IWC Schaffhausen
IWC Schaffhausen

Portofino

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Portofino

1984

Named for the Italian coastal town, IWC's most restrained, minimalist dress collection with clean dials and slender cases.

Category
Understated dress watch
Designers
In-house design studio
Case materials
Stainless steel, 18k red gold
Sizes
40mm, 42mm
Dial
Sunburst or matte dial with simple baton or Arabic markers
Crystal
Scratch-resistant sapphire
Strap / bracelet
Alligator leather strap
Movements
Calibre 35111
Movement type
Automatic
Power reserve
42 hours
Water resistance
30m (3 ATM)
Complications
Date
Key references
IW356501
Price band
$5,000–$9,500
The house

IWC Schaffhausen

A German-founded Swiss manufacture famed for its robust Pellaton winding system and Kurt Klaus's ingeniously engineered perpetual calendar mechanism.

Founded
1868
Founder
Florentine Ariosto Jones
Headquarters
Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Signature materials
Ceratanium, titanium, bronze, 18k gold, Cermet ceramic-metal composite
Signature movements
In-house calibre 52000 and 82000 families, Pellaton automatic winding system
Notable designers
Kurt Klaus
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