Review: IWC – Portugieser Annual Calendar

Alvin Wong 26 November 2015

The Portugieser Annual Calendar pairs the collection’s much-loved dapper refinement with the very useful annual calendar complication.

Unlike a perpetual calendar, which feels like a too-knowledgeable uncle trying to impress you with interesting but unnecessary info, the annual calendar trims the fat and gives you what you need – day, date, month. Coupled with chronograph-esque sub-dials (small seconds and seven-day power reserve), the watch has a semi-sporty feel that falls just about on the right side of elegant machismo. There are several options, including one with a red gold case, but our vote goes for this version in stainless steel case and on-trend navy dial.

Alvin Wong

Ex Editor-In Chief

Alvin promises not to be a douche when talking about watches. He may have scoured the Basel and Geneva watch fairs for the past 15 years, and played an instrumental role to the growth of Singapore's pioneering horological and men's lifestyle publications, but the intrepid scribe seeks to learn something new with each story he writes.