IWC is launching two new Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante replica-edition watches.
IWC Ref. IW371216 with a stainless-steel case, slate-coloured dial and black alligator leather strap, with a stainless-steel case, blue dial and blue alligator leather strap.
The display on these models is based on the original design of the IWC Replica Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante from 1995.
The engravings on the back of the watches show icons or landmarks from the respective cities. All three timepieces are driven by a hand-wound 76240-calibre movement with a power reserve of 44 hours.
In addition to the capabilities of a pure chronograph, the double chronograph also features a split-seconds mechanism. On starting the AAA Replica Watch, two centrally rotating stopwatch hands – mounted one above the other – are set in motion.
An additional push-button at 10 o’clock is used to stop the upper hand, while the lower hand continues to move until the regular stop button at 2 o’clock is pushed. This enables two short periods of time to be measured simultaneously.
When the rattrapante push button is activated a second time, the IWC Fake Watches split-seconds hand is brought into renewed synchrony with the chronograph hand – irrespective of whether this has been stopped or is still moving.
