The IWC Portuguiser chronograph replica is one of the best loved, and least changed, designs in IWC's portfolio. Originally produced in the 1990s, the Portugieser chronographs have generally relied on supplied calibers which were retuned by IWC - first Valjoux movements, and more recently Sellita calibers. IWC has just announced that the new IWC Portugieser chronograph 41mm men's watch fake IW3716 keeps the much-loved design DNA of the Portugieser intact and is now powered by a column wheel-based manufacture movement caliber 69355, these will come in at a lower price than the 89000-series equipped Portugieser chronographs.
Model: Portugieser Chronograph
Reference Number: IW3716
Diameter: 41.00mm
Thickness: 13.00mm
Case Material: 18k 5N red gold or stainless steel
Dial Color: in steel, silver, black or blue; in gold, silver or black
Indexes: steel models, w/silver dial, blue or gold hands and numerals or rhodium plated hands on the blue and black dial models. In gold, gold hands and dial markers on both black dial and silver dial models.
Water Resistance: 3 bar/30 meters
Strap/Bracelet: black, blue, or brown alligator
Movement Caliber: IWC 69355
Functions: time, chronograph with seconds and minute totalizers
Diameter: 30mm
Power Reserve: 46 hours
Winding: manual and automatic
Frequency: 28,800 vph
Jewels: 27
Price: $7950 in steel, $17,800 in gold
The Movement
The outgoing version of the IWC Portuguiser chronograph grey dial watch replica IW3714 was powered by the calibre 79350, a heavily modified version of the trustworthy Valjoux 7750 movement. The IWC Portuguiser IW3716 replica replaces it with the calibre 69355 an in-house movement based on the IWC’s calibre 69000. The caliber 69355 like its predecessor operates at a frequency of 4 Hz and offers a power reserve of around 46 hours. It also features a column-wheel mechanism that arguably results in smoother operation of the chronograph function. The movement has been nicely finished using perlage on the base plate, circular Geneva stripes on the bridges, and a customized open-worked rotor. It can be viewed in all its glory through the sapphire case back.The Dial
The IWC Portugieser 41mm watch fake has always been a killer watch in the looks department and thankfully nothing has changed on that front. The watches will be available in 2 colorways in 18k 5N red gold, with silver or black dials, and stainless steel, with silver, blue, or black dials still features elegant looking applied numerals, a printed minute track on the rehaut, leaf style hour and minute hands and two well-balanced sub-registers at 12 and 6. Overall, the face of the Portugieser is clean and thoughtfully laid out, and offers great legibility, something that is not often seen on a watch with a chronograph complication.The Case
Like the face, the case on the replica IW3716 does not see any changes. Offered in Stainless steel and 18k rose gold, the case still measures 41mm in diameter with a slightly increased height of 13.1mm as opposed to 12.6mm of the previous model. It still features the pump-style chronograph pushers at 2 and 4 and a nicely sized crown at 3. There is a sapphire crystal on both front and the back, and water resistance comes in at a low 30 meters.The Basics
Brand: IWCModel: Portugieser Chronograph
Reference Number: IW3716
Diameter: 41.00mm
Thickness: 13.00mm
Case Material: 18k 5N red gold or stainless steel
Dial Color: in steel, silver, black or blue; in gold, silver or black
Indexes: steel models, w/silver dial, blue or gold hands and numerals or rhodium plated hands on the blue and black dial models. In gold, gold hands and dial markers on both black dial and silver dial models.
Water Resistance: 3 bar/30 meters
Strap/Bracelet: black, blue, or brown alligator
Movement Caliber: IWC 69355
Functions: time, chronograph with seconds and minute totalizers
Diameter: 30mm
Power Reserve: 46 hours
Winding: manual and automatic
Frequency: 28,800 vph
Jewels: 27
Price: $7950 in steel, $17,800 in gold
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