How is the workmanship of V7 IWC Portofino?

Hello everyone, I am CH Watch Industry, I am keen on popularizing watch knowledge, comparing true and false, disassembling and evaluating, and being your navigator on the road of playing with watches, helping you not to get lost in playing with watches. Friends who are familiar with watches must know the Portofino series of IC IWC, and Portofino is the Chinese translation of Portofino by IWC. For more than 30 years, the Portofino series has become one of the best-selling series of IWC with its simple and classic design. The Portofino series has always been a general with great weight and status in the Schaffhausen watch kingdom. Since 1984, IWC has continued to produce Portofino models, and each modification is extremely restrained and low-key, which is unique in the IWC watch series.
Take this IWC Portofino series watch with model number IW356501 as an example. It uses a 40mm stainless steel case, and the well-proportioned and rounded sides make the overall look slimmer. The silver-plated dial is matched with willow-leaf hands, and the standard “three-hand” design is neat and clean. Roman numerals are used at 6 and 12 o’clock, and there is a small calendar window at 3 o’clock. There is also a red 60 logo at 12 o’clock, which is why many netizens like to call it “Red 60”. It is matched with a black crocodile leather strap, which is very suitable for use.

As a basic model, the movement still uses a relatively low-cost universal movement. The watch is equipped with a 35111 automatic winding movement, with a 42-hour power reserve and a vibration frequency of 28,800 times per hour. Compared with the 30 series movement from ETA, the 35 series basic movement from Sellita is used more by IWC. Its basis is the SW300-1 movement, which is the SW version of the 2892 movement. The basic model in IWC is 35111, which is used in the three-hand models of Portofino, Da Vinci, engineers and pilots. As for the question of IWC’s universal movement, in fact, the large complex watches in IWC’s history, such as the Warhorse, the four-digit perpetual calendar, and the split-seconds, are all modified from ETA 7750. IWC is a master of movement modification, and it has always been so.

The Portofino Automatic watch has won the favor of many watch lovers over the years with its classic shape and high-quality mechanical movement. The hour hand, minute hand, second hand and a beautiful date window are all driven by a sturdy self-winding mechanical movement: not too much, not too little, just perfect.

As a professional manufacturer of formal watches, V7 first entered the market with the Senator in Glashütte. With its excellent workmanship and careful and rigorous quality control, every watch it produces has a good reputation. The Portofino launched by V7 also uses the original mold and is one-to-one. There are also many styles in the full series. The following is a real picture of the V7 version of the IWC Portofino:

V7 factory IWC Portofino maintains a simple and classic style. The combination of the large three-hand and calendar window on the dial of this watch is just right. The watch is matched with a 40mm case. If it is not marked as genuine and V7 factory, it is probably difficult to distinguish the authenticity at first glance. It adopts the classic willow-shaped hands and round case shape. The pure white dial can be said to have no difference in color difference. The sapphire material mirror is treated with a blue film on the mirror surface, which is exactly the same as the genuine product in terms of transparency, and also has an anti-glare effect. The perfectly round shell case is shiny and has excellent texture, showing the best polishing skills in the replica industry. V7 has mastered the curvature of the case just right, realizing the original lines and restoring the elegant nature of the authentic product. The 18K rhodium-plated scale and pointer craftsmanship on the scale bar are consistent with the original, with a bright luster and never fading, and the effect is superb.

The crown is very finely polished, the top LOGO is very delicately engraved, and the three-dimensional sense is very strong. The IWC and pattern on the crown are finely engraved, and the three-dimensional sense is full. It can be said that it is completely consistent with the original. The internal cutting rubber of the lugs is smooth, naturally curved backwards, and the edge curvature is very accurate. The curvature of the lugs is well controlled, and the polishing of the chamfered position can be said to be completely consistent with the original.

The thickness is only 9.4 mm, which is consistent with the original. The well-proportioned and rounded side design makes the whole watch look slimmer.

V7 factory IWC Portofino uses a crocodile leather strap, which is soft, comfortable and fits the skin. The buckle is a classic IWC pin-type wrist buckle, with excellent texture and workmanship, and the structure and lettering are consistent with the original.V7 IWC Portofino.

The design of the bottom is close-bottomed. The contrast of the bottom cover is mainly divided into screws, the bevel polishing of the edge and the brushed texture in the middle. The middle of the bottom cover is also polished with radial textures, the engraving effect is realistic, and it has been sandblasted. The concave disc in the middle of the bottom cover is brushed with radial textures, and the reflection effect looks the same. The engraving on the edge of the bottom cover is exactly the same in size, font, and thickness, and it has been sandblasted. The size of the screw holes is all the same, and the bottom cover can basically be completely compatible with the original. The movement is equipped with the ETA 2892 movement imported from Switzerland, which can be said to be the father of the IWC 35111 movement. The IWC 35111 movement is based on the SW300-1 movement, and it is a copy of the ETA 2892 movement that has passed the patent period. The stability and quality of the movement are equivalent to the original, and the noise is much smaller than the Seagull 2892 and Citizen 9015 movements equipped in other versions. Of course, friends with limited budget can also choose the Seagull 2892 movement, which is relatively affordable.

Summary: IWC Portofino series is simple but not simple, pure but not ordinary, and it is always so desirable. As Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, said: To achieve perfection does not mean that there is no need to add anything else, but that there is nothing superfluous that can be removed. The V7 factory version of Portofino insists on the original mold, and the movement and strap are both equipped with the highest configuration. From the inside to the outside, it can be compared with the original authentic. Friends who pursue perfection should not miss it.
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