IWC Portofino Ref. 5251

[gran]

This $ 20.000 watch must be replicated

 

IWC Portofino 5251

 

46mm diametre so its huge

 

 

 

 

Comes in both display and closed caseback..obviosuly the replica should be closed caseback

 

 

 

http://ninanet.net/watches/others05/Mediums/mIWC5251.html

 

This watch houses the ancient IWC caliber 9521 pocketwatch movement, which is 16 3/4 lignes (about 38mm diameter) and only 4.15mm thick, surely an achievement which must have been the culmination of many years of development and tweaking. While this movement might have been placed into a case less monstrous than the actual 46mm diameter chosen, my surmise is that having a thinner bezel would lead to an unbalanced look, and since the case itself is only 6mm thick, structural integrity might even have been a concern. Besides being highly refined, the 9521 is luxuriously equipped with Breguet spiral hairspring, a huge Glucydur balance and (yea!) Incabloc shock protection, and maintains a power reserve of about 48 hours, running at 18kbph. The dial is matte-enameled, all markers sharply and meticulously silk-screened, and the moon and stars adorning the midnight-blue field are evidently of gold; they are extraordinarily and beautifully reflective indeed, and produce an impression of movement and color that I have certainly been unable to capture. Finally, the highly-curved and low-mounted lugs seem to allow the Portofino a comfortable, if not necessarily flattering, perch upon even my very modest wrist, for which I am most grateful.

Aesthetically, apart form the remarkable and enchanting view through the back, the whole design strikes me as quite delicate, even feminine. The bezel, lugs and watch itself are very thin, the wispy hands and numerals, the gilding of the hands at the mounts, and of course the teeny globe-adorned crown, all conspire in my mind to form an impression of fragility, not exactly what I associate with IWC products.

 

 

http://home.watchprosite.com/?show=forumpost&fi=17&pi=6003573&ti=880213&s=0

[astonjenks]

Stunning and not that hard for the TD's to replicate, the crown looks a tad 'lost' though in my opinion.

AJ

[gran]

Stunning and not that hard for the TD's to replicate, the crown looks a tad 'lost' though in my opinion.

AJ

 

yes its a monster to wind up, with such an insignificant crown

 

the difficulty lies in replicating the moonphase well...no happy asian sun here please

[panerai153]

Does it come with a hook to hang it on the wall!!  Beautiful watch, but way too big for my skinny little arm.

[gran]

Does it come with a hook to hang it on the wall!!  Beautiful watch, but way too big for my skinny little arm.

 

 

Its not called the wristpocket watch for no reason

 

Yes its a Clock!!!

[panerai153]

This watch exact same configuration in about a 40-41mm model would be a dream watch for dress.

[B3nj4min3]

It is a gorgeous timepiece though somewhat of a contradiction in itself. It's a dainty behemoth of a watch!

 

I do love it though and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they do rep it.