Hi all,
Fell in love with the IWC Portuguese and wanted to buy a genuine Portuguese until I knew that the movement was based on ETA.
Didn't like the thought paying 7k for a watch that didn't have an in-house movement.
I know that ETA movements are good and that IWC modifies them heavily but it feels to me like if someone tunes a Renault Clio with some spoilers, better exhaust etc.
So I did some more research and bought a genuine Submariner as it was a beautiful/robust watch (not a jewel like the IWC).
The Sub offered the best price/quality but I keep looking back to the gorgeous IWC Portuguese and thought of buying a rep...
It's probably going to be a black 3714 but its so hard to find a good-looking rep.
Would love this version without the stripes/engravings in the chrono's;
But the "new" official version has some small (ugly) engravings in the small chrono dials and the rep's too.
Also, the small dots/numbers look much more shiny then the rep's I come across.