IWC - International Watch Co – Portofino with Ref 3513 1 in SS

IWC - International Watch Co – Portofino with Ref 3513 1 in SS

Dressy IWC Portofino with round white dial and baton marking each hour. At 6 o’clock is engraved “Automatic”. It is a Swiss model. The hands are in steel with Stick design. The watch comes with a IWC crown. The watch has a stainless-steel screwed back case. Inside is engraved “International Watch Co – Swiss – Stainless Steel – 2670423 – 3513 1”. It is an automatic movement with caliber IWC 37521 with 21 jewels. It is numbered 2546752. The watch comes with a brand-new Camille Fournet alligator black strap and original IWC buckle. The width between lugs is 18mm.

History

The company was founded in 1841 by Florentine A. Jones in the small town of Rummey in the United States. When he turned 14, Jones moved to Boston to work with watchmakers and then move again in 1868 to Schaffhausen. His goal was to make cheap pocket watches for the US market using the industrial techniques. In 1869, he signed a lease with Johann Heinrich Moser where 2 years later the first pocket watches were produced. 1875 was the year of the first company bankruptcy followed by a second bankruptcy in 1879. Then the company is acquired by the Swiss industrial family Rauschenbach. In 1978, Instek AG bought the company. In 2000, the company is sold again to the Richemont group. Calibers of the brand are mythical as the “Jones”, “Mega” or “Pellaton”. IWC brand is particularly known in the world of aviation with the model “Mark 11”. IWC has also worked with “Porsche Design” and today IWC is particularly famous for this “Portuguese” model.

Technical details

Automatic movement with IWC caliber 37521, 21 jewels and 28,800 A/h. The power reserve is 42 hours. The base caliber is ETA 2892-A2.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 34mm


Length including lugs: 39mm