, the zero point, is synchronized with the minute hand. From now on, elapsed dive time can be read off precisely on the scale. On the internal rotating bezel found in earlier models, the zero point was set with the help of a second crown at "4 o'clock": it was thus virtually impossible to move the bezel inadvertently. In addition, the luminescent coating beneath the front glass is perfectly protected against dirt and scratches.

On the downside, a crown is not as easy to set as an external rotating bezel. IWC's technicians therefore opted for an external bezel, which, for safety reasons, could only be rotated anticlockwise. This means that if a diver moves the bezel accidentally, he can only conclude that he has been underwater too long and should soon return to the surface: an annoyance, certainly, but harmless. The new external/ internal rotating bezel with the IWC SafeDive system in the 2014 Aquatimer collection combines ease of use with safety. The rotation of the external bezel is transmitted via a patent-registered sliding clutch system to the rotating bezelwith a triangular index and dive time scale on the inside of the case.

The increase in pressure-resistance from 12 bar to 30 bar provides a greater degree of safety when diving to great depths. Ticking away inside the 44-millimetre stainless-steel case is the robust 79320-calibre chronograph movement with a 44-hour power reserve. It enables stop times and aggregate timing up to 12 hours and is a reliable companion even on long dives. Even in a redundant system, divers appreciate an ongoing indication that everything is functioning normally. In the chronograph, this job is handled by the permanently rotating seconds hand in the subdial at "9 o'clock".

The new patented IWC bracelet quick-change system for the 2014 Aquatimer generation is sure and practical. It takes the hard work out of swapping from a stainlesssteel bracelet to a rubber strap and vice versa. All the new Aquatimer wristbands are compatible with each other.

The titanium case of this timepiece and its reduced design are reminiscent of a model with iconic status: the Ocean 2000 created by Ferdinand A. Porsche in 1982.

IWC started its success story with the manufacture of diver's watches in 1967 with the first Aquatimer, which boasted a revolutionary pressure-resistance of 20 bar. In the 1980s, when IWC was commissioned to make watches especiallyfor commando frogmen and mine clearance divers, its excellent reputation as a manufacturer of professional diver's watches was already well established. At this time, IWC was also the only watch company in the world able to mill titanium, a corrosion-resistant, light and virtually indestructible material particularly suitable for diver's watches. In partnership with Ferdinand A. Porsche, the designer of the legendary Porsche 911, IWC created six versions of diver's watches for military use, including a watch for mine clearance divers, with the first completely nonmagnetic mechanical movement.

Parallel to this, in 1982, IWC began producing the Ocean 2000 sports diver's watch with an external rotating bezel, likewise designed by Ferdinand A. Porsche. It was the first seriesproduced diver's watch in titanium with tested pressureresistance to 200 bar, which is equivalent to a depth of 2,000 metres. There was also the austere functional design, the new case material and a screw-in crown with triple sealing, all of which marked an important step forward in the development of IWC's diver's watches.

In 1998, IWC reinstated the traditional Aquatimer name and launched the Aquatimer GST Automatic 2000 in titanium as part of a new sports watch line. Six years later, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 offered an internal rotating bezel that was set via a self-sealing crown at "4 o'clock". But with its next generation of the Aquatimer Automatic 2000, in 2009, IWC had already reverted to the tried and tested external rotating bezel. Before the watch's market launch, the team formerly around Jacques Cousteau tested the functionality of the new "2000s" in the Red Sea and gave it their seal of approval.

A reliable dive buddy
The Aquatimer's main job is to provide a reliable way of measuring dive time, which is limited by the amount of compressed air in the tank. Digital diving computers long ago took over the job of continuously tracking dive time, but experienced divers still swear by an additional timekeeper as a backup system for underwater missions.

The reliable IWC-manufactured 80110 movement is eminently suited to this purpose. The case's water-resistance to a depth of 2,000 metres should be viewed as a safety reserve.

Like all the new IWC diver's watches in the current collection, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 in titanium is fitted with the innovative external/internal rotating bezel system. The internal rotating bezel can only be turned anticlockwise. This ensures that even if a diver moves the bezel accidentally, he does not exceed the time at which he can return safely to the surface without the need for decompression stops. A sliding clutch system concealed under the cover at "9 o'clock" transmits the movement of the external bezel to the interior of the case and the internal rotating bezel. In the rounded recessed grips on the titanium bezel and the extremely reduced dial design, watch lovers will spot references to the Porsche design for the Ocean 2000. The milled-out sections typical of the design not only make it easier to turn the external rotating bezel when wearing gloves; they also give the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 an optical sensation of lightness, despite the fact that the case, at 46 millimetres, is 2 millimetres wider than its predecessorin stainless steel.

