11 June 2010 marks the 100th birthday of Jacques-Yves Cousteau. No other individual in the 20th century has promoted and influenced research of the world’s oceans as significantly as this legendary personality. Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen, partner and sponsor of the Cousteau Society for many years, is proud to dedicate a fifth special edition to “Le Commandant” on this historic anniversary: the IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
The 44-millimeter stainless-steel case is pressure-resistant to 12 bar and, with a slate-colored dial bearing Cousteau’s signature, high-contrast white indices and blue totalisers, transforms the watch into an unmistakable statement on the wearer’s wrist. The chunky external rotating bezel can be turned – only anticlockwise for safety reasons – even when wearing gloves. The four-millimeter-wide sapphire glass ring has six coatings of luminescent Super-LumiNova®*, guaranteeing optimum legibility and luminosity in any kind of visibility, even when night-diving. Engraved on the back of the case is a portrait of the ever-popular Frenchman, encircled by the words “A Tribute to J.Y. Cousteau 1910–2010”. The Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Jacques-Yves Cousteau is secured to the wearer’s wrist by a black rubber strap.
IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Ref. IW376706
Features
Diver’s watch in stainless-steel case with external rotating bezel, mechanical chronograph movement, day and date display, small hacking seconds and bracelet quickchange system, engraving of portrait of Jacques-Yves Cousteau on the case back
Movement
Calibre: 79320
Beats: 28,800/h
Jewels: 25
Power reserve: 44 h
Winding: automatic
Case
Materials: watch in stainless steel with slate-colored dial and rubber strap
Crystal: sapphire, convex, anti-reflective coating on both sides
Crown: screw-in
Water-resistant: 12 bar / 120 meters
Diameter: 44mm
Height: 15mm
* IWC Schaffhausen is not the owner of the Trademark Super-LumiNova®.
* The Aquatimer bracelet quick-change system has been developed by IWC under a patent license from Cartier.
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