I have had the Portugieser Chrono, Ref. 3714 and I always wished that IWC would offer that one on a bracelet as well because the 3714 is quite a sporty watch - in fact, it straddles the line between dressy and sporty better than most other watches.

Oct 19, 2021,05:36 AM
 

I have seen the Chrono Ref 3716 on the bracelet in real life and it looks excellent (see picture taken from Twitter below)! In fact, if it had a higher power reserve and water resistance I would view it as a direct competitor to the Rolex Daytona (which I personally am not a fan of). Whether I will come to the same conclusion that the bracelet looks good on the Ref. 3583 simple three-hander here is not clear. Based on the pictures I doubt it as the watch is too dressy for a bracelet and it doesn't qualify as a dressy / sporty crossover given the limited water resistance of 3 bar. However, I would like to it in real life and I would not be completely surprised if I end up liking it.



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IWC: Another Portugieser Gets a Bracelet

 
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The 40 mm automatic. Your thoughts? Photos: Monochrome ...  

It’s a solid tool watch

 
 By: EinPa : October 12th, 2021-18:49
Looks fine

From photos alone

 
 By: mhz vph : October 12th, 2021-18:57
I’m not sure I’m a fan. The protruding links aren’t it for me visually, and I can imagine them getting caught/scratched on stuff moreso than a more uniform design.

Compared with the strapped version...

 
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I like it!

 
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Subtraction by addition

 
 By: blau : October 12th, 2021-20:56
I dislike it so much that just seeing it offered makes me think less of IWC! The Portuguese are great watches but they do NOT belong on bracelets.

I have had the Portugieser Chrono, Ref. 3714 and I always wished that IWC would offer that one on a bracelet as well because the 3714 is quite a sporty watch - in fact, it straddles the line between dressy and sporty better than most other watches.

 
 By: LX (Alex) : October 19th, 2021-05:36
I have seen the Chrono Ref 3716 on the bracelet in real life and it looks excellent (see picture taken from Twitter below)! In fact, if it had a higher power reserve and water resistance I would view it as a direct competitor to the Rolex Daytona (which I...  

Looks nice

 
 By: gunungbesarsekali : October 13th, 2021-05:38