The traditionally elaborate finishing on the case, with its contrasting polished and satin-finished surfaces, helps underscore the upmarket appearance of the new collection. The black dial has a three-dimensional structure that creates an optical balance to the imposing size of the case. Leaning on diver's watches of the past, the indices with their green luminescent coating are divided by a fine strip. In order to exclude any chance of confusion underwater, the Super-LumiNova®* coating comes in two different colours: green for the displays relevant to the dive and blue for the hour display. The watch also features a rapid-advance date display. The central hacking seconds can be stopped simply by pulling out the crown.

Patented IWC bracelet quick-change system
The corrugated rubber strap adjusts flexibly to fluctuations in the girth of the wrist. Thanks to the IWC bracelet quickchange system, swapping the strap for a bracelet or vice versa is a snap. A longer version for use with a dry dive suit is included with the watch.

In the new Aquatimer collection,IWC reverts to its earlier practice of showing water-resistance on the back of the watch: the impressive pressure-resistance is shown in bar alongside the stylized fish. The back is also embellished with the engraving of a classic helmet for deep-sea divers.

WORLDTEMPUS - 2 September 2011
With the brand-new Siderale Scafusia, it can well be said that IWC is celebrating the phenomenon of time.
This company generally known for its ultra-reliable pilot-style chronographs yesterday introduced its most complicated timepiece to date. Not only did IWC's astute engineering team complete the mechanics within the extraordinary space of ten years, but the company wisely involved a cerebral research professor of astrophysics and cosmology to provide a soul for the mechanically beating - and jumping - heart of this masterpiece.
Professor Ben Moore is the savant in question. Occupying the same chair at the University of Zurich's Institute for Theoretical Physics that Albert Einstein did in the early 1900s, this modern-day explorer of time and space provided the astronomical knowledge needed to complete the personalized celestial charts found on the backside of the Siderale Scafusia. This "soul" side of the watch also includes scales encircling the star charts providing information on the date and year (perpetual calendar), the "star" (sidereal) time that is also shown on the front of the watch within a small subdial fittingly found right at 12 o'clock as well as daylight savings time. Moore brought more to the table than just his tables: he adds a quirky theoretical element that not only explains the raison d'être of sidereal time - astronomers need to use it in their work - but also combines the studies of astronomy, cosmology and astrophysics to form very tangible questions that lurk in the back of nearly every human being's mind: where did we come from and where are we going?
Heart and soul
If the sidereal elements are the Siderale Scafusia's soul, then its exceptional caged escapement in the form of a tourbillon is certainly its beating heart. The original premise of this timepiece at its conception in 2001, a brand-new constant force tourbillon dominates the left side of the timepiece's dial. Its central element is an unusually large 13 mm balance wheel, making it awfully stable, which fits neatly into the 15.8 mm tourbillon cage. The remontoir providing constant force comprises a couple of extra parts, none of which are the usual simple spring found in a remontoir. Here, two bridges, a lever, and an unusual wheel IWC calls the "stop wheel" perform the service.
Perhaps most eye-catching of all, however, is the jumping - almost deadbeat - motion of the entire cage and its contents, which also move the small second hand attached to the top of the cage's bridge. This jumping motion is really a "stop and go" because the remontoir takes the escapement and tourbillon out of the direct flow of energy. The energy gets stored up in the remontoir temporarily and is released precisely once a second. This keeps the energy constant and provides the source of the attractive motion of the cage.
Additionally, the constant force tourbillon contains two components that have never been used in this fashion before. Created by Microworks of Germany, which is the commercial outlet of the KIT Forschungszentrum of Karlsruhe, a cam used in the constant force assembly is made of LIGA-processed nickel-cobalt. Perhaps even more impressive, the pallet lever and fork of the escapement is created as one piece in LIGA hard gold.
"We need very precisely manufactured components for this," said Thomas Gäumann, IWC's R&D department head for movements. "For this reason we utilize two components created by the x-ray LIGA process, which can be manufactured within tolerances of just a few thousandths of a millimeter."

Twilight time
In addition to the time, sidereal time, star chart and perpetual calendar, this timepiece also displays the times of sunrise, sunset, and twilight - the latter an important feature for astronomers, and here depicted by the celestial chart changing color along with the real-time changes happening in the sky. This is accomplished with the use of colored, transparent disks.
A classic IWC Portuguese from the front, it measures a very wearable 46 mm in diameter. Product group manager Mario Klein explained that the case height of 17.5 mm was the deliberate result of bringing the Siderale Scafusia's balled complication down to a wearable critical mass. A feat of engineering, the Siderale Scafusia also boasts easy operation of all displays using the crown and two recessed pushers. Hand-wound Caliber 94900 boasts 96 hours (4 days) of power reserve, during the first two of which Klein guarantees constant force.
At a price of 750,000 Swiss francs, board of director spokesman Hannes Pantli only expects to sell these masterpieces to dedicated collectors, and they will only be completed upon order. Once the connoisseur in question has ordered his or her very own Siderale Scafusia, he or she can expect to wait a full year to receive it. However, upon receiving it, it will not only be personally handed over by Pantli, but it will also have been customized to the individual wishes of the client, who can choose from more than 200 design options.
With the introduction of the Siderale Scafusia, IWC celebrates both its powerful place within the watch industry and life itself. As astrophysicist Moore explains, astronomy has shown that we came from nothing billions of years ago and a billion years from now we will return right to nothing. The Siderale Scafusia and Moore therefore project one single message: Carpe Diem.

