IWC

Portugieser Automatic

Name: IWC Portugieser Automatic
Brand: IWC
SKU: IW500705

IW500705

Classic Portugieser proportions in stainless steel, powered by an in-house manufacture calibre.

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$7,650

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Overview

The IWC Portugieser Automatic reference IW500705 is a 42.3 mm stainless steel dress watch wearing a clean silver dial, produced between 2015 and 2020. It belongs to the long-running Portugieser family, a line whose large-diameter, legible aesthetic traces back to the mid-twentieth century. At its heart sits IWC's Calibre 52010, a manufacture movement that reflects the brand's commitment to in-house watchmaking.

History

The Portugieser line was originally conceived in the late 1930s to meet a request from Portuguese merchants who wanted a wristwatch with the precision of a marine chronometer. Decades later, IWC revived and expanded the collection into one of its flagship dress-watch families. The IW500705 was introduced as part of a generation of Portugieser Automatics that adopted the Calibre 52010, bringing a fully in-house movement to the core of the range. Production of this reference ran through the second half of the 2010s before the line was refreshed.

Notable points

42.3 mm stainless steel case strikes the balance between the Portugieser's traditionally generous diameter and modern wearability.
Calibre 52010 is an IWC manufacture automatic movement, underlining the brand's in-house production credentials.
The silver dial follows the Portugieser's hallmark minimalist layout — applied indices, railway-track minute chapter, and subsidiary seconds.
Produced from 2015 to 2020, the reference represents a distinct generation of the Portugieser Automatic before subsequent collection updates.
As a stainless steel dress watch, the IW500705 occupies a versatile position in the Portugieser hierarchy, pairing formal aesthetics with a more accessible case material.