Tuesday, August 27, 2013

An Interesting Overview Of Vintage Swiss Timepieces

By Humberto Braga


Imprinted with the IWC logo, the Portuguese Vintage Collection Restricted Edition watch has a black alligator leather wrist band plus a platinum casing.

This Portuguese hand-wound is really a 98295 calibre having a two.5 Hz frequency. It also attributes the distinctive huge screw balance plus a Breguet spring.

It has Arabic hour markers and minute markers together with a smaller circle in the centre with the watch that separates the mid-point with the dial.

This watch also displays what is called the 'railway track' that was very significantly in fashion when the watch was created.

The front glass of the watch has an arched edge and is analogous to a Portuguese pocket-watch with the ancient times. It has a round-shaped silver-plated dial along with a tiny seconds sub-dial too at the bottom of the watch.

The 44 millimeter case has a ridged bezel related towards the older models of Portuguese watches. It has the very best of modern technology, despite its historically inspired features and appearance. The bridge has a silver and nickel plating and is decorated with Geneva stripes and round graining.

This watch is hand-wound and can give a power reserve of 46 hours when fully wound. Its anti-reflective coating on both sides provides you with an unhindered viewing with the time on the watch. The watch is resistant to water up to 3-bar.

The founder of these renowned premium Swiss watches was Mr. F.A. Jones. He had a vision of bringing together the exquisite Swiss craftsmanship and America's state-of-art technologies for making watches that were par excellence. He gave shape to his dreams and aspirations by founding International Watch Organization in East Switzerland in 1868 and soon conquered the world like no other watch manufacturer.

He ensured that the high quality of craftsmanship and precision of time was not compromised in any of their watches. This distinctive ability of the watches of IWC produced it the magnificent brand that it really is today. Today when you speak of premium watches the initial name to come forward is IWC. Their collection is grand and magnificent with an enviable assortment of masterpieces.




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