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This step coincides with a new partnership in support of environmental and marine conservation, which IWC has entered into with the Charles Darwin Foundation in Galapagos to mark the Darwin bicentennial year in 2009. One of the new Aquatimer models, the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands, is dedicated specifically to this commitment.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>This new environmental commitment by IWC will start in the Darwin anniversary year \u2013 2009 \u2013 in which the scientific world will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the great British biologist and behavioural scientist, Charles Darwin. He made his fundamental observations on the origin of species mainly on Galapagos, the unique archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, which was never in contact with the mainland at any time in the history of evolution. Specific animal and plant species not to be found anywhere else on earth evolved here through natural selection as a result of the differences in living conditions even from one island to the next. This is also true of the marine life. Yet this \u201claboratory of evolution\u201d is massively endangered by settlement, by illegal fishing and by the introduction of animals that are destroying the basis of existence of the indigenous species. The non-profit Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) has more than 100 interns actively engaged in the conservation of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is on the \u201cRed List\u201d. IWC not only backs this cause in non-material ways, but also through a considerable financial contribution to support the CDF in this worthy endeavour.\u00a0<\/div><div><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div><div><strong>New watch models in the Aquatimer family<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The Aquatimer family will include the following watches from 2009 onwards:\u00a0<\/div><div>\u2013 Aquatimer Deep Two\u00a0<\/div><div>\u2013 Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands\u00a0<\/div><div>\u2013 Aquatimer Chronograph \u2013 Aquatimer Chronograph in red gold\u00a0<\/div><div>\u2013 Aquatimer Automatic 2000\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>All have the following features in common: the case dimensions have increased slightly to 44 mm, and in one particular instance even to 46 mm. Another immediately obvious feature shared by the revised family is the rotating diving bezel, now located externally once again. IWC has always incorporated two possibilities for measuring dive times in its diver\u2019s watches. The first Aquatimer was equipped initially with a rotating inner bezel, which was operated via the second crown. The system is particularly secure as far as unintentional adjustment is concerned, although it is not so user friendly\u00a0when the diver is wearing gloves. The OCEAN 2000 watch model dating from 1982 \u2013 a result of the collaboration with Porsche Design \u2013 had already adopted an external rotating bezel, which the GST Aquatimer from 1997 also retained.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The Aquatimer generation of 2009 embraces this technology once again in the form of an external rotating bezel of an entirely new design. This can be rotated even when wearing gloves and for safety reasons only in the anti-clockwise direction.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>In this case, a 4mm wide sapphire crystal ring llies above a thick layer of Super-LumiNova\u00ae* luminous pigment applied in six coats. This means that the luminescence and legibility are optimal under all conditions of visibility. The revised family picks up the yellow-black and blue-orange signature colours of the previous Aquatimer family in a number of models, but it also introduces new and interesting colour combinations for the dial, hands and indicators.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>A further characteristic element of the new family of diver\u2019s watches is the innovative bracelet replacement system**. The new Aquatimer is equally suitable as a sporting all-rounder and for professional underwater use. For example, a lightweight hook-and-loop strap is appropriate when diving to allow the watch to be worn over the neoprene diving suit. Wearing such a strap out of the water would be unusual, to say the least. Some prefer this lightweight material to a solid steel bracelet, but would like to change from time to time. To bring together all these preferences under a single hat, all Aquatimer models have been equipped with a new bracelet quick-change system**. In response to finger pressure on the underside of the bracelet\/strap lug, a lever disengages the locking mechanism and separates the bracelet or strap from the case. When being worn on the wrist, how ever, the watch cannot be separated from its bracelet or strap, even inadvertently. The replacement bracelet or strap (whether synthetic, rubber or steel) is then introduced into the bracelet\/strap lug and engages there. This simple operation can be performed without tools in a few seconds.<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div><div><strong>Aquatimer Automatic 2000<\/strong><\/div><div><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div><div>Its name is a watchword. In terms of water resistance, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 with its tested pressure resistance of 200 bar still holds the record in the watch family. It features a black dial and a black external rotating bezel with the familiar\u00a0luminous yellow 15-minute segment of the previous Aquatimer in stainless steel. The colour yellow is also used for the minute hand, which indicates the dive time, to ensure a clear distinction. A second variant has a white dial with black or white numerals on a white or black background on the rotating bezel.*** It is powered by the 30110 calibre automatic movement. The Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is available with an option al stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap.<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div><strong>The new face of the<\/strong> <strong>Aquatimer diver\u2019s watch<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><strong>Aquatimer Automatic 2000<\/strong><\/div><div><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div><div>The diver\u2019s watch from Schaffhausen has found a new form and a new peak form at that. In a manner of speaking, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is still the \u201cnec plus aqua\u201d of the family. It is pressure-resistant to 200 bar.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>When first introduced by IWC Schaffhausen in 1967, the Aquatimer caused a sensation with its water-resistance of up to 20 bar. Even then, its name was already a buzzword for this still-young sporting activity. Nothing has changed in this respect.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>Remaining underwater with scuba equipment is an adventure of limited duration. Safe diving demands the precise observation of specific rules. To slightly adapt the old, familiar saying: time is not money, but life or health. It is reassuring to know that there are now handy dive computers, which relieve the diver of the need to calculate the depth, dive duration and even decompression times. But never without the reliable reserve of a dependable diver\u2019s watch!\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>With the new Aquatimer Automatic 2000 as its basic model, the diver\u2019s watch from Schaffhausen has found a new form and a new peak form at that. This relates not only to its pressure resistance of up to 200 bar, but also to the increased case diameter of 44 mm. Because underwater, greater size also always means greater clarity. The newly developed external rotating diving bezel, which has taken the place of the previous inner bezel, is primarily responsible for the new face of the 2009 Aquatimer generation.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>There are good reasons to support these new design amendments and IWC, has extensive experience of case manufacture. Now, for reasons of functionality, it has opted for the \u201cexternal\u201d variant of this crucial component part of a diver\u2019s watch. This was an almost \u201cevolutionary\u201d step was facilitated by new materials. Functionality ranked foremost in all the associated considerations: the rotating bezel had to be easy to operate under water, even when wearing gloves of course only in the anti-clockwise direction for safety\u2019s sake and capable of indexing in steps of one minute. It also had to make a further significant improvement to the legibility of the recorded dive time, even under the poorest lighting conditions.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The engineers at IWC came up with a compelling idea: a rotating diving bezel with \u201cbackground lighting\u201d. Pressed into the multi-component bezel is a 4mm wide sapphire crystal ring, to which a concentrated coating of Super-LumiNova\u00ae* luminous pigment is applied to its underside. The system is thus particularly suited to night dives.\u00a0<\/div><div><br \/><\/div><div>The minute hand corresponding to the marker triangle of the rotating bezel is strongly highlighted in colour in order to eliminate any possibility of confusion. The Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is available in two different dial variants: in black, with a signal yellow quarter segment for the first 15minutes on the rotating bezel, and with a yellow minute hand and a yellow arrow tip for the central seconds hand. 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Aquatimer Automatic 2000

