IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Monopusher “Laureus Sport for Good”
The new Replica IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Monopusher “Laureus Sport for Good” watch is the first Portugieser model with a monopusher chronograph, powered by the in-house Caliber 59360 hand-wound movement with an eight-day power reserve.
The 46mm steel case houses a blue dial, characteristic of the Laureus line, and the caseback features a drawing by 15-year-old Yi Xin, a Special Olympics China participant who won the 2019IWC ReplicaDrawing Competition.
Omega Speedmaster 38 “Orbis”
Copy Omega Speedmaster 38 “Orbis” with a 38mm stainless steel case, a blue aluminum bezel, and a dark blue dial with light blue oval-shaped registers.
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Replica has enjoyed strong popularity for many years and is one of IWC’s bestselling models. No one could have possibly predicted this success when the Portugieser’s history began in 1939.
The newcomer’s case has been given a sapphire back and its dial boasts lacquered numerals; the standard model has applied numerals. The twoReplica Watches are very similar in all other aspects, including their dimensions and proportions.
The caliber amassed a seven-day power reserve and showed the current status of its “fuel tank” on an indicator at 3 o’clock, opposite a subdial for the seconds at 9.
With a diameter of 41 mm, the Copy IWC Portugieser Chronograph is nonetheless 1 mm smaller than the Portugieser Automatic. This size was formerly considered to be large, but nowadays 41 mm is a normal size for a wristwatch with a built-in stop-seconds function.
IWC Schaffhausen Replica has put the spotlight on its elegant Portugieser family in 2020, and as part of its new lineup has also unveiled the first new models in the nautical-inspired Portugieser Yacht Club sub-series since its last revamp in 2010. These include three new chronograph models as well as the Yacht Club Moon and Tide, the first IWC timepiece with a tide indicator.
IWC Replica Watch Measuring 44.5 mm in diameter and 14.4 mm thick, the case houses behind its navy blue dial the in-house, automatic Caliber 82835, enhanced here for the first time with a tides display function. Developed for the yachtsmen whose passion inspired the collection, its useful features include the subdial at 6 o’clock which indicates the expected times for the next high and low water, along with the double moon phase display at 12 o’clock, which shows spring and neap tides as well as information about the strength of the current tides.The plating on the hour and minute hands and the hour appliqués are in the same 5N rose gold as the case.
The latest versions of the Replica Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph include two in stainless steel cases with steel bracelets — one with a silvered dial with blue highlights, the other, a blue dial with white details — and one two-tone steel-and-rose-gold model with a silvered dial, whose gold details include the hands, hour numerals, bezel, and the center links of the bracelet.
The IWC Replicacases measure 44.6 mm, the same as the Moon & Tides model, and the dial layout showcases the user-friendly chronograph readout at 12 o’clock, which tallies both elapsed hours and minutes on a single subdial.
