IWC Portuguese Collection - A Beacon for All Time

For a seaman who is looking for a nautical watch that will utilize the mechanics needed to sail a ship and the design desired to be used every day, in work and play, the IWC Portuguese Collection is the perfect option. Created to give honor to those men who are the ones that the national anthem of Portuguese speaks so proudly of, this collection of watches embodies their need for instruments that are necessary for nautical exploration. Every hero of the sea needs to have a time piece that they can be confident in and know that in their roughest hour, their watch will still be ticking.

IWC or the International Watch Company has been around since 1868. When an American watchmaker named Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841-1916) traveled to Schaffhausen, Switzerland, he had a dream to combine the technology that the American watchmakers had created and the sophistication of the Swiss watches. Upon meeting Johann Heinrich Moser of Switzerland, they decided to join together and created IWC. Still over 140 years later, International Watch Company is one of the top ten time piece builders in the world. With collections like the IWC Portuguese Collection, this watch company appeals to every type of person, in any situation.

In 1939, the first watch to be a part of the IWC Portuguese Collection still has functions and mechanics that are used in the Portuguese collection today. In 1967, the Yacht Club Automatic was presented and it is still available for purchase today. In fact, it is the best selling watch that IWC offers out of every family and collection that they offer. This is because, this Yacht Club Automatic watch is able to withstand all of the tossing and rocking experienced while on seas that are stormy and unsettling. Also, being water resistant to up to 10 bar, seamen of all types are able to utilize this excellent watch.

Of course, within the IWC Portuguese Collection, new watches have been added. One watch, the Portuguese Automatic is distinct from the others. This is because it utilizes traditional workmanship while having new automatic technology. When it comes to being at sea for days, weeks and even months at a time, having a watch with a reserve of seven days is definitely a needed priority. However, with any of the watches in the Portuguese collection, you can be confident that your days on the open water will be well guided.