The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Replica it has a sense of style, a sense of identity, and only requires minor tweaks here and there over time, but the essence always remains. That’s what people appreciate about it.

1998 saw the introduction of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph, a tilting pinion chronograph with applied numerals, a large – almost bezel-less – 41mm case, and a leather strap.In fact, in terms of aesthetics, the Replica Watch has been an absolute model of consistency.

IWC announced the Portugieser Chronograph.The brand new in-house caliber 69355. This is a column-wheel, vertical-clutch chronograph movement made by IWC Replica, keeping with a recent trend by the brand to bring much of its movement making in-house.

The new movement is the differentiator between this watch and the others which came before, but the overall design – unchanged – is the star. That, of course, would be the IWC Replica Watch sapphire caseback. Whereas the watch sported a closed caseback for two decades, this new model got the full exposition treatment.