The new Portofino Midsize Automatic Day & Night with a 24-hour day/night display and a second time zone combines discreet luxury with the urbanity of a modern and mobile generation.
While the hour, minute and seconds hands display local time, the blue hand on the inner 24-hour ring shows the time at a second location of the wearer’s choice. To make reading the time in the second location easier, the lower half of the ring, from “6 a.m.” to “6 p.m.”, is white, while the top half, from “6 p.m.” to “6 a.m.”, is blue, allowing the wearer to easily differentiate between day and night. This dark blue, which is also used for the fourth hand, is accentuated against the shimmering white mother-of-pearl dial. The crown provides a fast, simple means of setting the time separately on the dial and in the inner 24-hour ring. Pulling the crown out to a specific position allows the user to set the hour and minute hands after arriving in a new time zone. The small blue hand remains in position and continues to show the time back home. When required, the crown can be pulled out
to a second position that allows the hand to be adjusted backwards and forwards in one-hour steps.
The watch features a red gold (Ref. IW459102) or stainless-steel (Ref. IW459101) case, combined with a black or dark blue alligator leather strap. It is also available with a Milanaise mesh bracelet in stainless steel or 18-carat red gold. The bezel, set with diamonds and the white mother-of-pearl dial ensures that its wearer cuts a fine figure no matter what the time. Supplying the power is the 35700-calibre mechanical movement with a 42-hour power reserve.
