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Born in 2000, re visited in 2004, this Portuguese 7 Days 1st generation is a very desirable watch. Its 42 mm big, 13, 5 mm high case has some great proportions. The steel version with its panda dial is eye catching, and the automatic 7 days movement was a...  

I completely agree with you. My only concern with the Ref 5000 is the absence of water resistance. But the lack of date is definitely a plus. jubilee 5441 is, of course, the grail! HAGWE

I recently acquired the 5454-04 and is absolutely thrilled with it. Loved it when these Portugiesers were thinner and had no date. Perfect!

in favor of the no-date. But i do like a date on my watches, especially if there is plenty of room on a dial like on a Portugieser. Nice pictures Nicolas.

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there should be a button at 10.00 on the case side you can push when you wake up in the morning to see the day/date/month change. But a nice watch it surely is !

Came so close to pulling the trigger a few times around 2005-2006 but could not really convince myself in that last minute of decision making. Still beautiful and has something quite special this 1st gen...

nice power reserve at 3 plus no date. 42 mm is too big for me but I still like this watch.