Ref. 3442
IWC Schaffhausen presents the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42. For the first time, the famous IWC calendar complication is integrated in an IWC-manufactured movement from the 82000 caliber family. The timepiece, which has a diameter of 42mm, displays the calendar information on three subdials.
No other complication expresses IWC's values quite as eloquently as the perpetual calendar developped by legendary watchmaker Kurt Klaus in the 1980s.
For this watch, IWC has integrated the iconic complication for the first time with an in-house movement from the 82000-caliber family. Its compact dimensions have made it possible to offer the watch in a diameter of just 42mm.
The perpetual calendar's mechanical programme independently recognises the different lengths of the months and adds an extra day at the end of February every four years. All the displays are perfectly synchronised with each other and can be adjusted simply via the crown. In this version of the calendar, the displays for the date, month and day of the week are distributed over three subdials at 3 o'clock, 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock. The perpetual moonphase display was integrated into the month display and deviates from the actual orbit of the moon by only one day after 577.5 years. An indicator in the weekday display counts the years until the next leap year.
Technical Specifications:
The case, in 18kt rosed gold, or in stainless steel, measures 42.4mm x 13.8mm. It has a convex AR-coated sapphire crystal, a sapphire display back, and it is water resistant to 30 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic IWC in-house caliber 82650 with 46 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 60 hours. Pellaton automatic winding system perpetual calendar with display for the date, day, month, leap year and perpetual moon. It is equipped with zirconium oxide ceramic components.
It has a silver-plated dial, with gold-plated hands and appliques for the steel model or a blue or silver-plated dial for the gold model with gold-plated hands and 18kt gold appliques.
It comes on a blue, brown or black alligator leather strap by Santoni with matching metal buckle.
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