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Press release – in Portugal in 1939 is a true legend ornamental style is as close as possible to the ideal of perfect, good design watches. As the first “watch” the establishment of a large-scale to wear on the wrist, which is very popular today. It was also the first to break the taboo, wearing a complete pocket watch movement of a person’s arm. This is a success, they still do today is the International Whaling Commission. It also created a completely new class of watch. There is no doubt that as a founder of the family of the International Whaling Commission splendid watches, watches Portugal is an important witness the company’s proud history.

It got its name because such a viewing request of two Portuguese businessmen at the end of 1930. They want a high-precision watch, will reflect their glorious tradition as a seafaring nation. From the very beginning, “Portugal”, because it is the only named after all of its functions, is an unofficial requirement marine astronomical like a navigation tool. Portugal hand injury from a large number of wheel used for the original optical Portuguese most interesting one has been chosen, it has never been used for recent Portuguese watches: Arabic numerals, and the graduation ceremony of alternative indicators, the actual measuring range is separated to see them off Dial-up center of another circle, ring-minute chapter, “Sherman railway” – railway – style is very popular time. The same graphic elements also appear in the seconds display circle. Case (44 mm) and groove panels and with a slight tear down the camp is in line with the original.

Portugal is also different from the neo-classical original – and the anniversary of the 1993 model – it has been through, sapphire glass crossed out the dial-up. It uses almost 98,295 caliber is the same as the old pilot’s watch movement: hand injury, a balance frequency of 2.5 Hz, large screw balance and Breguet balance spring, nickel silver plate in the third quarter, bridges decorated with Geneva stripes Pearlescent. The elongated shape index, the so-called “Jones arrow”, which do not have the balance sheet from the cock, it means that the company’s founder Florence???Ali, who established a factory in the Rhine 140 years ago, received it, run.

Technical Data

Features
Tribute, Portugal the first time the International Whaling Commission to see
In 1939, hand-broken-hearted table movement,
Platinum model limited to 500 watches

Sports
Caliber 98295
Vibration 18,000 / hour / 2.5 Hz
Jewelry 18
Power reserve 46 h
Manual Winding

Case
Platinum materials, stainless steel
Sapphire glass, crossed out, by
Back sapphire glass
Dial-up silver-plated, black
Water-resistant 3 bar
44 millimeters in diameter
Height 10 mm

Weight
Watch platinum black crocodile leather strap 103 grams
Stainless steel watch black crocodile leather strap 77 grams