IWC Launch Portugeiser Automatic and Chronograph “Blue Panda” Editions

There has been the Type XX update, Big Pilot Annual Calendar Le Petit Prince and Top Gun Ceramics. However, IWC are no one trick pony, also producing a wide range of dress and sports watches. The most popular of which is the Portugeiser with two classic examples, the Luxury IWC Portugeiser Automatic Replica IW371620 and Portugeiser Chronograph IW500715, now available in “Blue Panda” colourways.

The bicompax layout of subdials on both watches are blue, set into a white dial. The two-tone pattern riffs on the traditional black and white of the panda design but with an aquatic edge that gives them the “Blue Panda” nickname. The IWC Portugeiser Automatic Replica Swiss Made features its small seconds and power reserve subdials in a horizontal format while the Chronograph’s 30-minute timer and small seconds are stacked vertically.

IWC Portugeiser Automatic Ref. IW371620 Replica

Alongside the blue subdials, both versions have blue Arabic numerals and blue feuille hands. While they’re very different watchmakers, the aesthetic of these IWC Best Replica Watches remind me of the Marine Torpilleur Panda from Ulysse Nardin. In fact, looking back at the Marine Torpilleur, it was the last time a watchmaker used the term panda for a blue colourway as well, so the comparison is more apt than I thought.

IWC Portugeiser Chronograph Ref. IW500715 Replica

Ultimately the IWC Portugeiser Automatic IW371620 and Chronograph IW500715 “Blue Pandas” are simple and attractive recolours. Which means the specs will be familiar to anyone who knows the collection. For the Swiss Replica Watches that means a 42.3mm steel case housing the calibre 52010 automatic movement with pellaton winding and a 7-day power reserve. Then the Chronograph has a 41mm diameter case and the calibre 69355, a column wheel chronograph movement with automatic winding and a power reserve of 46-hours.

IWC Portugeiser Chronograph IW500715 Replica

The IWC Portugeiser Chronograph IW500715 Replica is presented on a sporty, blue rubber strap while the Automatic IW371620 is on blue alligator leather. Between the difference in strap and substantial difference in movement, the prices of the two watches also differs dramatically.

The Best IWC Portugieser Chronograph Blue Panda Watches

If there’s one watch that can be called a classic at IWC, it has to be the Best Replica Portugieser Chronograph. One of the earliest models to be launched after the rebirth of the range, it succeeded the Portugieser Rattrapante with a simpler movement but almost identical design. Recently, however, IWC presented a new duo of Portugieser watches with Panda blue dials. And now that we’ve managed to see it in the metal, I can tell you that there’s a lot to love in what appeared at first as a negligible upgrade.

The beauty of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Replica US Watches lies in its timeless nautical look, with sleek lines and the minimal bezel surrounding an oversized dial. It’s clean, simple, and casual, with just the right dose of elegance. A watch that has changed in decades and that still looks superb. Design-wise, almost nothing changed. Mechanically, it was time for a new proprietary movement with various upgrades.

As for the steel version of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph, four main models have long been available: the all-time classic silver dial with golden accents; the nautical-inspired silver dial with blue accents; a black dial with rhodium-plated accents; Cheap IWC Replica blue dial with rhodium-plated accents. If I am honest, I’ve always thought that the silver/blue edition was not only the most relevant in this nautical context but also the best-looking of them all.

Known as the Best IWC Portugieser Chronograph Blue Panda Replica edition, this watch seems, at first sight, to just introduce a new colour on the sub-dials. Wrong… There’s more to it. I know I’m getting slightly enthusiastic here, and objectively there are not that many differences to report, but I have such affection for the Portugieser Chronograph that it does matter to me.

The case is steel, brushed and polished, 41mm in diameter with a 13mm height, and a design that is familiar to most watch enthusiasts – the Copy IWC Watches is a watch that most watch nerds know about. This means a classic central case topped by an inverted conical bezel and large pump chronograph pushers. It’s neat and sleek and makes for a very compelling watch.

What has changed with the new reference IW371620 is mostly the dial. And it’s actually very different from the classic editions. As a reminder, the standard model has a matte, slightly grained galvanised dial with a silvery-white metallic feel and matching sub-counters.

Here, IWC Quality Replica Watches treats us with a panda blue colour scheme, with blue-toned sub counters. But that’s not all; the dial has a new glossy white finish. It has a very appealing vitreous effect, which makes the numerals, minute track and printings almost float over the dial. The two-tone effect also adds depth and animation to what usually is a rather austere watch.

The other evolution is the strap. Instead of a formal alligator leather strap, IWC 1:1 Replica Watches Swiss here provides a textured blue rubber strap with curved ends that hug the case. Not only does this add a much more casual feel to the watch, which is perfectly in line with the nautical theme of the collection, but it makes it more coherent design-wise altogether.