I own a perpetual calendar white gold and it is an amazing watch. My version is 44 mm (with the year indicator) and it looks fine on my 17 cm wrist... I can wear it with a suit no problem, fits under the sleeve... The movement is delicate, so adjusting anything at the wrong time will set your watch on its way to Switzerland for repair. That is a big heads up. That happened to me once and, trust me, you don't wanna go down that road (took months to get it back). Highly recommend a programmable winder to keep it running if you don't wear it that often.
I have a couple IWC and love the brand but I have to disagree with you on this one. IWC managed to reduce the size by eliminating some of the functions, which is fine, but for them to really impress, they needed to keep the same functions as the other model (year, PR display) AND reduce the size. That would be impressive. But only being able to reduce the size by eliminating functionality is nothing to brag about. And Yes, no body really need the year display, but no one really needs a mechanical watch either so that point is moot. The PPC Blue Dial is still to me the best IWC.
And what this watch REALLY accomplishes is not having the apertures cut into the hour indicators! One of the most annoying features of the Portuguese PC. Taking out the 4 digit year is NOT an enhancement. Give me the same watch, slightly larger but designed like the Big Pilot face. Delete the 12. Realign the hour indicators. So simple.
Agreed, the fact that he doesn’t mention the 42 mm version that had the full layout produced before the the 44 mm is disappointing. Don’t get me wrong I love this channel but this video missed the mark
I just typed the comment below before seeing yours :"No it's not. 1. the power reserve failed to retain its predecessor's 7 days, not even 3 days. 2. no power reserve indicator. 3. its perpetual calendar is still the simple and hard to adjust synchronized version. The independent adjustability of year, month, day and date is a MUST to a high end perpetual calendar watch." That said, I almost completely agree with you except that I don't quite like the bigger 7 day one, because it's just too big.
The importance of the size and fit of a watch is paramount for me. I’ve tried on watches that i would include in the holy grail category that looked shocking on me. Adversely,I tried on a Nautilus once ( by far not a favourite of mine) felt great looked great. You’ve got to put them on your wrist. No point in saving and salivating over something that just ain’t you.
Can’t deny this watch is beautiful and looks so classic. Although it’s slightly smaller than their norms, still not 40mm or less. Personally I’m tired of the big dials from past years.
My dear Kevin , I had no idea you are an engineer (once an engineer always an engineer) . I had always thought you were a voice from heaven which has found it’s niche in this mortal plane . And thank you for pointing out to me the importance to Watchfinder , of subscribing !!! I’ve been listening to your voice for ages (the watches come a distant second - BOOM BOOM) and didn’t realise I hadn’t subscribed until this particular episode containing your humble entreaty . Thank you for your wonderful presentation , you’re the only reason for my continuing allegiance to Watchfinder . When your voice no longer appears I’m off
@@ruggsterify thanks for the info, I’m going to continue researching him and his influence. I have grown to appreciate the intricacies of movements more as of late but for $33K, I need it to be aesthetically pleasing as well with an abundance of precious metals included. Regardless, that smart watch clip was hilarious lol
The IWC Portugieser perpetual calendar in blue and gold might be the most beautiful watch I've ever seen. But it's 44mm....if they shrunk it to 40-42 mm they'd be my ultimate watch.
I know if you have to ask you can’t afford it.. but I really miss you telling us the price of these beautiful watches. Maybe I am dreaming that one of these will be in my price range. IWC, I know, isn’t.
I am seriously considering one.. (IW500705) but used cause its cheaper though. Can you let us know how is your watch since you bought it? is it worth it?
One thing that should have stayed from the 44mm, it's the 7 days power reserve... Otherwise, I do agree that the 4 digits year display is not of great use
IWC are a very masculine brand. But I don’t know why most of their watches are so big. If they took 40mm as standard and went back to their great 1950s aesthetics they’d be more successful.
How ironic that so many people liked this comment. The IWC Portuguese is one of the most traditional watches in the game. It’s always been 42mm. They don’t beed to “go back” to their 1950 aesthetic...it’s been the same for nearly 100 years.
