IWC – Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Unique Piece

IWC Schaffhausen – Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Unique Piece “Laureus Charity Night Zürich 2016” NEW

THE TICKING STAR OF THE 

LAUREUS CHARITY NIGHT

Schaffhausen, 11 November 2016 – The tenth Laureus Charity Night will see an exclusive, unique IWC Schaffhausen timepiece going under the hammer: the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Unique Piece “Laureus Charity Night Zürich 2016”. All the proceeds from the auction will go to the Laureus Foundation Switzerland, helping to ensure the continued existence of the social sports projects for disadvantaged Swiss children and adolescents.

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The tenth Laureus Charity Night will be held on 19 November 2016 in Dübendorf, near Zurich. Around 600 VIP guests are expected to attend the anniversary of the fundraising event, where the tenth birthday of the Laureus Foundation Switzerland will also be celebrated. All guests will have the opportunity to bid on an exclusive, unique piece from IWC Schaffhausen. The timepiece up for auction is the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Unique Piece “Laureus Charity Night Zürich 2016” (Ref. IW397205) – the only watch with a 45-millimetre platinum case, a blue dial and a special engraving on the case back.

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This imposing chronograph not only allows intermediate times to be measured with down-to-the-second accuracy, but also features a perpetual calendar that independently recognizes the different lengths of the months, as well as the leap day occurring every four years. The complex mechanism can be set easily using the crown and will not require any adjustments until 2100.

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The date and month are displayed with large numerals in the style of a digital watch. Oscillating at a frequency of 4 hertz, the IWC-manufactured 89801 calibre guarantees high precision. And thanks to its double-pawl winding mechanism, the watch is driven solely by being worn on the wrist: a rotor in 18-carat red gold converts the wearer’s kinetic energy into tension in the spring and generates a power reserve of 68 hours. The watch is fitted with a black alligator leather strap by Santoni.

10,000 SWISS YOUNGSTERS
PARTICIPATE IN LAUREUS PROJECTS

The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation was founded in South Africa 16 years ago. In 2007, IWC Schaffhausen and Mercedes-Benz Switzerland joined forces to establish the Laureus Foundation Switzerland. Laureus focuses on the power of sport to integrate disadvantaged children and adolescents into society more effectively. 10,000 or so young Swiss girls and boys participate in the sports projects on offer, such as Laureus Girls in Sport and Laureus Street Soccer. The foundation raises most of the funding required for these projects with its annual Laureus Charity Night. Last year, donations amounting to CHF 1.1 million were collected.

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Technical Specifications

Model: Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Platinum 45

Ref. IW397205

FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement – Perpetual calendar – Large displays for both the date and
month – Leap year display – Stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds – Flyback function – Small hacking seconds – 18-carat red gold rotor – See-through sapphire-glass back – Engraving on the case back – Limited to one timepiece
MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured
Calibre: 89801 Mechanical movement
Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels: 51
Power reserve: 68h
Winding: Automatic
WATCH
    Materials: Platinum 950 case
    Glass: Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
    Dial: blue
    Screw-in crown
    Water-resistant: 3 bar
    Diameter: 45 mm
    Height: 16.5 mm
    Special back engraving "Laureus Sport for Good Foundation - Night Zürich 2016"
STRAP
Black calfskin strap by Santoni, 18-carat red gold red gold or platinum pin buckle.

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

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Further Information
Clemens von Walzel
Department Manager Public Relations
Tel. +41 (0)52 235 79 29
E-mail clemens.vonwalzel@iwc.com
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