IWC – PORTUGIESER Automatic the PORTUGIESER Chronograph 2022

 

IWC Schaffhausen – PORTUGIESER IW500715 Power Reserve 7 days Automatic and PORTUGIESER Chronograph IW371620 White and Blue Dials 2022

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IWC PRESENTS TWO ICONIC PORTUGIESER MODELS WITH CONTRASTING WHITE AND BLUE DIALS

Schaffhausen, 15th August 2022: IWC Schaffhausen introduces new versions of the Portugieser Automatic and the Portugieser Chronograph, two of the most popular models in the brand’s Portugieser collection. 

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Both watches feature stainless steel cases, contrasting white and blue dials with the characteristic railway-track style chapter ring, blue Arabic numerals, and blued feuille hands. The Portugieser Automatic is powered by the IWC-manufactured 52010 calibre with a power reserve of 7 days and fitted with a blue alligator leather strap. The Portugieser Chronograph features the IWC-manufactured 69355 calibre chronograph movement and a blue rubber strap.

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The Portugieser Automatic (Ref. IW500715) features a stainless steel case with a diameter of 42.3 millimetres, a white and blue dial, and blued feuille hands. The balanced dial layout places the small seconds at 9 o’clock and the power reserve display at 3 o’clock. 

 

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This timepiece is powered by the IWC-manufactured 52010 calibre. Its automatic Pellaton winding system has been reinforced with components made of virtually wear-free ceramic. It uses even the slightest movements of the rotor in both directions to build up a power reserve of 7 days in two barrels.

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The movement can be admired through the sapphire glass case back. This timeless and elegant Portugieser is fitted with a blue alligator leather strap with a folding clasp.

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The Portugieser Chronograph (Ref. IW371620) features a 41-millimetre case made of stainless steel, a white and blue dial, and blued feuille hands. The chronograph minutes counter is located at 12 o’clock, the small seconds at 6 o’clock. 

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The IWC-manufactured 69355 calibre with automatic winding and a power reserve of 46 hours is at work inside the case. The chronograph movement in a classic column-wheel design is visible through the sapphire glass case back. 

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In addition, this elegant sports watch is fitted with a durable and flexible blue rubber strap, providing excellent wearing comfort during the summer.

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The Portugieser Automatic and Portugieser Chronograph are available immediately through IWC boutiques, authorised retail partners or online at IWC.com. Both models are eligible for registration under the My IWC care program, benefitting from a 6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty.
 

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Power Reserve 7 days Automatic

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 Ref. IW500715

FEATURES
– Mechanical movement – Pellaton automatic winding
– Power reserve display – Date display – Small hacking seconds at 9 o’clock
– Glucydur ® * beryllium alloy indexless balance with high-precision adjustment screws on balance rim
– Breguet spring – See-through sapphire-glass back
– Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
– See-through sapphire ­ glass back

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 52010
Mechanical movement
    Frequency: 28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
    Jewels: 31
    Power reserve: 7 days (168 h)
Rotor with 18-carat gold medallion
Winding: Automatic
WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case.
Diameter: 42.3 mm
Case height: 14.2 mm
Case-back: See-through sapphire ­ glass
Water-resistant: 3 bar
DIAL
White and blue dial
Blued hands and appliqués
Glass: Sapphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Blue alligator Santoni leather strap.  
Strap width 22.0 mm.
Folding clasp in stainless steel

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🔴 Price : incl. VAT 13’100 USD💰
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model: PORTUGIESER Chronograph

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 Ref. IW371620

FEATURES
Mechanical chronograph movement
– Stopwatch function with minutes and seconds
– Small hack - ing seconds – See-through sapphire glass back

MOVEMENT
IWC-manufactured calibre 69355
Frequency:    28,800 A/h | 4 Hz
Jewels:    27
Power reserve:    46 h
Winding:    Automatic
WATCH
Materials: Stainless-steel case  
Diameter:    41 mm
Height:    13.1 mm
Water-resistant:    3 bar 
DIAL
White and blue dial
Blued hands and appliqués
Glass:    Sapphire, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
STRAP
Blue rubber strap.
Strap width 20.0 mm.
Folding clasp in stainless steel

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🔴 Price : incl. VAT 8’400 USD💰
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 WARRANTY  6-year extension to the standard 2-year International Limited Warranty.

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Further Information
IWC Schaffhausen Baumgartenstrasse 15 · CH-8201 Schaffhausen
Phone +41 (0)52 235 75 65 · Fax +41 (0)52 235 75 01 · press@iwc.com ·

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Czapek – ANTARCTIQUE Rattrapante “Ice Blue” Edition

 

Czapek – ANTARCTIQUE Rattrapante "Ice Blue" Chronograph Edition 2022

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Czapek’s Rattrapante Ice Blue Exploring Aesthetics and Engineering

Geneva, 2022 – Czapek & Cie has announced the release of a new edition of its Antarctique Rattrapante. The sportive, open-worked split-second chronograph now appears with a touch of blue that enhances the hands and rings on its dial.