As an owner of a Big Pilot, that model speaks for itself, and is justified given its actually a scaled down luxury Pilot version of the original 55mm behemoth. However, for everything else, I would venture a different guess here given I doubt it has anything to do with their engineering capabilities to make something thinner. The answer is "the Richemont Group". I would expect that there are some corporate flowdowns to Panerai, IWC and JLC to not overlap each other. If the Portugieser gets smaller and thinner (and it did this year btw, but still not thinner than JLC), that overlaps with JLC master control series. Master compressor is no longer in production because it was very masculine, and masculine is for IWC and Panerai it would seem. Richemont instead seems to be unfairly marketing JLC as a budget Patek Phillipe, and attempting to get IWC and Panerai to recapture the magic of the early 2000s back when they were industry darlings. With the industry trending back down to smaller watch diameters and thinner cases and movements, it will be interesting to see how IWC navigates the times given likely "internal constraints". Disclaimer: this is all my speculation, nothing factual or researched in any way.
i love that it only has 3 sub-dials and that the moonphase is integrated at 6 o'clock 4 sub-dials are too busy for my eye (the english term is sub-dial right?)
Year display is cutting edge. The sizes are for me no problem, but others made watches that demands my wishes. When i want to look at the back of a Aquatimer i can’t see the movement. When i turn a Omega Seamaster from 2019, i see the movement behind glass. Perfect hands, ceramic basel, a zirkonium dial, a beautiful case.
No it's not. 1. the power reserve failed to retain its predecessor's 7 days, not even 3 days. 2. no power reserve indicator. 3. its perpetual calendar is still the simple and hard to adjust synchronized version. The independent adjustability of year, month, day and date is a MUST to a high end perpetual calendar watch.
Would be very interesting to compare this to the JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual: Similar Kurt Klaus perpetual mechanism but smaller and much thinner at 39x9.2mm
JLC offers a steel perpetual calendar under 10mm (!) thick and priced at $20000. I just don't see why I should pay double that and put a goddam gold tuna can on my wrist.
Every other comment is "why don't they make it in a ladies size"....If you are asking yourself this same question then educate yourself on why the original 1930's Portuguese was 42mm (the same as this one)
Too big !! the movement doesn’t fill out the whole case Zenith El Primero the first series from 1969 are the deal I have one 51 years old now and it’s still one of the best movements ever made !!!
Good engineering Mr Klaus but I think Dr Ludwig Oechslin trumps him with his work for Ulysse Nardin whose perpetual calendars are cleverer still. Good looking watch too, this IWC, but a bit of a plain Jane imho.... such a clever complication needs a little pizazz!
I prefer the PPC with the year display. It is such a wonderfully extravagant and unnecessary complication; much like a tourbillon. It has this kind of "f**k you money" quality to it: - So, why on earth do you have a mechanical year display on your watch? - Because I can...
Sir I know you are a man of great taste and you always bring us class and elegance in every video but today I humbly request you to do something out of the box so can you please make a review for HUBLOT SPIRIT OF BIGBANG MOONPHASE TITANIUM ORANGE, I'm gonna buy that watch soon and already in love with that but after watching your watches to avoid video, I got in a dilemma since in watch industry many people don't like HUBLOT so can please make a video or just reply me with a brief description and what you think.😊😊
Sending back the watch to IWC because of wrong date setting is one of the most idiotic thing one can do. If you go 1 or 2 days too much further, just let the power reserve to dry out, leave it there for 1/2 days and then the calendar will be again aligned to current date :)
One year later and I've changed my mind. I tried it on. Now I think I want it. But in stainless steel or Gold. The only real problem with it, it's still kind of big.😊
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Watchfinder: As many of you know I used to be an engineer.
Me: all I know is you got hands and pleasant voice.
We saw his face in the reflection of a watch face in some earlier videos
Two Christmases ago he graced us with a few personal details.
@@minchrono24lover27 Wasn't it the Bezel/Body right above the strap?
He's a Civil Engineer iirc
@@sushimshah2896 ah you might be right! I'm probably remembering wrong
Triple split chronograph. Cant wait anymore.
I own a perpetual calendar white gold and it is an amazing watch. My version is 44 mm (with the year indicator) and it looks fine on my 17 cm wrist... I can wear it with a suit no problem, fits under the sleeve... The movement is delicate, so adjusting anything at the wrong time will set your watch on its way to Switzerland for repair. That is a big heads up. That happened to me once and, trust me, you don't wanna go down that road (took months to get it back). Highly recommend a programmable winder to keep it running if you don't wear it that often.
I have a couple IWC and love the brand but I have to disagree with you on this one. IWC managed to reduce the size by eliminating some of the functions, which is fine, but for them to really impress, they needed to keep the same functions as the other model (year, PR display) AND reduce the size. That would be impressive. But only being able to reduce the size by eliminating functionality is nothing to brag about. And Yes, no body really need the year display, but no one really needs a mechanical watch either so that point is moot. The PPC Blue Dial is still to me the best IWC.
