IWC Schaffhausen Presents ‘Iconic’ Exhibition At Harrods

IWC Schaffhausen Presents ‘Iconic’ Exhibition At Harrods

Haute Time
By Haute Time April 15, 2015

In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the iconic Portugieser collectsion, IWC Schaffhausen is currently presenting a special exhibition in the Fine Watch Room in Harrods.

IWC 'Iconic' exhibition in Harrods
IWC’s ‘Iconic’ exhibition in Harrods.

The exhibition will offer Londoners one of the first opportunities to view the brand new Portugieser collectsion in the UK, since the launch at SIHH in January.

IWC Portugieser Collection SIHH 2015 Harrods Exhibition April 2015
Watches from the 2015 IWC Portugieser collectsion, launched at SIHH 2015.

The new collectsion features several complications, including a chronograph, a perpetual calendar as well as the brand’s first annual calendar, the which we reviewed here during its presentation at SIHH.

IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar Watch
The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar watch.

The IWC Portugieser Annual Calendar features three separate windows for the month, date and day at 12 o’clock, in an American order to pay homage to IWC’s American founder, Florentine Ariosto Jones.

IWC Vintage Portugieser Anniversary Watch Hand-Wound Calibre 9826 Wrist Watch
A vintage IWC Portugieser Anniversary Watch Hand-Wound Calibre 9826.

The Swiss watch brand will also be displaying its heritage, which dates back to 1868, through a collectsion of vintage IWC timepieces, including a Savonette Taschenuhr Kalibre Jones pocket watch from 1875, and a Portugieser Anniversary Watch Hand-Wound Calibre 9826 (shown above).


Photo Credit: Haute Time. For more information, please visit the official IWC Schaffhausen and Harrods websites.