There
are moments you look forward to all week long and for many lovers of
fine watchmaking, winding up the new Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days
could soon be one of them.
The flagship of the Portofino family with its
newly developed IWC-manufactured 59210-calibre movement will run
precisely and reliably for a full 192 hours, or eight days, before it
automatically stops. The power remaining can be read off on the power
reserve display on the dial between "8” and "9 o’clock”. In combination
with the small seconds display at "6 o’clock” and the date display at
"3”, this gives the dial a pleasingly balanced appearance. The indexless
balance has a frequency of 28,800 A/h and, together with the Breguet
spring bent into shape in accordance with ancient watchmaking tradition,
helps to make the watch so accurate.
The watch is available in a gold
case with a slate-coloured dial and solid gold indices or in a
stainless-steel case with a silver-plated or black dial and rhodium- or
gold-plated indices. All models have a see-through sapphire-glass back
and alligator leather straps by Santoni.