And what this watch REALLY accomplishes is not having the apertures cut into the hour indicators! One of the most annoying features of the Portuguese PC. Taking out the 4 digit year is NOT an enhancement. Give me the same watch, slightly larger but designed like the Big Pilot face. Delete the 12. Realign the hour indicators. So simple.
Agreed, the fact that he doesn’t mention the 42 mm version that had the full layout produced before the the 44 mm is disappointing. Don’t get me wrong I love this channel but this video missed the mark
@@benweiss5862 Let's not forget that Richemont owns watchfinder now so we always have to take their videos with a grain of salt....
@@benweiss5862 Also 42mm lost the 8day power reserve of the 44mm
I just typed the comment below before seeing yours :"No it's not.
1. the power reserve failed to retain its predecessor's 7 days, not even 3 days.
2. no power reserve indicator.
3. its perpetual calendar is still the simple and hard to adjust synchronized version. The independent adjustability of year, month, day and date is a MUST to a high end perpetual calendar watch."
That said, I almost completely agree with you except that I don't quite like the bigger 7 day one, because it's just too big.
The importance of the size and fit of a watch is paramount for me. I’ve tried on watches that i would include in the holy grail category that looked shocking on me. Adversely,I tried on a Nautilus once ( by far not a favourite of mine) felt great looked great. You’ve got to put them on your wrist. No point in saving and salivating over something that just ain’t you.
Can’t deny this watch is beautiful and looks so classic. Although it’s slightly smaller than their norms, still not 40mm or less. Personally I’m tired of the big dials from past years.
My dear Kevin , I had no idea you are an engineer (once an engineer always an engineer) . I had always thought you were a voice from heaven which has found it’s niche in this mortal plane . And thank you for pointing out to me the importance to Watchfinder , of subscribing !!! I’ve been listening to your voice for ages (the watches come a distant second - BOOM BOOM) and didn’t realise I hadn’t subscribed until this particular episode containing your humble entreaty . Thank you for your wonderful presentation , you’re the only reason for my continuing allegiance to Watchfinder . When your voice no longer appears I’m off
All fine and dandy but only one real issue, 33k usd
Thank you for that. I was going through comments looking for the price since it’s rarely mentioned in the videos. No thanks, not worth it.
@@triniboy05 Totally worth it.
The complication is not easy to master at all, like he said.
@@ruggsterify no, who is he?
@@ruggsterify thanks for the info, I’m going to continue researching him and his influence. I have grown to appreciate the intricacies of movements more as of late but for $33K, I need it to be aesthetically pleasing as well with an abundance of precious metals included.
Regardless, that smart watch clip was hilarious lol
22k you buy it new. Still... 22 k 🤯. Not that I can afford it but a JLC Perpetual is slimmer, nicer and more affordable
The IWC Portugieser perpetual calendar in blue and gold might be the most beautiful watch I've ever seen. But it's 44mm....if they shrunk it to 40-42 mm they'd be my ultimate watch.
Agreed. I love the look of several IWC watches...I just always say to myself, if only thinner & available in 40mm max width....
It is a most beautiful watch.
I know if you have to ask you can’t afford it.. but I really miss you telling us the price of these beautiful watches. Maybe I am dreaming that one of these will be in my price range. IWC, I know, isn’t.
Just chilling here with my £72 Vostok
Was in the mood to listen to a Portuguese review... noticed you had reached 1M subscribers!!! Well done, cast & crew at WatchFinder!!!
The back view is better than the front - and the front is pretty good.
What a beauty! Just picked up my first IWC, a Portugieser 7 Day. Absolutely in love with the watch and the brand now…
I am seriously considering one.. (IW500705) but used cause its cheaper though. Can you let us know how is your watch since you bought it? is it worth it?
One thing that should have stayed from the 44mm, it's the 7 days power reserve...
Otherwise, I do agree that the 4 digits year display is not of great use
Loupe worthy for sure. So clean.
No Adds, you’re very kind.
Me: Likes the video while watching the bloody add because Im 100% sure is going to be a hell of a video!
IWC are a very masculine brand. But I don’t know why most of their watches are so big. If they took 40mm as standard and went back to their great 1950s aesthetics they’d be more successful.
42mm is the original size for the Portuguese back in the late 1930's (this watch is the same size).
