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BaselWorld 2008: IWC Vintage Aquatimer Automatic

19 Jan

Press Release – International Whaling Aquatimer Automatic 1967: the International Whaling Commission in the first meeting of the sharp fall in its diver’s watch, only a handful of pioneers such as Jacques – Yves Cousteau or discovered the beauty of the Han, but also the the vulnerability of the underwater world. But they help to mobilize people’s enthusiasm, the lost paradise. The manufacturer’s case, especially in manufacturing reliable watches for such extreme pressure conditions of a challenge, because when the diving, health and even life-divers, depending on the correct time management.

International Whaling Commission’s answer was the first Aquatimer in 1967. This is the first in a successful family lineage. And some of its technical characteristics, such as rotating panel is operating within the use of the second world champion, today’s a typical characteristic of all current series of diver’s watches from Schaffhausen. The Aquatimer Automatic in its 44 millimeters circumstances of course, is a diver’s watch designed for underwater use, equipped with the pressure barriers and sealing systems modern Aquatimer watches – a screw of the main crown and self-enclosed in the International Whaling Commission official the development of adjustment rotating panels, improved treatment, because in fact, it is not clear screw-inch dial-up design is equivalent to the first generation of Aquatimer watches right down the details, but it is more readable because of its new size. Pressure resistance tests to 12bar. With the 80111 caliber movement, Aquatimer new classical series are high-end power – this is the same movement, the drive engineers. This is also the final in 1967. In 8541 – caliber automatic movement, the most difficult of its kind at that time, the two heavy-powered watches, which engineers and Aquatimer. However, the history of the model, the current old-fashioned perspective back Aquatimer there.

Technical Data

Features
To pay tribute to the International Whaling Commission, the first diving watch, from 1967 Aquatimer, with rotating panels and the current 80111 caliber automatic movement Pellaton winding system, platinum model limited to 500 watches

Sports
Caliber 80111
Vibration 28,800 / hour / 4 Hz
Jewelry 28
Power reserve 44 h
Voluntary winding-up

Case
Platinum materials, stainless steel
Sapphire glass, convex, Turner
Back sapphire glass
Dial-up silver-plated, black
Water resistance of 12 bar
44 millimeters in diameter
Height 14.5 mm

Weight
Watch platinum
Black crocodile leather strap 193 G
Watch Stainless Steel
Black rubber strap with 122 grams

 

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