I wrote about the IWC Portofino watch a few years ago, it was the 8-day reserve hand-wound version and I was a big fan of it. Now the Swiss watchmaker has released a new version of the watch, called the IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic.
As much as I love the “out of this world” watches by the likes of MB&F, Urwerk, and others, I’m still always drawn to the classically styled dress watches when I’m shopping for something for myself. And the new IWC watch comes with loads of classic styling.
As you’d expect from a classic watch, there are no outrageous complications on the dial of this watch, you won’t even find simple things like a date window or a power reserve indicator, which happens to be on the back of the watch. Instead, the dial is extremely simple (and elegant) with a pair of Roman numerals, ten hour markers, and a pair of hands. The case-back shows the inner workings of the beautifully crafted mechanical movement and the power reserve.
The IWC Portofino Hand-Wound Pure Classic watches are offered in steel (reference IW511102) and rose gold (ref. IW511101) versions with leather straps. The steel version is priced at $10,400 and the rose gold version is priced at $19,900. The watches come in 43.5 mm cases that are 12 mm thick, and are powered by in-house caliber 59060 mechanical hand-wound movements with 8-day (192 hours) power reserve. Via: IWC
