While IWC’s focus at this year’s SIHH watch salon was squarely on its revamped Da Vinci series, the Schaffhausen-based brand has issued a few reminders since then that it’s not ignoring its other popular watch collections in 2017. Following up the recent launch of its overhauled Ingenieur models at Goodwood in England, IWC has released a revised version of its Portugieser Chronograph Classic model, which is available at retailers now. Here’s what you need to know about it.
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic in rose gold (Ref. IW390301)
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic, launched in 2013, is the third chronograph to join the prestigious Portugieser collection, which was established in the 1930s and derived its name from the Portuguese businessmen whose special request for a wristwatch as precise as a marine chronometer inspired its creation. The updates from that 2013 model are subtle but significant: the new railway track chapter ring, now minus the subdivisions for the seconds, looks cleaner than its predecessor, and the new convex sapphire crystal over the dial adds to the overall elegant silhouette of the watch. IWC’s manufacture Caliber 89361 is visible through the caseback.
The watch, like its predecessor, is powered by the IWC in-house Caliber 89361, with automatic winding, a power reserve of 68 hours, and an integrated chronograph with a flyback function, along with small hacking seconds and a date display. The chronograph reado...