IWC Portugieser Rattrapante Chronograph 18K

IWC Portugieser Rattrapante Chronograph 18K

¥125,646.00

Specs
Casing
Dial
Movement
Strap

Brand: IWC
Model: Portugieser Rattrapante Chronograph 18K
Collection: Portugieser
Reference: IW3712
Year: 1999
Scope of Delivery: Original Box with original Papers and digital Asset

Diameter: 41mm
Glass: Saphire Crystal
Case Material: 18ct. Solid Rosé Gold
Bezel Material: 18ct. Solid Rosé Gold
Case Back Material: 18ct. Solid Rosé Gold

Dial Color: Silver
Features: Rattrapante-Chronograph, Small-Second
Indexes: Print and Applied
Dial Handstyle: Feuille Hands

Movement Type: Automatic Movement
Caliber: 5000
Base Caliber: 5000
Power Reserve: 168h
Number of Stones: 44
Frequency: 18.000A/h

Strap Material: Leather Band (Original)
Clasp Type: Pin Buckle
Clasp Material: 18ct. Rosé Gold (Original)

About the Watch

The 1930s saw the creation of the iconographic style of the Portugieser family, which is characterized by its startling size, uncomplicated Arabic numerals, narrow feuille hands, and railroad minuterie. It was much ahead of its time back then. The original dial is still a style icon today due to its simplicity and reductionism which is shier impossible to copy.

About the Brand

The heritage of IWC is deeply rooted in American pioneering spirit and entrepreneurship. Florentine Ariosto Jones, a watchmaker from Boston, founds the International Watch Company in 1868. He draws on the help of eminently qualified Swiss watchmakers, modern technology, and hydropower sourced from the nearby River Rhine to manufacture pocket watch movements of the highest possible quality. The Rauschenbachs, an industrialist family from Schaffhausen, take over the company following Jones’ return to the United States. During its early years, IWC produces pocket watches with a digital “Pallweber” display, as well as wristwatches for women and men.