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Melbourne Watch Company · Portsea

Melbourne Watch Company Portsea

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$597Some sold out
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Case

Diameter
40mm
Thickness
13mm
Lug width
20mm
Material
Stainless Steel
Water resistance
100m

Crystal & dial

Crystal
Sapphire
Dial color
Black

Movement

Caliber
Miyota 9122
Type
Automatic

Miyota

A member of Miyota's premium 9000 automatic family, a smooth 28,800 vph movement with hacking seconds and around 42 hours of power reserve, offered in complication variants. Positioned as a Japanese alternative to the ETA 2824/Sellita SW200.

Design language

Case shape
round
Dial style
standard
Sub-dials
2
Bezel
smooth_polished
Bracelet
leather_strap

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4 colorways

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Owners widely praise the Melbourne Watch Company Portsea for its unique, layered dial and triple calendar complication, offering significant charm and value for its price point. Reviewers highlight the 40mm rose gold-toned case as well-proportioned and the overall construction as quality. Some owners find the Miyota movement's rotor audibly loud, and one reviewer notes slight bleeding in the dial printing. The stock strap is frequently criticized as poor, and the case thickness and tall lugs are points of contention for wearability on smaller wrists. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the Melbourne Watch Company Portsea highly for its intricate dial design and triple calendar complication at an accessible price.

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