IWC Portuguese Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon –

January 29, 2024

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Our protection of Dragon watches continues with IWC’s providing within the type of the favored Portugieser Chronograph.

Press launch info with Remark in italics.

New: IWC Portuguese Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon

The IWC Portuguese Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon Ref. IW371629 retails for SGD 14,500 together with 9% GST. Restricted version of 1000 items.

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A bumper crop of 12 months of the Dragon watches this yr. This IWC is the second to final one we cowl for 2024. The final Dragon watch we’ll be protecting might be on Saturday with the Bell & Ross BR 05 Artline Dragon.

That is IWC’s tenth entry into the rodeo this yr. And we reported on the 12 months of the Rabbit final yr. As soon as once more, IWC has chosen the favored 41mm diameter Portuguese chronograph with a stainless-steel case and a shocking burgundy dial. IWC has fastidiously chosen from its assortment so {that a} collector can full the 12-year set with totally different fashions for annually on the zodiac signal. In 2023 there was the automated Portugieser as a rabbit watch and in 2022 the pilot’s chronograph as a tiger watch.

The dragon motif solely seems as an engraving on the rotor and is fabricated from gold (plated). The watch comes with a shiny burgundy rubber strap and a black calfskin strap for a extra understated look.

When it comes to worth, it seems to be like there might be an extra enhance. The 12 months of the Rabbit has a retail worth of SGD 12.4k and the 12 months of the Dragon will price SGD 14.5k. Fairly a hefty enhance in our opinion… though Singapore’s GST elevated from 8% to 9% in 2023-24.

Launch particulars

Schaffhausen/Shanghai, 8^Th January 2024: To rejoice the start of the 12 months of the Dragon, IWC Schaffhausen presents a restricted version of the Portuguese chronograph. The traditional and chic Portugieser Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon incorporates a 41 millimeter stainless-steel case, a burgundy dial and contrasting gold-plated fingers and purposes. Restricted to 1,000 items, the watch impresses with its rotor within the form of an imposing dragon, which is seen by the sapphire crystal case again.

True to custom, IWC Schaffhausen welcomes the Lunar New 12 months with a particular version. 10^Th The 12 months of the Forest Dragon begins in February 2024. In keeping with the Chinese language calendar, such a mixture solely happens as soon as each 60 years. Folks born underneath the signal of the Dragon are thought of energetic, sturdy, assured, gifted, clever and beneficiant. Dragons provoke nice issues and hold them going. The 12 months of the Dragon guarantees luck, prosperity and financial success.

“Since 1998, the Portugieser Chronograph has embodied the dynamic, sporty aspect of the celebrated Portugieser assortment from IWC Schaffhausen. Due to the dial structure with vertically organized counters and quarter-second precision scale, it has grow to be one in every of our most sought-after designs. We’re satisfied that it’s a becoming mannequin to welcome the 12 months of the Dragon,” mentioned Peter Lao, Managing Director of IWC Schaffhausen China.

The Portuguese chronograph 12 months of the Dragon (Ref. IW371629) incorporates a 41-millimeter stainless-steel case, a burgundy dial, and gold-plated fingers and appliqués. Burgundy is a captivating shade of purple that symbolizes the intense coloration of fireside, historically utilized in China to welcome the Lunar New 12 months and promise longevity and luck. The chronograph is powered by the IWC-manufactured caliber 69355, a strong and exact mechanical chronograph motion within the traditional column wheel design. A glance by the clear sapphire crystal again on the motion reveals one other spotlight: the gold-plated rotor of the automated winding system is within the form of a fantastically detailed dragon. As well as, the case again ring is engraved with “2024 YEAR OF THE DRAGON”. The Portugieser Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon comes with two straps: a black calfskin strap and a burgundy rubber strap, permitting the wearer to decide on between two totally different seems to be. A butterfly closure ensures glorious carrying consolation.

The Portugieser Chronograph 12 months of the Dragon is proscribed to 1,000 items and is obtainable now in IWC boutiques, approved retail companions or on-line at IWC.com. Moreover, the watch could be registered underneath the My IWC care program and advantages from a six-year extension to the usual two-year worldwide restricted guarantee.