Portofino Hand-Wound Day & Date Red Gold

In Context

At 45 mm it is a large watch — well above this catalogue’s 40 mm median, and enough to dominate a narrow wrist. At 13 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 192 hours of reserve puts it well past a weekend — several days off the wrist and it is still going. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

IW5162-03 is one of 3 executions of the IW5162 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a grey dial and a red gold case. Introduced in 2015.

Handwound movement with small seconds, big date and power reserve indicator.

2 other watches in the library run the IWC 59220.

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Portofino Hand-Wound Day & Date Stainless Steel / Silver

IW5162-01 · 45 mm

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Portofino Hand-Wound Day & Date Stainless Steel / Green

IW5162-05 · 45 mm