Chrono for a Cause: IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Monopusher “Laureus Sport for Good”
With its annual new product showcase at Watches & Wonders Geneva (né SIHH) pushed to late April, IWC Schaffhausen is keeping most of its 2020 releases under wraps until then. (I’ve seen them, and trust me, they’re cool and worth the wait.) However, the brand did unveil one new timepiece this week, the latest in its series of collaborations with the Laureus Sport for Good initiative and the first in its long-running Portugieser family outfitted with a monopusher chronograph.
The IWC Portugieser Manual-Wind Monopusher Edition “Laureus Sport for Good” is limited to 500 pieces.
The IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Monopusher Edition “Laureus Sport for Good” follows up last year’s Laureus edition from the Aquatimer family, continuing the series’ tradition by donating proceeds from this 500-piece limited edition to the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation, a worldwide charity that supports programs using ?the power of sport? to affect positive social change. The watch has a 46-mm stainless steel case and the traditional dial in “Laureus blue,” accented by rhodium-plated hands and hour numerals. The dial’s layout features a 60-minute chronograph counter at 12 o’clock, a date window at 3 o’clock, small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, and an indicator for the watch’s impressive eight-day (192-hour) power reserve at 9 o’clock. A single push-button (‘monopusher”) embedded in the l...
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