mikethw
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Not only it is beautiful to look at
May 12, 2008,06:04 AM
It is very effective winding system. I was so amaze that two tiny paws can wind the main spring up so quickly. Half a day on the wrist and the power reserve drives up by 2 days. I'm not the active type when I am wearing my Portuguese, but of course being a dress watch...what do you expect?
I love every tick of my Portuguese!!!!
Mike
PS: Pardon my poor photography skill...
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Anyone else admire IWC's Pellaton winding system?
By: SJX : May 11th, 2008-03:54
Found in the cal. 80110/80111 and the cal. 5000 family. A clever, well proven design, reflective of what IWC is (was?) good at. - SJX This message has been edited by SJX on 2008-05-11 08:04:08...
Me too, SJX
By: amanico : May 11th, 2008-05:00
Here the Movement of the Port 5000, 7 days power reserve... A nice finish, indeed. IWC is strangely under rated, and deserves posts like this... Thanks SJX! Nicolas...
Love the Pellaton System!
By: theCROWNprince : May 11th, 2008-06:57
I like this much better than most modern approaches to automatic winding systems. I was a little disappointed to see the latest iteration of the IWC winding system is less like the Pellaton and more like the equally reliable "magic lever" from Seiko. Both...
Very interesting
By: SJX : May 11th, 2008-07:03
"I was a little disappointed to see the latest iteration of the IWC winding system is less like the Pellaton and more like the equally reliable "magic lever" from Seiko." Can you elaborate? I am sure forum readers would like to hear more. - SJX
I don't have any movement pictures
By: aaronm : May 11th, 2008-09:32
but if you watch this brief video on IWC's site: hickory.ch.richemont.com v they've got animated movement bits flying around, and you can see that the old style Pelleton, with double ruby rollers directly on an eccecentric on the weight and the pawls made...
Interesting BP color
By: boulderben : May 14th, 2008-00:40
In the photo provided by bipllc, the Big Pilot on the right is an interesting color; what is it the case made of? It must be white gold appearing more like yellow/rose in the photo as I believe the only other choices would be stainless steel or platinum. ...
Nice shots JX....
By: Jacky : May 12th, 2008-09:20
Actually for the pelleton winding system, what is the difference in perfomance towards the movement? Better winding? Or better shock resisting? Sorry for beginner question Thanks buddy. Regards