ELEGANT PROPOSALS
The Schaffhausen-based manufacture is constantly enhancing its chromatic offering with unprecedented references in its collection made up of ever-so classy, super sporty models.
Both of IWC‘s Portugieser Chronograph pieces, one with a dial in Horizon Blue (Ref. IW371626), the other in Dune (Ref. IW371624), combined with a 41 mm case respectively crafted in white gold and in steel, are driven by the selfwinding 69355 caliber (46 hours of power reserve). The minute counter in these newcomers, nestling at 12 o’clock, creates a visual vertical axis with the small seconds. The slender direct-drive ticks over the quarter-second graduated scale running round the flange. This sporty yet delicate layout brings another proposal to life. Reference IW371625 marries an Obsidian dial with a red gold-fashioned case to breathe life into harmoniously-contrasting scenography.
A stringent process of over 60 steps is required to finalize each dial. “The brass bases are first given a sunburst finish before the respective color is applied. In the next step, 15 layers of transparent lacquer are applied, fine-ground and then polished to a high gloss. The totalizers are milled into both the brass base and the lacquer layer. The printing, carried out through a special process, further adds to the three-dimensional effect. The appliques are mounted individually by hand”, details the manufacture. The watches are worn on a calfskin strap or an alternative alligator one. Both wraparounds suit the elegant personality of the dials wonderfully well. With their signature features, the Portugieser Chronograph watches go way beyond fashion trends.
