IWC Drops 'Laureus Sport for Good' 39 Portofino Chronograph
The 16th watch in the annual partnership between IWC and the sports charity
This year’s IWC ‘Laureus Sport for Good’ edition takes the form of a 39mm Portofino Chronograph.
The ongoing annual series of charitable watches released by IWC in partnership with the Laureus Sport for Good organisation centres on a different model within the Schaffhausen brand’s collection every year.
Each edition uses Laureus’ signature shade of dark blue and features a caseback engraved with the winning design of a drawing competition open to the children in the Laureus programme. The design featured on this 16th Edition is the creation of Jatin Malhan, a 15-year-old goalkeeper fro Punjab, India.
Limited to 1,000 pieces, the Portofino Chronograph 39 Edition “Laureus Sport for Good” features a 39mm stainless steel case and IWC’s automatic 4Hz Valjoux 7750-based chronograph Calibre 79350 – with a small seconds at the six o’clock position and 30-minute chronograph counter at the 12 o’clock.
The Portofino Chronograph 39 Edition “Laureus Sport for Good” is available now via IWC, priced $6,700 USD.
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