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PORTUGIESER COLLECTION
The Portugieser is one of the oldest and best-known watches from IWC. No other watch family incorporates so many of the technical tours de force of haute horlogerie.
The Portugieser – A Style Icon
The iconic design of Portugieser watches, with their imposing size, simple Arabic numerals, slim feuille hands and railway-track-style chapter ring, originated in the 1930s, when it was well ahead of ist time. Today, the original, clearly organized dial with ist simple design remains an unrivalled style icon.
Railway-track-style chapter ring
The railway-track-style chapter ring (“chemin de fer“), which was popular on pocket watches in the 1930s, is reminiscent of railway tracks and features on the simple dials of Portugieser watches to this day. The scale, which is divided up into one-minute sections, makes it easy to read the time precisely and blends seamlessly into the dial with its Arabic numerals and slim feuille hands.
Large movements from pocket watches
The tradition of large pocket watch movements began in the 1930s, when two Portuguese businessmen ordered wristwatches with the precision of marine chronometers. The large wristwatches revolutionized the watch industry and established the trend towards the larger wristwatches so popular today.
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