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 new IWC Portugeiser Chronograph IW371620 replica watch

The IWC Portugieser Replica collection is rooted in both class and utility.It was oversized for its time – a rather sporty characteristic – but still every bit as elegant as its more compact peers and the watch proved to be a success with gentleman overseeing docks and other nautical prospects. Legibility and accuracy are the two central pillars of the Portugieser line, and over the years IWC has changed very little of its winning formula.

The case

IWC is known for larger timepieces, for sure, but the IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW371620 Replica Swiss Made is very reasonably sized at 41mm in diameter and 13mm in thickness. While I do not have an exact measurement, shame on me, I can safely infer the lug-to-lug is under 50mm – so wrist-manageable for the average wrist.

The watch may appear larger, as Portugieser watches are known for thin bezels and larger dials. This, of course, is an optical illusion at the end of the day. The Luxury IWC Replica Watches stainless-steel case, rated to 30 metres of water-resistance, is entirely polished on its front, with its case flanks richly brushed to give it a sporty edge. Its finish caters to the dockside lifestyle the collection was born for, but more tailored to the modern era.

The dial

The youthful feel of the Cheap IWC Replica can be largely be attributed to the blue and white colour scheme of the dial. The color-combo is by no means new to the modern era, but its execution in the modern era is definitely associated with an element of sportiness. It is handsomely executed, with a white lacquer base livened up by the blue accents of the central hands, applied numerals, dotted outer minutes track, and the concentrically textured elapsed minutes and running seconds registers at 12′ and 6′ respectively.

The blued numerals carry the same elegant typeface as previous models, and the blued central hands, executed in a thin leaf-style, are lume-less like the rest of the dial. This gives the Fake IWC Portugieser Chronograph IW371620 the dressy flair of previous models, but its rubber pairing and youthful color combo rejuvenates the traditional template for today’s marketplace.

The strap

As I have already made very clear, the AAA IWC Portugieser Replica is outfitted on a dial-accent matching blue rubber strap 20mm in width. Yes this is a very convenient lug width for aftermarket play, but you would be hard pressed to beat the factory pairing that sits perfectly flush against the case – giving it that pseudo-integrated feel. A central channel to the strap adds intriguing texture, introducing a woven fabric like aesthetic to the rubber.

On the wrist it is firm yet soft, clearly rugged and ready for daily wear. It is secured to the wrist via a case-matching stainless steel pin/buckle closure, with plenty of loopholes to fine tune the size. Like the camber of the lugs, you will be glad to know the rubber strap wraps around the wrist well – in short, it’s super comfortable.

The movement

Inside the Swiss IWC Watches Replicas, beneath an exhibition caseback, you have the IWC manufacture calibre 69355, which is a descendant of the Valjoux 7750 movement. IWC has definitely left their own distinct imprint on the base, however, as the 69355 is an automatic column-wheel chronograph calibre rather than cam-driven. The column wheel is a much more luxurious tactile experience for the wearer, the pusher actuation much more crisp and smooth. It is also afforded a greater level of decoration, with circular Côtes de Genève on the bridge and a perlage finish to the mainplate. The Luxury Replica Watches calibre also offers four more hours of power reserve than a standard 7750, with a total power reserve of approximately 46 hours.