APS will release IW503406 perpetual calendar soon

[higginsd]

Of course! Don't worry if you are not fluent in English, the explanation does not come in English (at least mine didn't):

 

[higginsd]

I didn’t get a description with mine but I used post #10 from this thread to work it out, once you understand it then it’s quite simple.

When the crown is fully pushed in it winds the watch as normal (note it is not a screw in crown).

To set the calendar you need to adjust the time forward until the day indicator is on the correct day and the time is at 8pm, this is adjusted as normal with the the crown in the second position.

Once that is done push it back to the first position and then you can adjust the month by rotating the crown up towards 12 o’clock, as the months change from December to January the year will change in sync, if you go past the required year by accident as I did just keep going and it will roll round to the beginning again so you can set it. For info my watch has 2021 to 2028 on the year wheel.

With the crown still in position 1 if you turn it down towards 6 o’clock it will adjust the date on the 3 o’clock wheel.

All told it’s an excellent movement and easy to use, I hope this description helps.

Thanks a lot, now I understand.

 

[higginsd]

So, I ordered my perpetual calendar some days ago, QC is done and it is on the way!

I'm so happy to get my dream watch soon! I have a lot of IWC, gens too, but since many years I wanted to own a perpetual calendar in rose gold with white dial face. I will wear the rep until the day I can afford the gen.

Additional I spoke with Jacob from Jacob Straps and he will hand sew me the perfect gator strap: cognac color, bombed and sewed with real rose gold wire in 0.4mm! I saw this kind of luxury strap some years ago, but it needs the perfect matching portuguese watch!

I'll post pictures after all is complete, this will last some weeks because the 0.4mm wire is a custom made size. Hopefully the color matches.

 

[higginsd]

A question to owners of this watch: is the day date function working by regarding months with 30 and 31 days (and February)?

Some wishes to the factories:
- split up the year wheel in 3 parts, glue together (keeping a small gap) and shift the year as actual. This improves the gen-like face of the year wheel (maybe I try this by myself...)
- add correct working moon phase complication
- release a Big Pilot perpetual calendar with this movement
- add flying tourbillon complication and release a IW504505 Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon

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[AlicW]

A question to owners of this watch: is the day date function working by regarding months with 30 and 31 days (and February)?

Some wishes to the factories:
- split up the year wheel in 3 parts, glue together (keeping a small gap) and shift the year as actual. This improves the gen-like face of the year wheel (maybe I try this by myself...)
- add correct working moon phase complication
- release a Big Pilot perpetual calendar with this movement
- add flying tourbillon complication and release a IW504505 Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon

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Regarding the first question, no unfortunately not, while it is a fantastic representation of the genuine it works as a normal date wheel.

At 6am this morning the date was on 1 but the month was still on May, I couldn’t persevere to see if it moved over at some point today and moved it myself.

I can live with these little issues for the overall look and functional use of the watch.

+1 for this movement in a big pilot, that is my dream watch!

 

[higginsd]

Question to all owners of RG version: are the hallmarks added to case?

 

[higginsd]

My watch arrived today! 2 weeks after ordering from Intime, thanks to Ryan for the fats service!

The watch is absolute stunning, a real beast of a beauty! I'm very happy. Temporarily I atteched a gen black IWC portuguese gator strap. Now I'm waiting for the 585k gold wire to send it to Jacob in Spain. After that he will sew my cognac gator strap with gold wire. I'll post pictures after receiving.

Thanks to all users for the hints in this thread, I managed to set the watch!

The hallmarks are missing, so I hope this will be part of an updated version in the future.

 

[damocles]

Tried on the gen today, the size looks surprisingly good on my 6inch wrist.