How ironic that so many people liked this comment. The IWC Portuguese is one of the most traditional watches in the game. It’s always been 42mm. They don’t beed to “go back” to their 1950 aesthetic...it’s been the same for nearly 100 years.
jason starek I never mentioned this model I referred to the brand.
As an owner of a Big Pilot, that model speaks for itself, and is justified given its actually a scaled down luxury Pilot version of the original 55mm behemoth.
However, for everything else, I would venture a different guess here given I doubt it has anything to do with their engineering capabilities to make something thinner.
The answer is "the Richemont Group". I would expect that there are some corporate flowdowns to Panerai, IWC and JLC to not overlap each other. If the Portugieser gets smaller and thinner (and it did this year btw, but still not thinner than JLC), that overlaps with JLC master control series. Master compressor is no longer in production because it was very masculine, and masculine is for IWC and Panerai it would seem.
Richemont instead seems to be unfairly marketing JLC as a budget Patek Phillipe, and attempting to get IWC and Panerai to recapture the magic of the early 2000s back when they were industry darlings.
With the industry trending back down to smaller watch diameters and thinner cases and movements, it will be interesting to see how IWC navigates the times given likely "internal constraints".
Disclaimer: this is all my speculation, nothing factual or researched in any way.
Could you perhaps review the belt-driven timepieces made by the US brand Devon?
So the video was made on 18th May 2020 but posted today. Interesting...
1:41 - Used to be an Engineer? Nah bro, once an Engineer, always an Engineer.
- fellow Engineer
i love that it only has 3 sub-dials and that the moonphase is integrated at 6 o'clock
4 sub-dials are too busy for my eye
(the english term is sub-dial right?)
Wow.. such a beautiful and elegant watch.. your video justifies its beauty..
Kudos to you my man..
I love IWC. Pure craftsmanship.
I like these moonphase watches
Year display is cutting edge.
The sizes are for me no problem, but others made watches that demands my wishes.
When i want to look at the back of a Aquatimer i can’t see the movement. When i turn a Omega Seamaster from 2019, i see the movement behind glass. Perfect hands, ceramic basel, a zirkonium dial, a beautiful case.
A great addition to the Portugieser line. What is your preference in terms of aesthetics btw this and the 44mm? Thanks
I think this watch is done really well. Not overly busy.
Beautiful 😍. Love the classics looks, with that rose gold. Now time to check out the price...(bracing myself)...
33,000 chf 😩
Beautiful watch. Not sure which is my favourite, this or a Yacht Club Chronograph. 🤔
No it's not.
1. the power reserve failed to retain its predecessor's 7 days, not even 3 days.
2. no power reserve indicator.
3. its perpetual calendar is still the simple and hard to adjust synchronized version. The independent adjustability of year, month, day and date is a MUST to a high end perpetual calendar watch.
The beauty here is that it doesn’t look like a PC. Hands up to the folks over at IWC.
Any chance of you reviewing Patek 5320 and or IWC Il Destriero Scafusia ?
Would be very interesting to compare this to the JLC Master Ultra Thin Perpetual: Similar Kurt Klaus perpetual mechanism but smaller and much thinner at 39x9.2mm
Are your hands insured? Great video as always. My IWC 3701 is still ticking.
Please do a review of the IWC Portugieser automatic 40 ref IW358303. Greetings from Aruba.
I like companies that put engineering
before accounting.
JLC offers a steel perpetual calendar under 10mm (!) thick and priced at $20000. I just don't see why I should pay double that and put a goddam gold tuna can on my wrist.
No pushers. Bold statement piece. Gold.
This might be like swearing in church but i wish you'd review a Casio F-91W. Lots of interesting history about that cheapest of watches
A Perpetual calendar never fails to impress...
I absolutely love it I’d love to see more from my WC and you do a great show thank you
When you adjust it a day to far, just hack the watch and wait a day for the calendar to catch up.
I am impressed indeed😊👍, I would to have this and the spitfire chrono❤️
Who gauged it so badly at 6:28?
Drinking contest: take a shot every time he says "engineer".
IWC owner = Richemont
Watchfinder owner = Richemont
IWC + Watchfinder = Hodinkee
For the same price I rather go to JLC Ultra Thin Perpetual in rose gold. Any Richemont group watch you can buy now at a huuuuuuuge discount
A watch i really like .
it looks like something are missing at 3, 6 and 9 hour spot. I can't endure like that.
