Portuguese Chrono-Automatic Stainless Steel / Panda

In Context

At 40.9 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. At 12.3 mm it is a tall case, and it will catch on a cuff. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, 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 winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 44 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

IW3714-11 is one of 60 executions of the IW3714 base reference. Underneath they are the same watch; what separates this one is a silver dial and a stainless steel case.

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Silver · Stainless Steel

IW3714-01 · 40.9 mm

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Black · White Gold

IW3714-03 · 40.9 mm

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Black · Stainless Steel

IW3714-04 · 40.9 mm

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Silver · White Gold

IW3714-05 · 40.9 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

IW3714-08 · 40.9 mm

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Silver · Rose Gold

IW3714-09 · 40.9 mm

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Silver · Platinum

IW3714-10 · 40.9 mm

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Silver · White Gold

IW3714-12 · 40.9 mm

+ 51 more variants in this family.

Based on the Valjoux 7750, IWC's 79240 is a highly reliable workhorse. In comparison to its base, it dropped the small seconds scale, date and day window. Caliber 79350 is the successor to the 79240, which it replaced around 2007. The finishing is slightly different; other than that the movements are identical.