When talking about super clone Portuguese watches from IWC, there are two models that are especially famous: the Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve and the Portuguese Chronograph. The Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve features a left-right subdial layout with a date window at 6 o’clock, while the Portuguese Chronograph has a top-bottom subdial layout without a date display. Between these two, which one do you prefer? Both are excellent dress-casual watches, and for people who like leather strap watches, these are almost essential choices.
The concept of “super clone” has only become widely used in the past couple of years, but the super clone version of the Portuguese 7 Days actually appeared on the market about ten years ago. It can arguably be considered one of the earliest super clone watches.
Among all Portuguese 7 Days models, the white dial version with blue hands and blue numeral markers has always been the most popular and best-selling. It also looks the most elegant and timeless. Before the super clone version was introduced, only small factories were making this watch, and there were two obvious flaws: the dial looked overcrowded, and the power reserve indicator was fake.
Later, a factory introduced the Dandong SL6000 movement into this watch, and suddenly the dial proportions opened up dramatically – almost like a face finally stretching out naturally – making the two subdials look much less crowded. At the same time, the power reserve became functional. After improvements, the power reserve can now reach around four days, although that is still short of the genuine watch’s 7 days reserve. When winding the crown, you can see the hand in the 3 o’clock subdial move from 1 to 7.
The subdial layout on this super clone IWC watch fully highlights its elegant character. The heat-blued numeral markers, leaf-shaped hands, and white dial work together perfectly. The blue hand at 9 o’clock serves as the running seconds hand and moves very smoothly. The trapezoid-shaped date window has noticeable depth in its design, while the black date font paired with the dark background improves the overall readability of the dial.
Conclusion
This Portuguese 7 Days and the Portuguese Chronograph are produced by the same factory, and both offer the same level of super clone quality. If you are considering your first replica watch and happen to be an IWC fan, I highly recommend choosing between these two models.