The perfect replica IWC Portugieser is the brand’s popular pick, so, in that sense, it’s not a watch for this list. But hear me out because we were surprised about the prices this watch goes for on the pre-owned market. The Portugieser ref. 3714 was introduced in 1998, but it wasn’t the first of the “new” Portugieser models from Swiss made fake IWC UK.
Three years before, the brilliant cheap fake IWC Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante ref. 3712 came out. It was met with a lot of praise and kickstarted the legacy of the modern Portugieser. With the simpler ref. 3714, the brand struck gold. The watch removed the rattrapante function, and Swiss movement replica IWC replaced it with a regular automatic chronograph movement.
The watch has a gracious round-shaped 40.9mm stainless steel case measuring 12.6mm thick and 47mm from lug to lug. AAA quality fake IWC paired it with a beautiful dial with Arabic numerals and two vertically aligned sub-dials. The brand produced several dial variations, including an all-black one with rhodium hands and numerals, a reverse panda dial, a silver dial with blue hands and numerals, and a silver dial with gold hands and numerals. That last one has always been my favorite because it looks incredibly stylish.
Swiss movement replica IWC equipped the Portugieser Chronograph ref. 3714 with its Valjoux 7750-based caliber 79240. The brand modified the base movement and upgraded various parts, including the escapement, balance, and hairspring. It turned out to be the perfect movement for this highly successful chronograph. But here is the kicker: you can get one for between roughly €3.5K and €4.5K. Additionally, a rose gold version goes for well under €10K. Those are some amazing prices for this classic.
