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The Best Edition of Replica IWC Portofino Watch with ETA 2892 Movement From MK Factory

Post author By Karren
Post date March 14, 2016
5 Comments on The Best Edition of Replica IWC Portofino Watch with ETA 2892 Movement From MK Factory

IWC Portofino Replica

IWC occupies a certain position in the dress watches market. Besides Rolex, IWC sells the largest amount of formal watches in the world, especially its Portofino series, which is regarded as the most suitalbe mens dress watch. I went to our watch market this afternoon and took some pictures of an IWC Portofino replica watch made by the famous MK factory, here I made a short review of this replica watch because somebody here asked me about it before.

IWC Portofino Black Dial

Everone in the replica world is seeking for the best, so am I. In the past three years, I have been trying my best to offer the highest quality replica watches to my clients, some of them give me feedback, some complain about the high price, but I have to say that each replica is picked by me has the highest level of watch-making technology and comes from big famous factory. Like this IWC Portofino replica, it is made by MK factory, which has also manufactured the best Pilot replica several years ago, so these replicas coming from formal factories such as MK, KW, ZF and J12 will have quality assurance.

IWC Portofino Case Back

The Portofino here is an 1:1 replica, not only 1:1 details displayed on its dial, but also the movement is the high end ETA 2892, which supplies an incomparable accuracy and stability.

IWC Mesh Bracelet

The case uses polishing and brushing craft, you can clearly see the round side face is brushed, the round smooth bezel is polished in stainless steel. Black dial is simple, the hands and hour markers all look slender. All hour markers are stick except rome numbers at 6 and 12. The date window at 3 o’clock has white date font in black background. The simple appearance makes Portofino easily to be replicated and have a close imitation level to genuine.

Meshed steel bracelet is its advantage. Many buyers prefer this type of band on Portofino. And I found few brands use such bracelet on their watches. Look at the caseback, there is a sticker, it is marked with AAA and MK words, which indicate that this replica is made by MK factory and has a AAA quality. The engravings on case back are “INTERNATIONAL WATCH CO.”, “PORTOFINO” and “6038245”, they are curved in a proper depth like the original. The engraving “IWC” on the clasp is also an evidence to help you tell bad quality Portofino replica, good replica has a deeper and thicker “IWC” engraved on the clasp.

At last, let us see the specifications of the watch:

Movement: Asian ETA 2892 Automatic
Case: 39mm*9mm, 316L Stainless Steel
Dial: Black, Steel Stick and Rome Hour Markers
Crystal: Sapphire
Bracelet: Mesh Band Made of Stainless Steel with Folding Clasp
Water Resistant: Yes

Tags 2892, IWC, Mesh, MK, Portofino

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The Best Replica Edition Forever – ZF Factory Portuguese IW545407 Hand Wound 6498 Black Leather Watch

Post author By Karren
Post date January 23, 2016
15 Comments on The Best Replica Edition Forever – ZF Factory Portuguese IW545407 Hand Wound 6498 Black Leather Watch

Besides Rolex, IWC is the brand among best-selling formal dress watches. Its Portofino and Portuguese are chosen by many formal watch lovers. Portuguese, as the complication model of IWC, also has watches with reasonable price. Its minute repeater and perpetual calendar models are all too expensive. The one with small second hand could be affordable by most people. Today, I will introduce another IWC replica, it is Portuguese IW545407, for fake watch industry, more simple the watch is, it is easier to replicate. This one is a simple IWC watch like 5007047 7 Days and Portofino, so it could be imitated to have a high quality.

First, the case makes it look better and higher grade than other fakes because good polishing, brilliant polished front face and brushed sides are in highly contrast, the lugs and case are integrated into one piece and not separate parts, so is the bezel, this design greatly improves the life time of watch, the whole caseset includes case, bezel and lugs, these three parts are made of one whole metal parts, then being polished by skilled workers, the case needs to be processed carefully so that its edges and corners could be smoothened and deburr.

Look at the crown, there are clear engravings in such a small place.

The dial is black, due to the AR coating on front crystal, it looks to have a little blue hue. Hour markers are made of stainless steel, they are in three-dimensional, central hour and minute hands are also made of stainless steel, small second hand is running on the subdial at 6 o’clock, the subdial has 60-second tracking scales. There is no date display.

