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IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days vs IWC Portugieser Automatic (7-day)

IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Eight Days
IW510212
IWC Portugieser Automatic (7-day)
IWC Portugieser Automatic (7-day)
IW500712

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IWC IW510212IWC IW500712
ModelPortugieser Hand-Wound Eight DaysPortugieser Automatic (7-day)
CaliberIWC Cal. 59210 -- in-house manual-wind, 21,600bph, 192h (8-day) PR, 42j; used in Portugieser Hand-Wound 8-Day; twin mainspring barrels; iconic 8-day reserveIWC Cal. 52010 -- in-house automatic, 21,600bph, 168h (7-day) PR, 42j; twin mainspring barrels, pellaton winding system; used in Portugieser 7-Day
Case size43mm42.3mm
Lug-to-lug50mm50mm
Years produced2015–present2020–present
Brand tierluxuryluxury
Eramodernmodern
Movement tierUnclassified movementUnclassified movement
Market median (excellent / full-set)n/an/a
Typical rangen/an/a
Confidencelowlow
Categoriesdressdress
Editorialyesyes
Typical price (2026)n/a$9,000 – $13,000
Collector noten/amost sought: The reference that revived collector interest in the Portugieser family; seven-day power reserve and in-house movement at a dress-watch footprint.

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