Watches & Wonders 2020: THE NEW PORTUGIESER YACHT CLUB

Apr 24, 2020,13:05 PM
 

Since 2010, the Portugieser Yacht Club has brought a sporting note to the family. As a nautical sports watch, it combines timeless elegance with ruggedness and high water-resistance. These characteristics make the Yacht Club an extremely versatile watch that cuts a fine figure both on water and land. Two eye-catching features in
the new models are the filigree bezel and flat casing ring. Together, they lend the case, with its 44-millimetre diameter, particularly elegant proportions.



THE NEW PORTUGIESER YACHT CLUB


The Portugieser Yacht Club Moon & Tide (Ref. 344001) is the first watch from IWC to sport the newly developed tide indication. A subdial at 6 o’clock indicates the expected times for the next high and low tide. The double moon phase display at 12 o’clock has been enhanced to show spring and neap tides and thus provides information about the strength of the current tides. Spring tides, which bring particularly high water, occur at full moon and new moon.


IWC has also launched the 3rd generation of the Portugieser Yacht Club Chronograph (Ref. 3907). Featuring a 44 mm case this nautical sports chronograph combines timeless elegance with high robustness and a water-resistance of 6 bar. All three models offer highly ergonomic metal bracelets in either stainless steel or steel and 18-carat 5N gold. Ticking away inside these watches is the IWCmanufactured 89361 calibre. It displays the stopped hours and minutes in a single totaliser at 12 o’clock.
Thanks to its flyback function, the stopwatch hands can be returned to zero simply by pressing the reset button, and a new timing sequence starts immediately. The automatic winding builds up a power reserve of 68 hours. The movement can be viewed through the
transparent case back.


Ref. IW390701: Stainless steel case, blue dial, rhodium-plated hands and appliques, stainless steel bracelet.







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Top notch

 
 By: Weems@8 : April 24th, 2020-13:20
I saw it at Hodinkee, and it is one of the best post of the WAndW previews. Cartier is losing my attention completely.

How big is it? [nt]

 
 By: cazalea : April 24th, 2020-16:04

44.6 mm [nt]

 
 By: India Whiskey Charlie : April 24th, 2020-16:11

Ablogtowatch have best live shots of all new YCs...

 
 By: edo.k : April 24th, 2020-15:00
They again increased the size (after making it right on previous version) and watch will look oversized on 80% of wrist... and this is not type of watch that won't look bad even if it is too big like some PAMs... this one will look just bad and silly...

Yes indeed. Its a shame 🙄 [nt]

 
 By: Reuven Malter : April 24th, 2020-16:35