IWC · Family: Portofino
The IWC Portofino Automatic 40 (ref. IW356501) is IWC's entry-level dress watch: a 40mm steel case, minimalist dial, and the automatic Calibre 35111 with roughly 42 hours of power reserve. As of July 25, 2026 we have zero verified price observations (n=0). Its standout detail: unlike IWC's tool watches, Portofino is the brand's dedicated dress-watch line.
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IWC's Portofino line takes its name from the Italian Riviera coastal village. Within the Schaffhausen catalog, Portofino occupies a specific role: it is the dress line, built to contrast with the tool-watch pedigree of Pilot's Watch and Aquatimer.
The Portofino Automatic 40, reference IW356501, embodies that philosophy in an entry-level format: a 40mm steel case with a minimalist dial. Underneath sits the Calibre 35111, an automatic movement with roughly 42 hours of power reserve.
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Portofino is IWC's dress line: restrained dials, no tool-watch pretensions. Pilot's Watch grew out of aviation.
It houses the Calibre 35111, an automatic movement with roughly 42 hours of power reserve.
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IWC ties it to the Italian Riviera coastal village, where its own brand story says clients used to dock their boats before buying a watch.
40mm in diameter — a mid-size choice aimed at medium wrists.
It's commonly cited as the go-to entry point for a first dress-oriented IWC.