 
Elegant and refined : Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days
The Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days seamlessly takes up a tradition established by this watch family that goes back over 25 years. When the first Portofino watch took the world by storm in 1984, it was a scintillating combination of understated elegance and precision mechanics. The watch was, and still is, a perfect piece for connoisseurs. This is particularly true of the Portofino family's new flagship, which will also appeal to devotees of complex yet highly functional watchmaking. For ticking away inside the elegant, round case is the new IWC-manufactured 59210 calibre: designed and built using stateof- the-art methods, it never loses sight of Schaffhausen's great watchmaking tradition. For more than a quarter of a century, the Portofino watch family has been the epitome of the classical wristwatch, its design a distillation of the entire know-how and experience of IWC's engineers. This applies especially to the new Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days, whose elegance and technological sophistication have established it as the flagship of the Portofino family. A case measuring 45 millimetres in diameter ensures that it cannot fail to be noticed, but thanks to the simple, round shape it still appears pleasingly discreet. Connoisseurs with a weakness for beautiful things and technological perfection will be enraptured by the Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days. urs.Making a big show of things is simply not the style of the centrepiece of this watch family: what counts in the Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days are inner qualities and technical superiority. Ticking away inside the case is the newly developed IWC-manufactured movement from the 50000-calibre family, measuring a hefty 37.8 millimetres in diameter. The 59210 calibre is the same size as a pocket watch movement, but its design is incomparably more modern. As you would expect, it is highly robust and reliable, and designed to meet all the exacting demands of watch devotees in the 21st century. Despite its undisputed elegance, the Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days is a watch made for everyday use through and through - as it has already proved in tough and extensive testing in the IWC laboratories. In keeping with the movement's size, IWC's engineers equipped the 59210 calibre with an extra large barrel, which ensures that the latest, hand-wound Portofino will keep running for an unusually long time. It is capable of storing enough energy for a full nine days. Instead of making use of all this potential, however, IWC designers chose to insert a gear that stops the movement after precisely 192 hours, or 8 days. Causing the movement to stop before all the tension in the spring has been exhausted eliminates the danger of diminishing torque in the mainspring.
This ensures that the same level of accuracy is maintained the whole time the watch is running. Precisely how long the watch will continue to run before its owner needs to wind the movement can be read off from the power reserve display on the dial. But the owner who chooses to wind his Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days once a week over Sunday breakfast is certainly on the safe side. The b mainspring is just one of several design elements that help to guarantee the watch's precision.
The new movement also features an indexless balance, which is precision-adjusted using the four golden weight screws on the balance rim. Its frequency, as is by now standard for modern watch movements, is 4 hertz, or 28,800 beats per hour. This, like the Breguet spiral bent into shape using traditional watchmaking techniques, also helps to make the watch so accurate. The modernity of the movement is likewise underscored by its design. The rear of the movement is dominated by two large bridges that conceal it entirely except for the balance. The upper bridge serves as the bearing for the barrel, the differential and the winding mechanism, the lower bridge for the power reserve display. Apart from this, it also conceals the train bridge below. All the bridges and cocks are exquisitely decorated with Geneva stripes or circular graining. Standing out at the centre is the engraving "Probus Scafusia" - "Good, solid craftsmanship from Schaffhausen".
IWC's designers have remained true to the classical Portofino style not only in the circular case with its smooth, flowing strap horns, but also in the design of the dial. The placing of the displays - small seconds at "6 o'clock", date at "3 o'clock" and power reserve between "8" and "9" - ensures that the layout is finely balanced. The hours and minutes are shown by feuille hands that revolve above the embossed, solid indices and the Roman XII. The red gold Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days comes with a slate-coloured dial, which likewise features indices made of solid red gold. It is also available in a simple stainless-steel case, this time with a silver-plated dial with rose-gold-plated indices or a black dial with rhodium-plated indices.All versions of the watch are secured to the wrist by a unique pale brown or dark brown alligator leather strap made by the renowned Italian shoemakers Santoni. The straps are fitted with pin buckles as standard. Straps with folding clasps are also available as an option.