The origins of the Portugieser date back to the late 1930s, when IWC Schaffhausen used a high-precision pocket watch movement to create a distinctively large wristwatch with chronometer precision. First introduced in 2000, the Portugieser Automatic 42 features an open, balanced dial, with a power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock and the small seconds positioned on the opposite side at 9 o’clock.

CASE

• Stainless steel
• Diameter 42.4 mm
• Height 13 mm
• See-through sapphire glass back
• Water resistance 5 bar

MOVEMENT

• 52011 Calibre
• IWC-manufactured movement
• Automatic, self-winding
• 168 hours Power Reserve
• Frequency 28800.0 vph (4.0 hz)
• 249 Components
• 31 Jewels
  

FEATURES

• Double box-glass sapphire crystals, antireflective coating on both sides
• Small hacking seconds
• Silver plated dial, Date display
• Pellaton automatic winding
  
• Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
• Power reserve display
• 7 days power reserve

WARRANTY

IWC provides a standard 2-year International Limited Warranty and extension of an additional 6-year coverage by registering your watch through 'My IWC' after your purchase, totaling to 8 years.