Portugieser Vintage collection

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Does anyone know where i can find the technical details of this watch? I believe it came out in 2008??

Jim

Here you see mine. Indeed, it is from 2008, the whole Vintage Collection series of six watches from different families were announced to celebrate that IWC existed for 140 years. The watches were available in steel with a black dial, and in platinum with a white dial. A year later the series also became available in rose gold with a faintly beige dial, and in white gold with an ardoise dial: thus a collection of 24 vintage looking watches, fantastic! The inspiration for every watch was taken from the first model produced for the specific family, for the Portuguese this was a model from 1939.

The Portuguese has a diameter of 44mm, and it is 10mm thick. Very elegant, to me about the perfect size! It has a high class in-house handwound movement, with a power reserve of about 46 hours when fully wound. In a shop window it wasn't really spectacular, but on the wrist it was a super looker, it still is, it is a timeless beauty! If you are interested, maybe there is an AD somewhere that still has one. The whole series was discontinued in 2012.

Kind regards,
Paul

44mm x 10 seems a strange 'size'. Was the movement a special build?
I was looking into the existing 8 day and comparing with the 75th when i stumbled on this vintage. Personnaly i find it sublime! Thanks for the photo Paul.
If anyone still has the spec sheet i would be interested.

Got to see this in person.

Jim

I always go to this reference when I need information about my IWC VC models.

www.thewatchquote.com/IWC-Vintage-Collection-Pilot-s-Watch-Hand-Wound-Portuguese-Hand-Wound-Ingenieur-Automatic-Aquatimer-Automatic-Da-Vinci-Automatic-Portofino-Hand-Wound-No_6358.htm

Looking for the VC Ingenieur next.

IWC Vintage Collection Portuguese Hand-wound, IW5445

IWC Vintage Collection Pilot's Watch Hand-wound, IW3254

IWC Vintage Collection Aquatimer Automatic, IW3231

IWC Vintage Collection Portofino Hand-wound, IW5448

Beautiful collection !
Do you know how many of the different models were made? Where do you go for your following purchase AD of Web? Cant see too many ADs having these still in stock.
Ps; thank for the link,

Jim