IWC
IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901
The IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater (reference IW544901) is a 44.2 mm platinum watch with a silver dial. It runs on the manual caliber 98950 with a 46-hour power reserve. It is no longer in production.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- IW544901
- Collection
- Portugieser
- Case size
- 44.2 mm
- Thickness
- 14 mm
- Case material
- Platinum
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Silver
Movement
- Movement
- Manual
- Caliber
- 98950
- Power reserve
- 46 hours
- Frequency
- 18,000 vph
- Jewels
- 52
- Functions
- Minute repeater
Production
- Production
- Discontinued
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
IW544901 Silver
Silver-plated dial
How it compares within the Portugieser family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
| Reference | Size | Material | Dial | Caliber | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IW544901 (This watch) | 44.2 mm | Platinum | Silver | 98950 | — |
| IW358304 | 40.4 mm | Stainless steel | Silver (blue hands) | 82200 | 2020– |
| IW358305 | 40.4 mm | Stainless steel | Blue | 82200 | 2020– |
| IW358310 | 40.4 mm | Stainless steel | Green | 82200 | 2020– |
| IW371604 | 41 mm | Stainless steel | Silver (gold-plated hands) | 69355 | 2020– |
| IW371606 | 41 mm | Stainless steel | Blue | 69355 | 2020– |
| IW371615 | 41 mm | Stainless steel | Green | 69355 | 2020– |
| IW371617 | 41 mm | Stainless steel | Silver (blue hands) | 69355 | 2020– |
| IW503703 | 44.4 mm | 18k white gold | Ice blue | 52616 | 2024– |
About the Portugieser family
The Portugieser began in the late 1930s, when two Portuguese merchants asked IWC for a wristwatch as precise as a marine chronometer. IWC fitted a pocket-watch movement into a large wristwatch case, which gave the line its size and its clean, railway-track dial.
The modern family includes the Portugieser Chronograph, first introduced in the 1990s and updated in 2020, the Portugieser Automatic with a seven-day power reserve, perpetual calendars, minute repeaters and tourbillons. Calibers in the catalog include the 52010 and 51011. Dealers identify the generation and metal from the reference and check the dial, strap and papers.
Quick answers
- What size is the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901?
- The IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901 has a 44.2 mm case, 14 mm thick.
- What movement does the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901 use?
- It uses the manual caliber 98950, with a 46-hour power reserve.
- Is the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901 still in production?
- Discontinued.
- What is the IWC Portugieser Minute Repeater IW544901 made of?
- The case is platinum. Bracelet or strap: Leather strap.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.