IW545407 replica is powered by an Asian 6498 manual winding movement, which is modified by ZF manufacturer so that it has a closer appearance to genuine IWC Cal.98295. The case back is see-through crystal so that you can appreciate the movement closely. Rosy and steel jewels are beautiful, the base plate has beautiful Geneva Stripes, if you find your watch is not accurate some day, you can open the crystal case back to adjust the long index regulator, which has been marked with SLOW and FAST beside. This replica also features a shock absorber like genuine movement, all correct engravings in proper place of the movement. By the way, it is hand wound, so you must wind the watch every day to keep it run accurately.

For people who really want to experience the hand-wound fun of mechanical watch, this Portuguese IW545407 is a good choice.

Specification of Replica IWC Portuguese IW545407

Movement: Asian 6498, Manual Winding, Modified to The Outlook of Genuine IWC Cal.98295
Case: Solid 316L Stainless Steel, Polished and Brushed
Crystal: AR Coated Sapphire Crystal
Dial: Black with Small-Second Subdial
Strap: Black Leather
Clasp: Tang with Correct Engraving

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Tags 6497, Cal.98295, Hand Wound, IW545407, IWC, Manual Winding, Portofino, Portuguese, ZF

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Review of Replica IWC Portofino Ultimate MK Factory Version

Post author By Karren
Post date September 10, 2015
2 Comments on Review of Replica IWC Portofino Ultimate MK Factory Version

IWC Portofino, the necessary classic model in replica watch industry, it is the first choice when people are selecting the formal business watches that feature Sweeping Seconds and leather band. About the replica of IWC Portofino, how about it is, let us make a complete review here.

Simple and classic, this is the secret which Portofino has been keeping the success over the years. Three hands, coupled with an elegant date window, not too complicated and just appropriate, this is the symbol of elegant taste. Rugged self-winding automatic movement precisely and reliably counts the passage of time. 40mm rounded case makes the whole watch look more slim.

Genuine Watch Specification:

Reference: IW356501
Movement: 35110, automatic, 42-hour power reserve.
Crystal: Sapphire crystal that features two-sided AR Coating.
Water Resistance: 3 Bars
Case: Stainless Steel, 40mm in diameter, 9.5mm thick.

Here come the leading role we are going to discuss today, the left one is the best version of MK factory that uses 2892 movement, the right one is from an unknown factory, we call it X.

Dial Color:

The left is X factory, the right is MK version. You can see the MK has a little yellowish dial color, I have checked many pictures and found the genuine Portofino also has the similar dial color like MK.

Case Size:

Genuine watch is 40mm, MK version is 39.7mm and X factory is 39.8mm.

Case Thickness:

One obvious feature of IWC Portofino is that it is very thin, so many IWC Portofino replicas in the market today are too thick because they are equipped with 2824 movement, now those Portofino replicas with 2892 or 9015 movement inside are selling well. About the pictures below, the upper watch is 2892 version, the one at the bottom is 9015 version. Actually, genuine watch is 9.5mm thick, the Portofino replica with 2892 movement is 9.9mm, the 9015 version is 10.3mm thick. In my opinion, the thickness will become a very important factor when you are going to buy an IWC Portofino replica watch.

Letter Spacing of 6 and 12 Hour Markers:

Pictures order: MK-X factory-Gen. You can find the letter spacing of the two factories are a little larger than the genuine watch.

Date Window:

I think on the dial of replica watches, the biggest difference lies in their date window. See the picture below, MK Portofino has a smaller date font and its date font position is not correct. The Portofino from X factory has a silver background on date window, which is close to gen.

IWC Lettering:

The two versions have the same IWC lettering as genuine, which is light in color and the font is not that thick like the replica.

Caseback Engraving:

The caseback engraving on MK Portofino has the same lettering space as genuine. Besides, the caseback engraving is also very close to gen.

Clasp:

The Portofino replica from MK factory has a quality clasp, it is better than X factory. See the pictures below.

Movement:

Open the case back, there is the movement. You can see replicas coming from big and famous factories will engrave letters inside the case back, but small factory will not do this.

MK uses 2892 movement, while X factory uses 9015 movement, which has a better stability and low repairing rate, this is the reason why I really like watches that use Japanese movement.