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Portugaise Chronographe

Reference: IW371415

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Brand  :	IWC
Collection  :	Portuguese
Model  :	Portugaise Chronographe
Reference  :	IW371415
Complement :	Red Gold - Alligator Bracelet
Year :	2004
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• Brand  :	IWC
  Collection  :	Portuguese
  Model  :	Portugaise Chronographe
  Reference  :	IW371415
  Complement :	Red Gold - Alligator Bracelet
  Year :	2004
  Is not commercialised any more
  List Price :	12 900 €
  Diameter :	40.90 mm
  Thickness :	12.30 mm
  Styles :	Classical Sporty
  Types :	Self-winding
  Calibre :	79350
  Complication :	Stop second mechanism Small Seconds 30-Minute Counter Chronograph
  Case material :	Red gold
  Shape :	Round
  Water-resistance :	30 meters
  Dial color :	Black
  Display :	Hands
  Indexes :	Dots Arabic numerals
  Glass :	Antireflective coating Domed Sapphire
  Strap material :	Alligator leather
  Strap color :	Brown
  Strap clasp :	Pin buckle
  + More characteristics :	Movement 31 jewels Frequency: 28 800 vibrations per hour (4hz) Power-reserve: 44 hours 18K red gold case and buckle

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• The legacy of the seafarers 
  IWC celebrated its legendary Portuguese watches in 2010
  
  
  The Schaffhausen watch manufacturer IWC celebrated one of its oldest-established watch families in 2010: the Portuguese watches enter their eighth decade. This will be the occasion for some fascinating novelties, such as the Portuguese Grande Complication, the Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Rétrograde or the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph. These large format, mechanical precision instruments perpetuate the legacy of the famous seafarers to this day – and hand it down to today’s explorers. 
  
  
  “Heroes of the sea, noble race…”, runs the first line of the Portuguese national anthem. It is an expression of the collective memory, in which the great seafarers of Portugal are still very much alive to the present time – Vasco da Gama, Bartolomeu Dias or Fernando Magellan. And in 1934 Fernando Pessoa wrote his national epic “Mar Português – Portuguese Sea”, a homage to the spirit of discovery and heroic courage of the seafarers who made Portugal’s former international standing possible in the first place. Five years later, in 1939, IWC supplied the first Portuguese watches commissioned by two importers in Lisbon and Porto. These were oversized precision timepieces with pocket watch movements in the tradition of nautical instruments. They established a completely new type of watch in those days. Today these watches are a permanent feature of the horological identity of IWC and they are sought-after ambassadors of a watch culture at the highest level all over the world.
  
  In 2010, the Portuguese watches from IWC entered their eighth decade. They have remained entirely faithful to their historical heritage: clarity, size, accuracy and exquisite mechanics. Most of the complications from the Haute Horlogerie of IWC are present in this family of watches today. The horological inventiveness, which finds stylish expression in case diameters from more than 40 to 45 millimetres, is impressive.
  
  
  Occupying a position among the absolute classics of the watch family is the Portuguese Chronograph (Ref. 3714) with its 30-minutes counter and small seconds. This is very much a style icon, and its 40.9 millimetres case also makes it a good choice for male and female connoisseurs of normal sized watches. 
  
  
  Success goes from strength to strength 
  Portuguese Chronograph

  
  
  For more than ten years, it has been the most desirable timepiece in the Portuguese family, a classic automatic chronograph in its purest form.
  
  
  

  This was the first Portuguese watch on which the time could not only be read, but also measured. For the first time, its newly designed case was also water-resistant to 3 bar. More than ten years ago, it already combined sporting appeal and high suitability for everyday use with the timeless elegance of the Portuguese design, making it a true classic whose success has continued unbroken for years. Because good taste is universal, regardless of country and culture, and whether the watch displays the time to a male or female wearer. With its moderate case size of 40.9 millimetres, it is also readily accommodated on the female wrist. 

  
  

  The Portuguese Chronograph – probably the most successful watch in the more recent history of IWC – has already been produced in various case materials and with different dial variants. It is a thoroughly accurate timepiece: beneath its convex sapphire glass, with antireflective coating on both sides, steps as small as one-eighth of a second can be recorded on the circumferential precision scale for short measured times using the seconds stop hand. The chronograph as a useful supplementary function is harmoniously integrated into the clear dial. The 30-minute counter and the small seconds subdial on the dial are recessed in the classic manner, and the Arabic numerals are fashioned and attached as appliqués. Even the small details also contribute to the well-balanced overall result: the feuille hands for the hours and minutes, themselves distinguishing features of the Portuguese watch, correspond to the functional ideal in terms of their length: the slim minute hand ends not just anywhere, but precisely on the circle of minute dot markers. A chunky crown and the characteristic chronograph buttons round off the image of consummate proportionality.
  
  Two new variants in red gold cases now bring an even warmer hue and additional aesthetic refinement to the Portuguese model range with the familiar reference 3714. The latter is particularly true of the variant with the slate-coloured dial, to which the deep black colour of the subdials for the 30-minute counter of the chronograph and the small seconds impart a subtle contrast. Its hands are red gold-plated, and the appliqués are crafted from solid red gold. This model variant has already been available since the autumn of 2009. The second new variant in 18 carat red gold has a bright silver-plated dial with solid red gold appliqués and red gold-plated hands. The blued hands for displaying the times measured by the chronograph permit rapid identification of the associated functions – perfection lies in the detail. Even in their new guise, both of the new models with their slight penchant for understatement remain unmistakeable classics.