Can you get your hands on the campanola line and do the history of them. If anyone can do justice to that line its your channel
great, now make it 4mm smaller.
Nice video
i like it!
Every other comment is "why don't they make it in a ladies size"....If you are asking yourself this same question then educate yourself on why the original 1930's Portuguese was 42mm (the same as this one)
Great video, good looking watch, thank you, Watchfinder
Wow Sega Gamegear reference. Nice.
Have an IWC "Ingenieur". Crap! Failed after 5ys. Seiko with Date/Day flawless for 24 ys.!
When I buy a perpetual calendar, I do want one with full year display.
Daily dose of watchfinder ..!!
The minute hand does not follow the second hand. I have no tolerance for that.
Could you imagine a 40mm Ingenieur Triple-Date Chrono with a Moonphase on bracelet? Come on!! Do it!
Too big !! the movement doesn’t fill out the whole case Zenith El Primero the first series from 1969 are the deal I have one 51 years old now and it’s still one of the best movements ever made !!!
42mm is the original size and the movement fills most of the case
EXELENTE MÁQUINA , EXACTITUD , ELEGANCIA .
Good engineering Mr Klaus but I think Dr Ludwig Oechslin trumps him with his work for Ulysse Nardin whose perpetual calendars are cleverer still. Good looking watch too, this IWC, but a bit of a plain Jane imho.... such a clever complication needs a little pizazz!
I prefer the PPC with the year display. It is such a wonderfully extravagant and unnecessary complication; much like a tourbillon.
It has this kind of "f**k you money" quality to it:
- So, why on earth do you have a mechanical year display on your watch?
- Because I can...
I get it. But I always thought having that aperture ruined what is a clean dials only display here.
Sir I know you are a man of great taste and you always bring us class and elegance in every video but today I humbly request you to do something out of the box so can you please make a review for HUBLOT SPIRIT OF BIGBANG MOONPHASE TITANIUM ORANGE, I'm gonna buy that watch soon and already in love with that but after watching your watches to avoid video, I got in a dilemma since in watch industry many people don't like HUBLOT so can please make a video or just reply me with a brief description and what you think.😊😊
Sending back the watch to IWC because of wrong date setting is one of the most idiotic thing one can do. If you go 1 or 2 days too much further, just let the power reserve to dry out, leave it there for 1/2 days and then the calendar will be again aligned to current date :)
I’ll take one! I wished, the SUN would be in red.
Beautiful watch just not a fan of perpetual calenders. To much work. But love the tour of this one.
One year later and I've changed my mind. I tried it on. Now I think I want it. But in stainless steel or Gold. The only real problem with it, it's still kind of big.😊
Oh My God a IWC on the channel! OMFGA!
Hey it's affordable guys! Only $32,900!!! Wowie wow.
@Geoff Gyro Haha, unlikely.
This perpetual calendar is supposed to be a dress watch? So why 42 mm? Why they didn't try to stay under 40?
Even if I were inclined to spend that much on a watch, it wouldn't be this one because of the large size. I do enjoy the videos, though.
Perfect!
IWC... beatifull dials.
its a nice clean dial...but i woould like to see the year.
Those watches are gorgeous!
Now that is a watch
Perhaps it’s time to invest a better microphone?
The sound seems a bit off indeed. Not the sound quality we are used to.
Ahh the Portugueser 🇵🇹
I don't think you ever say how accurate the watches are.
Show us your filming setup pls.
Wow, gorgeous watch.
Can you please do a video on a watch customizer called Mad Paris
Please do a video about Pequignet
Thanks you for the video ❤beautiful watches
Can you PLEASE do an "alpha sierra" watch video. I would love your opinion on it.
Very good decision to remove year and make it 2 mm smaller.
If they had a 38mm I'd be interested
Man I'm obsessed with the background music. Can anyone pls provide the background music info pls🙏🙏🙏🙏
IWC are nice
and impress I am.
I am so glad IWC got rid of Calendar year display. I don't need a watch to
remind me I won't live to 2100.
The leap year indicator is much better.
Orient Bambino Gen 2, Version 2 (white dial)
What a beautiful device! Pure class. Way too big for my wrist (and my wallet haha) but that is very cool (y)
Nice video
The IWC Portuguese perpetual (rose gold, blue dial) is my favorite perpetual. I like it even more than the Lange.
Wow! The caseback is just Stunning. Absolutely Gorgeous! And the dial is ofcourse perfect! This watch is perfect.
Am I the only one who goes shopping after literally every single one of his videos?