Review of New Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound
Prestigious IWC Portuguese family is enriched by a new tourbillion watch- Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound which shows up at the SIHH 2010 together with the IWC Potuguese Tourbillon Mystere Retrograde.With a hand-winding pocket movement, it represents a new tourbillon classic in this big family and is regarded as the diamond on the crown of the brand’s horological crown. Also, it pays a tribute to the company founder F. A. Jones.
The new Tourbillon Hand-Wound watch inherits the refined face of Portuguese featuring nice feuille hands and railway-track chapter ring for minutes. The minute tourbillon at 9 o’clock occupies nearly one third of the dial. Not only it reveals the horological nobility, but also it offers a clear view into the escapement of the movement. As we know, the tourbillon represents highest horological expertise and sophisticated watch taste. And there is a subdial at 6 o’clock for seconds.
In term of watch making technology, the Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound carries on the tradition while having some innovations.Its mechanical IWC-manufactured 98900-calibre movement is revealed by the display case back of sapphire crystal. It is one of the best and most famous pocket watch movements on this planet, and it is the No.1 choice for large-sized watches. As far as I know, the first Portuguese watches dated back to 1930s already housed pocket watch movement. The movement inside this new IWC watch is the finest fusion of the tradition of the 98000-calibre family that has nealy 90 years history and the latest watchmaking technology. The three-quarter bridge of fine decoration is faithful to the design principle of the the earliest Jones calibres. The bridge for the minute tourbillon enhances the visual feast with a gold medallion. And the frequency of the movement has been increased 28,800vph-from the original 18,800vph.And the index-free balance oscillates four times every second as it rotates in the cage. Precision adjustment is carried out via four adjusting screws. The movement thus boosts great accuracy thanks to the faster frequency and improved escapement system.
The Portuguese Tourbillon Hand-Wound is presented on a 18 carat red gold case that is 43.1 wide and 11mm thick. And it delivers 54 hours power reserves. Surprisingly, this exceptional timepiece does not come in very small numbers. It is limited to 500 pieces instead. Of course, for it’s high price, more and more people chosee high quality replica watches for saving money. It’s cheap but high quality.These replica watches just cost you $98 – $300 in watchlux.com. You can’t miss it!
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