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Brand Information: IWC
Founded in 1868 by an American, Florentine Jones, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, IWC is probably best known for its world-beating complicated timepieces. IWC is a fully integrated Watch Manufacture; creating and assembling its own movements, parts and watches all under one roof. IWC continues to contribute significant technical advancements in the world of watchmaking, including anti-gravity and anti-magnetic movements.
Portuguese Minute Repeater Mens Wristwatch
Model: IW524205 |
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Retail Price:
$86,000.00
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Our Price: $68,800.00
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| Your savings:
$17,200.00
(20.00%)
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After adding your watch to the cart you will be able to custom engrave it for a modest fee.
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This is the IWC Portuguese Minute Repeater IW524205 watch
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| Item number: |
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IW524205 |
| Brand: |
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IWC |
| Style Number: |
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IW524205 |
| Also Called: |
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524205, 5242.05 |
| Series: |
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Portuguese Minute Repeater |
| Style: |
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Mens |
| Case: |
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18k White Gold |
| Dial Color: |
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Gray |
| Watch Bracelet / Strap: |
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Alligator Leather - Brown |
| Movement: |
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Manual |
| Engine: |
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Calibre 95290 (18,000 vph, 54 jewels) |
| Functions: |
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Hours, Minutes, Small seconds hand with stop function, Minute repeater |
| Crystal: |
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Anti reflective Sapphire |
| Case Diameter: |
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43.0 mm |
| Case Thickness: |
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12.3 mm |
| Caseback: |
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See through exhibition crystal |
| Bezel Material: |
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18k White Gold |
| Bezel Function: |
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Fixed |
| Mass: |
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127.0 g |
| Crown: |
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18k White Gold, Fluted |
| Calendar: |
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None |
| Power Reserve: |
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43-hour power reserve. |
| Additional Info: |
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The minute repeater is a brilliant invention from the 17th century and featured in the first pocket watches. The fact that it chimed out the time in tones had immense practical advantages, particularly at night, in an age when there was no electric light. Most of the work in perfecting the mechanism was carried out by Abraham Louis Breguet, who replaced the bells and tiny hammers with a space-saving spring gong. The mystical transformation of a phenomenon as sober and objective as time into a series of gentle tones is still a source of fascination, and of genuine pleasure for watch devotees - even today. The Portuguese Minute Repeater is an outstanding synthesis of old and modern watchmaking technology. Its movement is based on the original 95- calibre pocket watch movement of 1927. The sonorous minute repeating mechanism chimes out the hours, quarters and minutes on two finely tuned gongs. |
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All original papers included. |
| Limited/Special Edition: |
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Limited edition of 250 in White Gold |
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Shipping, Warranty and Other Information |
- Usually ships within 2-3 business days, after our 24-48 hour credit verification has been performed following order placement. Gemnation ships via FedEx insured second-day air delivery, free. If you have selected expedited shipping or have a specific deadline for receipt, please e-mail us to ensure prompt delivery.
- Please note, that in order to keep the price of our luxury goods as low as possible, those items costing less than $200, will be shipped promptly via FedEx Ground, generally reaching you within the same period as Second Day Air.
- 10% restocking fee on all returned watches.
- Availability: Watches displayed as available may have already been purchased. Availability is updated as often as possible. If a watch displayed as available when the order was placed, but we no longer have the watch in stock, we will inform you of this fact and your credit card will not be charged.
- Packaging and Documentation: This watch is GUARANTEED 100% authentic, has ORIGINAL SERIAL NUMBERS and is shipped in FACTORY-FRESH, BRAND NEW, UNWORN condition with ALL manufacturer documentation and packaging. Package contains watch manufacturer's certificate of authenticity (if such certificate is applicable, and provided by the manufacturer), tags, stickers, boxes, and user manuals .
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- Engraving: For a modest fee, you may have your watch custom laser-engraved. Add the watch of your choice to the cart and then you will be able to select the text and font for engraving. Learn about our engraving options.
- We sell luxury timepieces at considerably lower prices than the manufacturers list price. Gemnation is not an Authorized IWC Watch Dealer and is not affiliated with IWC. Authorized dealers are not permitted to discount or sell watches on the Internet. For this reason, we choose not to be authorized watch dealers for many of the brands that we sell. Since we are not authorized dealers for many of the watch manufacturers, we may be unable to ship the original watch manufacturers warranty. In all cases, however, we provide a 1 year Gemnation warranty (active from the date of purchase). If we can supply the original warranty we provide this information in the individual watch description.
- Warranty: A 1-year warranty is provided by Gemnation.com unless otherwise indicated in the above description. For warranty and servicing purposes, Gemnation utilizes a full-time Swiss-trained watchmaker who is licensed and trained to repair every brand and model of watch that we sell.
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