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Lucky to receive this by courier today. I like the new size and classic Portuguese design. It was easy to reset the date, of course. I included a couple comparison shots to the full size Perpetual. ...  

I like the evolution of this piece by IWC. Congratulations. M4

How does this fit into your rotation?

My watch rotation is often random, but some occasions deserve this beauty!

nice they kept the traditional as well. I wouldn't mind the smaller blue dial with the weaved effect strap

The portuguese is great as a daily wear watch. Can you post photos of the caseback ?

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looking very functional, a very clean look.

I saw this watch in person back in February and immediately liked the 42 mm size. And, now that you can have one in stainless is an extra bonus.

The 42 stainless is more comfortable because of overall size and weight for me. BTW, I like your username. Wish I thought of that.

What is the delta on thickness of the two?

The new 42 back and lugs are even. I’ll check the Perpetual Blue later today. The new 42 thickness is 13.8 mm. The full size Perpetual Blue IW503203 is 15.5 mm. The new Perpetual Blue IW503401 thickness is 14.9 mm. That may explain the appearance of the d... 

The lugs on both watches are even with the backs. I can confirm the thickness of my Blue Perpetual IW503203 is 15.5 mm, the new Perpetual 42 thickness is 13.8 mm.

Why Did they exclude the year on this new model? Is this a newly developed movement? Love the dial. Super watch. Wear it in good health. Charlie Bravo (CB)

The 42 mm is all new and slightly more affordable in gold and now they added a stainless steel version.

I must check that out. I am trying to reduce the number of gold pieces and go more under the radar with SS,WG or Platinum.

On IWC's site: www.iwc.com

Congratulations. I really liked both the new auto and the PC. Can you please share lug to lug length on your own convenience?

After lurking so long, glad to contribute to this community.

Beautiful watch. I understand that there is an interesting innovation with this new movement, i. e. one can adjust the calendar forward as well as backward? Is it correct?

Hi. The instructions I saw stated you cannot reverse the calendar. Also, as with most calendars, it has a "do not adjust" time window if you need to advance the date (around 2200h to 0200h - don't quote me). Excerpt from the manual: When crossing time zon... 

Thank you, the prototype version I saw allowed to reverse the date though.

I wish that was the case, but I will not try it! I'll ask my friends at the boutique, though.

Enjoying the smaller size compared to its big brother. Gets more wear as a result. Other than the size, the weight as a stainless steel case is easier to wear. Keeps very accurate time, of course. Perpetual, bliss. My favorite IWC right now. Hoping to vis...  

Went to the Boutique and chose the dark brown alligator Santoni strap for my PPC 42. Classic combination with the gold hands and indexes. ...