IWC Portugieser IW544203 | Navigator Jones signature vintage exhibition caseback mechanical men's watch, blue dial

IWC Brand History

IWC was founded in 1868, with 137 years of watchmaking history. The founder of IWC was Florentine A. Jones, an American engineer from Boston, who established one of Switzerland's earliest mechanical watch factories in a facility by the Rhine, realising his innovative vision of using machinery to replace some manual labour to produce more precise components, which were then assembled by top watchmakers into watches of exceptional quality. IWC is renowned as " high-end watch engineer ", specialising in the manufacture of men's wristwatches. Classic styles coupled with ingenious design, elegant and refined, with extremely straightforward operation — this is the world-renowned IWC watch.

Portuguese collection

Tracing back to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Portugal far surpassed other major powers in maritime exploration and was thus hailed as the most outstanding navigation expert of the time; they not only discovered new shipping routes and lands but subsequently helped the Swiss watchmaking industry flourish, even as late as nineteen thirty-six in the twentieth century. At that time, two Portuguese merchants, Rodrigues and Teixeira, visited Schaffhausen and ordered a stainless steel watch from IWC that was as accurate as a marine chronometer, thus giving birth to the IWC Portugieser collection. With its extreme precision and stunningly beautiful appearance, it quickly became a legend in the watch world.

Manager's Review

Special edition with blue Arabic numerals. Swiss 6498 manual-winding mechanical movement, exquisitely finished and highly accurate.

Product Description

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Case: Solid stainless steel case

Strap: High-quality brown leather strap

Dimensions: 44MM diameter; 11MM thickness

Movement: Asian ETA6498 hand-wound mechanical movement

Watch description: independent small seconds subdial, blue Arabic numeral hour markers, and hands that stand out distinctively.

Actual Photos

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***Stainless steel case, brown strap, white dial, blue hands, and blue numeral marker design***

IWC Portugieser IW544203 | Navigator Jones signature vintage exhibition caseback mechanical men's watch

Blue Arabic numeral hour markers and hands

Sapphire crystal glass, level nine hardness, second only to diamond, scratch-resistant

Solid polished stainless steel case, wear-resistant and fade-proof, independent small seconds at the 6 o'clock position

Enhanced water-resistant crown with a gear design for easy adjustment

Left side view of the case

Brown leather strap with a stainless steel pin buckle bearing the IWC logo

High-quality brown Italian genuine calfskin strap for comfortable wear

Manual-winding mechanical movement with an exhibition caseback

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