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The Aquatimer Automatic of 1967: When IWC
first took the plunge with its diver’s watches,
only a few pioneers such as Jacques-Yves
Cousteau or Hans Hass had discovered the
beauty but also the vulnerability of the underwater
world. But they helped to arouse people’s
enthusiasm for these last paradises. For case
makers in particular, manufacturing reliable
watches for use under such extreme pressure
conditions represented a challenge because
when diving, the health or even the life of a diver
depends on correct time management. IWC’s
answer was the first Aquatimer in 1967. This too
was the first member in a successful family lineage.
And some of its technical features, such as
the rotating inner bezel which is operated using
a second crown, are today a typical characteristic
of all of the current range of diver’s watches
from Schaffhausen. The Aquatimer Automatic in
its 44-millimetre case is of course a diver’s watch
designed for underwater use, equipped with the
pressure barriers and sealing systems of the
modern Aquatimer watches – with a screw-in
main crown and the self-sealing crown developed
at IWC to adjust the rotating bezel, which
improves handling owing to the fact that it is not
screwed in. The clear dial design corresponds to
that of the first generation of Aquatimer watches
right down to the details, yet is more readable
thanks to its new size. The pressure resistance
is tested to 12bar. With the 80111-calibre movement,
the Vintage Aquatimer is superbly powered
– it is the same movement that drives the
Ingenieur. And this was ultimately also the case
in 1967. The 8541-calibre automatic movement,
the toughest of its kind at that time, powered
both of these heavy-duty watches, namely the
Ingenieur and the Aquatimer. However, unlike
the historical model, the Vintage Aquatimer has
a see-through back cover.
Homage to the first IWC diver’s watch, the Aquatimer from 1967, with an inner rotating bezel and the current 80111-calibre automatic movement with Pellaton winding system, platinum model limited to 500 watches
Movement : Caliber 80111
Vibrations 28,800/h / 4Hz
Jewels 28
Power reserve 44h
Winding automatic
Case : Materials platinum, stainless steel
Glass sapphire, convex, antireflective
Back sapphire glass
Dial silver-plated, black
Water-resistant 12 bar
Diameter 44 mm
Height 14.5 mm
Weight : Watch in platinum with black crocodile leather strap 193 g
Watch in stainless steel with black rubber strap 122
