For the Portuguese Hand-Wound, IWC chose one of the original dials from 1939 that had not been seen in this form for a long time: it features alternating Arabic numerals and markers, while an additional circle separates the centre of the dial. The chapter ring and the seconds display circle are in the “chemin de fer” – railway track – design highly popular at the time. Modelled on the style of the good old pocket watch and the original Portuguese, the front glass has an arched edge. The shape, too, of the imposing 44-millimetre case, with its grooved bezel and slightly recessed strap horns, is based on the historic original. The technology, on the other hand, could not be more modern. The 98295 calibre is also used in the Portuguese Hand-Wound: with a frequency of 2.5 hertz, it features a large screw balance, Breguet spring and nickel-plated nickel-silver three-quarter bridge as well as bridges decorated with circular graining and Geneva stripes. The see-through sapphire-glass back provides an unimpeded view of the index, which reaches from the balance cock to the plate.