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If you have a beautiful engine, you might as well show it off. This is where the art of open-working a watch comes into play. By doing away with the traditional dial, the mechanism is revealed and becomes an integral part of the watch’s aesthetics. Hence this technique requires great care with the decorating, the beveling, the polishing, and the various types of finishing. Furthermore, placing the engine on the dial side and minimizing structural parts also requires ingenious solutions to maintain stability. It’s more challenging if that engine is driving a split-second mechanism activated by clutches, which requires solid anchoring. The results, however, are worth the effort for the magnificent view of a very complex grande complication.

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The challenge and the prize when meeting that challenge was the motivation behind Czapek & Cie’s decision to create the Rattrapante line of watches a year ago. The sapphire crystal in the front and on the exhibition case back reveal the intricate choreography of the dial-side mechanism.

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Immediately recognizable are the two “Czapek” subdials. At 4 o’clock is a 30-minute totalizer, at 7 o’clock tick the small seconds. In the center of the watch is the tripod bridge that holds down the patented satellite minute train and the split seconds-mechanism. Also clearly visible are the two column wheels needed for the chronograph and the split-seconds mechanisms respectively.

This latest iteration of the Antarctique is named “Ice Blue.” As the name suggests, this new Rattrapante reveals the special qualities of this colour, which exudes calm and poise. “We are continuing to explore the many possibilities offered by this very attractive and popular new family of watches,” says Czapek CEO, Xavier de Roquemaurel. “Adding the blue is like a signature for the whole collection: Antarctica, blue sky, blue sea, blue ice.”

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This model features traditionally blued hands that harmonise well with the weave of metallic greys inside the open-worked watch. A closer look reveals a fumé blue shimmer emanating from the minute track and the two totalizer tracks. The effect is produced by the use of sapphire crystal rings that have been treated with metal oxides applied by an evaporation process.

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Adding to the visual dynamism of the dial is the red chrono hand, known as the trotteuse in French, and the small red “60” at 12 o’clock. 

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Another salient visual aspect, though, is the dance of levers and cams on the dial of this split-second chronograph and the clamp, which instantly immobilizes one of the chrono wheels when the split-second pusher is activated. The other chronograph hand must then continue its time-counting undisturbed. When the clamp is released, the immobilized hand will “catch up” (rattraper in French) to its companion. Each part must be manufactured to the highest specifications to ensure absolute precision.

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Driving the Rattrapante Ice Blue is the Czapek’s high-performance proprietary caliber SHX6.

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It was created in collaboration with Chronode and is both a mechanical and aesthetic work of art. “The split-second runs on energy tapped from the second wheel,” explains Xavier. “And in this movement, we favored a horizontal clutch rather than a vertical one to highlight the aesthetics of the transmission.” Furthermore, to ensure the streamlined look of the watch, the number of parts and their thickness was reduced to a minimum. Everything had to fit in the 42.5-millimeter case.

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The Antarctique Rattrapante Ice Blue comes on Czapek’s own stainless steel case bracelet, whose links are shaped like the letter C. It will be available in a limited edition of 99 pieces as of April 2nd, 2022.

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TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS
 

Collection: ANTARCTIQUE 

 

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Model:   ANTARCTIQUE Rattrapante Ice Blue  

 

 Stainless steel case, open-worked split-second chronograph on the dial side.
Limited to 99 pieces
 

MOVEMENT
– Calibre SXH6: haute horlogerie automatic power-horse movement with a split-second monopusher chronograph module 

 

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– Power reserve: 60 hours
– Frequency: 4 Hz – 28’800 VpH
– Variable inertia balance wheel
– Two column wheels, chronograph horizontal clutch, patent-pending split-second clamp
– 49 jewels, 292 components
– Recycled 5N rose gold rotor with Czapek logo
– Diameter: 34mm
Finish
– Finely shotblasted bridges with hand-polished chamfers
– Linear satin-finished chronograph levers with hand-polished chamfers
– Circular satin-finished wheels
– Black-polished screws, studs and column wheels

Functions

• Split-second monopusher chronograph, hours, minutes & seconds
• Chronograph’s minutes at 4:30
• Small seconds at 7:30
• Split-second pusher at 10:30

CASE
Stainless Steel
Diameter:  42.5mm  
Height (with glass-box):  15.3 mm

Perceived height (bezel to case-back): 10.5mm

Sapphire crystal glass-box with anti-reflective treatment

Sapphire case back with anti-reflective treatment on the inner side

Water resistance: 120 m
Dial
– Open-worked split-second chronograph on the dial side (world première)
– Sword hours and minutes hands with SuperLuminova treatment
– Customisable split-second hand: full red, red tip, plain
– Blue fumé sapphire glass minutes ring and counters made with PVD evaporation
Bracelet
– Integrated stainless steel bracelet with Czapek exclusive “Easy Release” system
– Optional leather or rubber strap

International retail price  – 50’000 CHF or 48’700 EUR (no tax)or 56’400 USD (US taxes included)


Limited Edition to 99 exemplaires


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