IWC – PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition"

IWC – PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition" NEW

 TOURBILLON: A TOUR DE FORCE

In the Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound “Metropolitan Boutique Edition”, the “whirlwind” – as the word tourbillon translates – revolves on its axis at “9 o’clock” on the dial; or, in nautical terms, at 270 degrees west. The sight of the mechanical, cantilever-mounted minute tourbillon invariably attracts rapt attention from watch lovers. The tourbillon rotates around its own axis once every 60 seconds to counteract the pull of gravity on any disequilibrium in the balance wheel that would adversely affect the watch’s rate and accuracy.

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The arched-edge front glass gives the watch a more classical and balanced appearance and optically reduces its height. The unique olive coloured dial was choosen to perfectly match the 18-carat red gold case.

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The IWC-manufactured 98900-calibre movement with its intricately decorated nickel-silver three-quarter bridge can be admired through the transparent sapphire-glass back. It belongs in the long tradition of the 98 calibre, which was first designed for hunter pocket watches in the 1930s and has since been continuously improved.

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For this model, IWC’s engineers increased the balance frequency to 28,800 beats per hour, which guarantees excellent precision. The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound “Metropolitan Boutique Edition” comes with a dark brown Santoni alligator leather strap.

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Technical Specifications

 Model: PORTUGUESE Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition"

Reference: IW546304  Limited Edition to 50 watches

FEATURES
Case Material 18-carat red gold
Bracelet/Strap dark brown alligator leather strap
Dial Colour olive
MOVEMENT
Mechanical movement
Hand-wound – IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre
Jewels 21

• Mechanical movement
• Hand-wound
• IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre (98000-calibre family)
• 54-hour power reserve when fully wound
• Flying minute tourbillon at 9 o’clock
• Sapphire glass, arched edge, antireflective coating on both sides
• See-through sapphire-glass back
• Water-resistant 3 bar
• Case height 11 mm
• Diameter 43 mm
• Alligator leather strap by Santoni

WATCH
Materials:
Case Material 18-carat red gold
Tourbillon
The flying minute tourbillon is a mechanical tour de force that attracts admiring glances from watch connoisseurs 
Back
The IWC-manufactured 98900 calibre with its intricately decorated, nickel-plated three-quarter bridge made of nickel silver
Variations
The unique olive coloured dial was choosen to perfectly match the 18-carat red gold case
Boutiques
The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound "Metropolitan Boutique Edition", is a limited edition of 50 watches, exclusively available at selected IWC boutiques

* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Super-LumiNova® trademark.
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