IWC
has a huge year planned for 2010 with nine official introductions, the
most impressive of these being the IWC Portuguese Grande Complication
timepiece.This new Grande Complication features a 45 x 16.5 millimeter 18-carat red gold case that is water resistant to 30 meters.The silvered dial is protected by a shaped sapphire crystal with a cambered edge.The
dial is adorned with applied red gold Arabic markers and an engraved
center section created to represent and lines of latitude and longitude
on a globe.In
addition to time display the dial has four sub dials at the 3-6-9-12
o'clock positions that display a Perpetual Calendar, Minute repeater,
Moonphase and Chronograph.The
watch is fitted with a hand-sewn brown alligator leather strap and an
8-carat red gold folding clasp that is engraved with "Probus Scafusia" ,
the motto of the IWC Schaffhausen manufacture that means good, solid
craftsmanship as well as 'the honest one'.
IWC
Portuguese Grande Complication Watch is powered by a self-winding 79091
caliber that is made up of 657 individual parts and oscillates at a
rapid 28,800 vibrations.This magnificent movement offers a chronograph, a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar, and moon phase.The perpetual calendar will not require any manual correction until the year 2100, assuming it were to run continuously.The
minute repeater chimes on the hours with single bass notes, on the
quarter hours with a bass-treble combination, and on minutes with a
single treble note.The 79091 movement has a power reserve of up to 44 hours.IWC will produce just 50 pieces of the Portuguese Grande Complication watch each year.
Why not celebrate the end of the holidays and the beginning of a new year with a new watch?
With the holiday season coming to a close with this weekend’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, eWatches looked to their loyal consumers and asked “what are your resolutions for 2012?”
You responded with some surprising answers like getting organized,
and spending more time with loved ones. Such answers suggest you are
feeling the pressures of our crazy schedules and are feeling pushed for
time. And how better to get over this by using the new year as an
opportunity to get on schedule with the help of a new watch? Of course, we carry such a wide variety of watches for men and women at a variety of price-points.
Staying on schedule thanks to a great watch for men
or women, is imperative to getting everything done in a day that you
set out to do. And in achieving one’s daily goals, one inevitably is
floating in life’s day to day, as opposed to sinking.
So, as we roll in 2012, consider buying yourself and your loved ones a new watch as a way to celebrate both the passing of time and of–hopefully–finding more time in your day.
IWC
has a huge year planned for 2010 with nine official introductions, the
most impressive of these being the IWC Portuguese Grande Complication
timepiece. This new Grande Complication features a 45 x 16.5 millimeter 18-carat red gold case that is water resistant to 30 meters. The silvered dial is protected by a shaped sapphire crystal with a cambered edge. The
dial is adorned with applied red gold Arabic markers and an engraved
center section created to represent and lines of latitude and longitude
on a globe. In
addition to time display the dial has four sub dials at the 3-6-9-12
o'clock positions that display a Perpetual Calendar, Minute repeater,
Moonphase and Chronograph. The
watch is fitted with a hand-sewn brown alligator leather strap and an
8-carat red gold folding clasp that is engraved with "Probus Scafusia" ,
the motto of the IWC Schaffhausen manufacture that means good, solid
craftsmanship as well as 'the honest one'. 
IWC
Portuguese Grande Complication Watch is powered by a self-winding 79091
caliber that is made up of 657 individual parts and oscillates at a
rapid 28,800 vibrations. This magnificent movement offers a chronograph, a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar, and moon phase. The perpetual calendar will not require any manual correction until the year 2100, assuming it were to run continuously. The
minute repeater chimes on the hours with single bass notes, on the
quarter hours with a bass-treble combination, and on minutes with a
single treble note. The 79091 movement has a power reserve of up to 44 hours. IWC will produce just 50 pieces of the Portuguese Grande Complication watch each year. 
