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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.