IWC PORTUGUESE PERPETUAL CALENDAR II

Photos & Text by Harry SK Tan 2006, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

 

On 27th April 2006, I visited the local Authorised Dealer for IWC to view the new Portuguese Perpetual Calendar II.
I took the opportunity to photograph the new watches together with my Original Portuguese Perpetual to see the differences.

 

The New 2006 Ardoise Dial WG and the White Dial PG Portuguese Perpetual Calendar
 as shown at a local Authorised Dealer still in protective plastic wrapper

 

 

A closer shot of the two watches

 

The Ardoise dial of the new WG model is quite outstanding.
Note the new moon dial with 3D effect of the moon and stars.

 

 

 

The PG version in the stand with the clear protection plastic

 

 

 

 

A close up of the crown on the PG version with the "PROBUS SCAFUSIA" logo

 

 

Note that in the PG version, the moon dial has a glitter effect unlike the WG version.

 

 

The Date and Power Reserve Subdial

 

The Moon-phase subdial

 

 

The Day and Seconds sub-dial

The Month Sub-dial

 

A closer look at the Month Sub-dial shows the clear lines engraved

 

The applied numbers of the dial and the year indicator

Again the moon-phase dial in close up showing off the glitter effect

 

 

 

A side by side comparison of the Original Portuguese Perpetual Calendar in Yellow Gold (released 2003)
on the left and the new Portuguese Calendar Pink Gold 2006 on the right.
The difference in the colour of the metal is almost non-distinguishable

The Original on the left with a FISH emblem on the crown. The Original is 44mm in diameter and the new is 42mm.
However the thickness is almost the same with the newer version thicker by about 0.3mm thicker

The Original on the left with the two new models.

 

The two watches are discernibly different - yet in many ways the same.
They share the same DNA (cal 5000 7 day power reserve Pellaton) and shape of case.
But the original is clearly bigger and discernable by its duo moon phase and black crescent for the power reserve.

The "IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN" has been moved to the top for the new and has train tracks for minute markers
Overall in my opinion, the dial looks closer to the Da Vinci Perpetual layout.