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It has been 75 years since the Portugieser collection was launched, and IWC had decided to mark this milestone by giving the Portugieser Grande Complication a face-lift. Subtle changes were made to this flagship model, to give it a more subtle and contemporary image. In terms of aesthetics, there has been several changes to theRead More
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Twenty years after its inception, the Schaffhausen-based watchmaker have decided to launch two limited edition pieces for their Portugieser Minute Repeater. These limited edition pieces are cased in either platinum, or red gold. On the surface, the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater may be a seemingly simple watch. It features an extremely clean dial, with anRead More
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The IWC Portugieser Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde combines the magic of a floating tourbillon with the logic of a date hand that reverts to its starting position and the power of a 7-day in-house calibre.
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In 2015, the large digital date and month display becomes a dominant feature of the IWC Portugieser watch family.
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IWC listens to its collectors and have shrunk the yacht club chrono. It is now 43mm instead of the 45mm it once was. A great move by the brand by any standards.
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Pre SIHH 2015: IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic
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“Design icon” is among the most abused bits of hyperbole in the Press Release Writer’s Guide, yet in a few rare instances, it actually applies. The IWC Portugieser is such an instance. Few can question that 1939 witnessed the birth of a bright horological light, and in just a few days, at SIHH, IWC […]
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IWC celebrates the 75h Birthday of the Portugieser with a new and updated collcection
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PRESS RELEASE IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN OPENS FIRST UK BOUTIQUE ON LONDON’S NEW BOND STREET London, 19 December 2014 – The Swiss luxury watch manufacturer IWC Schaffhausen is delighted to announce the opening of its first UK boutique in London, located at 138 New Bond Street. After much anticipation, IWC Schaffhausen today opens its first UK boutique […]
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They are no strangers to each other; Jochen Benzinger teamed up with IWC to create for example the quite outrageous Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Squelette. Outrageous in a sense that it simply makes you want to head straight to the marina, raise the main sail and set on a course to India, while parking yourself on […]
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IWC releases the new Portofino Mid-size collection. The new collection, also known as the “Mid-size” now comes in a 37mm case...
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Good things can come in smaller sizes, and in case that you didn’t believe this yet, then there is IWC to prove it! They just introduced a whole collection of smaller sized watches within their Portofino-line. How small? 37mm in diameter. Indeed 3mm smaller than the 40mm Portofino automatic (ref.3565). Does 3mm make such a […]
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The universe sometimes works in mysterious ways. With the passing of Robin Williams, the world has lost one of its greatest comedians. His daughter Zelda quoted Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s “The Little Prince” to commemorate him, and at the same time IWC is commemorating Antoine de Saint-Exupéry himself with a limited edition dedicated to his last […]
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The Zenith Pilot Montre d’Aeronef Type 20 line has certainly proven to be one of the more astute introductions into the market by former CEO, Jean-Frédéric Dufour. As a way to connect to the brand’s past, it ticks all the right boxes, with a retro styling that remains true to the originals that Zenith used […]
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Georges Kern, CEO of IWC, talks us through the featured family of watches this year: the Aquatimer range, telling us about the highlight pieces, as well as the rational behind the all new functionality of the two part Bezel, with inner and outer mechanisms. As interviewed by Wei Koh Read Revolution International Digital Editon on […]
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Revolution’s Sophie Furley and Adi Soon leave the SIHH and all its top models to meet a real life top model, Adriana Lima, who was in Geneva to celebrate the launch of IWC’s new Aquatimer collection…and yes, she is as gorgeous in real life! Revolution: IWC’s slogan “Engineered for Men” rather excludes women from wearing […]
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IWC has in recent years has taken the SIHH as an opportunity to focus on each of its core collections, and this year, it’s the Aquatimer collection’s turn. We gave you a first look at some of the new pieces via Revolution Switzerland Editor in Chief Sophie Furley here, and today we’re pleased to bring […]
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For many years IWC has held steadfastly to its motto, “Engineered for Men” and its instrument watches have garnered the lion’s share of attention. There’s another side to the firm, though, that’s expressed in the Portofino wristwatches. The Portofino collection got its start in the early 1980s and the ur Portofino is of course the famous ref. […]
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On Tuesday, I showed the IWC Portugeiser Jubilee…today are the extreme macros of the same watch. Owned by my great friend Eddie…thanks for the loan of watch. Do note this is a well loved, and often worn watch…I take no additional precautions to remove dust and evidence of wear. Details of the watch… The barrelRead More
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Another IWC which was one of my dream watches in my early days in collecting. The Jubilee Portugese…what a beautiful, well proportioned watch. Though it was not always thought to be correctly sized. Twenty years ago when I first started collecting, the Jubilee was considered a very large watch. But these days, it is consideredRead More
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The IWC 5251 was a dream watch of mine when I was early in my watch collecting “career”…it was a grail watch, as even then, it was quite rare to find a piece readily available. Built on a pocket watch movement, it is a magnificent watch…large, flat case, with a beautiful movement. This particular exampleRead More
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In 1985, IWC’s Kurt Klaus presented his latest invention at BaselWorld: The IWC “Da Vinci” Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, which went on to become one of the most justly famed perpetual calendars of all time. The Da Vinci Perpetual Chronograph included the world’s first perpetual calendar mechanism in which all indications could be adjusted without recourse […]
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IWC and Mercedes Benz hosted an event at the Mercedes showroom last week. There was much excitement going around as watch and car enthusiasts were treated to a wonderful preview of the latest IWC Ingenieur collection and AMG cars.
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If you have read Jack Forster’s brilliant report on this year’s IWC Ingenieur collection unveiled at SIHH 2013, you must be as excited as I am. Personally, Visiting the surreal IWC booth itself was an unforgettable experience. with one Formula 1 car at one side of the booth floor and a racing car engine on another. With IWC Ingenieur watches being displayed on pumping engine […]
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