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IWC
ARTofTIME
26, Frontstreet
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Tel: 1-721-542-2180
SWISS TIME
HAUTE HORLOGERIE
37, Frontstreet
Philipsburg, St. Maarten
Tel: 1-721-542-2328
Portugieser Perpetual Calendar.
Ref. 5034: Real icons have a special story to tell. And
what was true of the great Portuguese seafarers also
applies to IWC's own Portugieser. After all, thehistory of
its genesis bears the stamp of courageous innovation
and watchmaking expertise at its best. Seventy-five years
ago, two Portuguese businessmen approached IWC
requesting a wristwatch with the precision of a marine
chronometer. In response, IWC's watchmakers took the
unprecedented step of housing a hunter pocket watch
movement in a wristwatch case. In so doing, they founded
a watch family whose timeless elegance, sophisticated
technology and unmatched complexity have been a
source of wonderment ever since. The movement itself is
visible through a transparent sapphire glass back cover
that provides an unimpeded view of the IWC
manufactured 52000 calibre's impressive precision. The
watch's complexity is eloquently expressed by the
perpetual calendar, whose functions can all be adjusted
simply by turning the crown. And just as observing
the star-studded heavens can guide a ship safely to
harbour, a glance at the perpetual calendar and the moon
phase display navigate the wearer safely through the
complexities of time. This, in a nutshell, is how 75 years of
watchmaking history became an icon of haute horlogerie.
And how, thanks to its unique blend of perfection and
timeless elegance, it has become a legend in its own
time.
IWC. ENGINEERED FOR MEN.