Wednesday, July 31, 2013

A Succinct Overview Of Swiss Calendar Watches

By Humberto Braga


The IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar watch is actually a luxurious and lovely time-piece.

It functions an exquisite hemisphere cut on the top, through which the shining moon smiles through a starry sky. It beautifully rises towards the left with the hemisphere, displays a full moon inside the centre and finally sets towards the right of the hemisphere amidst all the sparkling stars.

The style by the watch engineers is so precise that in 577.5 years the deviation with the moon inside the watch and the real moon's actual course is just by 1 day. It's a different story that apart from the engineers no one else has noticed the deviation.

The watch encompasses a moon display that is only off by 12 seconds in a lunar year.

A well-liked collectors' item with watch enthusiasts, this watch is so special that it transcends time and fads. Some of the other functions consist of a Pellaton winding, a year display, week-long automatic movement and power reserve.

It is offered in two versions: one with a red colored golden case in addition to a silver-color dial. It has a red gold-plated moon using a dusky blue sky in the backdrop.

The other version is in white gold in addition to rhodium plated appliqus. The dial is slate colored and has a stylish sun-pattern polish.

IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar, Reference 5021 is actually a true navigator's watch that comprehends the vitality with the moon whilst sailing to unknown destinations. Featuring the perpetual calendar, 4-digit year display and date and month, it also tells you the exact number of days for the next full moon.

The 1st model with the watch had a black dial and brown alligator wrist strap. The newest model is a rhodium plated white gold, blue dial and also the alligator wrist straps are now black. The moving moon can be a shadowy blue and silver to denote the waning and waxing of the moon.




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