If the symmetrical two-register dial of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph has caught your eye, this replica IW371736 offers the same restrained, dress-watch silhouette in a wearable everyday piece. It is built for people who like a slim Portuguese-style chronograph on a leather strap and want something that sits flat under a shirt cuff and photographs cleanly. Here is what you get, how it is put together, and how it ships.
Key Features
- Polished stainless steel case at roughly 41 mm, with a thin bezel that lets the dial read large
- Silver-white dial with applied Arabic numerals, railroad minute track and slim leaf hands
- Two-register chronograph layout: 30-minute counter at 12 o'clock, running seconds at 6
- Working pushers that start, stop and reset the chronograph sweep
- Flat sapphire-style crystal with anti-reflective coating for glare-free reading
- Automatic movement with a smooth sweeping seconds hand and a clean, date-free dial
- Leather strap with a steel pin buckle and a caseback engraved in the style of the original
Materials and Specifications
The case is 316L stainless steel, brushed along the sides and polished on the lugs, with a screw-down style caseback. Diameter is about 41 mm and thickness around 13 mm, which keeps it comfortable on wrists from roughly 6.5 inches up. The dial is brass-based with applied markers and printed tracks, and the crystal is a flat, lightly domed sapphire substitute with inner anti-reflective coating. Water resistance is rated for splashes and rain, so hand washing is fine but swimming is not. The strap is calf leather with a soft lining over a steel buckle.
Shipping and Returns
Orders are packed in a protective watch box and leave the warehouse within one to two business days, with tracked delivery and discreet outer packaging. Returns are accepted within the stated window provided the watch is unworn and the protective film on the case and crystal is intact.
How close is the replica IW371736 to the original?
Visually it is very close: same dial architecture, same proportions, same strap feel on the wrist. Movement finishing and caseback engraving are where replicas differ most, and those details are only visible up close with the watch off.
Does the chronograph actually work?
Yes. The pushers start, stop and reset the central seconds and the 30-minute counter, so it can be used as a stopwatch. Reset it to zero before putting it away so the mechanism is not left under tension.
What wrist size suits this watch?
The 41 mm case wears well on wrists from about 6.5 to 8 inches thanks to the short, curved lugs. On smaller wrists it gives a slightly oversized, vintage-Portugieser presence that many wearers prefer.