IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Blue Dial

About This Watch

The IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 IW358304 represents a significant evolution of the collection's time-only offering, featuring the new in-house caliber 82200. This movement, visible through the sapphire caseback, showcases IWC's latest Pellaton automatic winding system with ceramic components and an impressive 60-hour power reserve. At 40.4mm, this reference strikes an ideal balance between the heritage proportions of the original Portugieser and modern wearability expectations. The blue sunburst dial is exceptionally well-executed, with a deep, saturated tone that shifts gracefully in different lighting conditions. The small seconds subdial at 6 o'clock and the date aperture at 3 o'clock are the only interruptions to the clean dial layout. The applied Arabic numerals in rhodium plating and the feuille hands maintain the unmistakable Portugieser identity. The 12.4mm thickness makes this one of the thinnest watches in IWC's current catalog, ensuring it slips comfortably under a shirt cuff. For those who admire the Portugieser aesthetic but prefer a simpler, non-chronograph configuration, the Automatic 40 delivers the essence of the collection with the added benefit of IWC's latest movement technology.