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Collection  :	Aquatimer
Model  :	Aquatimer Automatic 2000
Reference  :	IW356811
Complement :	Steel - Rubber Bracelet
Year :	2009
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• Brand  :	IWC
  Collection  :	Aquatimer
  Model  :	Aquatimer Automatic 2000
  Reference  :	IW356811
  Complement :	Steel - Rubber Bracelet
  Year :	2009
  Is not commercialised any more
  List Price :	3 900 €
  Diameter :	44 mm
  Thickness :	14 mm
  Styles :	Diving
  Types :	Self-winding
  Calibre :	30110
  Complication :	Stop second mechanism
  Case material :	Stainless steel
  Case peculiarity :	Screwed-down crown Unidirectional turning bezel Superluminova luminescent bezel
  Shape :	Round
  Water-resistance :	> 1000 meters
  Dial color :	White
  Display :	Superluminova luminescent hands
  Indexes :	Superluminova luminescent Baton-type
  Glass :	Antireflective coating Domed Sapphire
  Strap material :	Rubber
  Strap color :	Black
  + More characteristics :	Movement 28 800 vibrations per hour Frequency 4 hz 21 jewels Reserve-power: 42 hours New bracelet quick-change system Water-resistance: 2000 meters

DESCRIPTION

• Fresh from the laboratory of progress 
  Overview of the Aquatimer watch family 2009

  
  

  Thanks to its robustness and dependability, the diver’s watch remains the sports watch of choice to this day and doubles as a reliable reserve as the indispensable underwater back up system, even if the dive computer now relieves the underwater sportsman of most of the necessary calculations. Once again, IWC Schaffhausen has extensively revised, both technically and aesthetically, its family of diver’s watches, first introduced in 1967 under the name Aquatimer and since then further developed on a number of occasions. This step coincides with a new partnership in support of environmental and marine conservation, which IWC has entered into with the Charles Darwin Foundation in Galapagos to mark the Darwin bicentennial year in 2009. One of the new Aquatimer models, the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands, is dedicated specifically to this commitment. 

  
  

  This new environmental commitment by IWC will start in the Darwin anniversary year – 2009 – in which the scientific world will celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the great British biologist and behavioural scientist, Charles Darwin. He made his fundamental observations on the origin of species mainly on Galapagos, the unique archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, which was never in contact with the mainland at any time in the history of evolution. Specific animal and plant species not to be found anywhere else on earth evolved here through natural selection as a result of the differences in living conditions even from one island to the next. This is also true of the marine life. Yet this “laboratory of evolution” is massively endangered by settlement, by illegal fishing and by the introduction of animals that are destroying the basis of existence of the indigenous species. The non-profit Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) has more than 100 interns actively engaged in the conservation of this UNESCO World Heritage Site, which is on the “Red List”. IWC not only backs this cause in non-material ways, but also through a considerable financial contribution to support the CDF in this worthy endeavour. 

  
  

  New watch models in the Aquatimer family 

  
  

  The Aquatimer family will include the following watches from 2009 onwards: 

  – Aquatimer Deep Two 

  – Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands 

  – Aquatimer Chronograph – Aquatimer Chronograph in red gold 

  – Aquatimer Automatic 2000 

  
  

  All have the following features in common: the case dimensions have increased slightly to 44 mm, and in one particular instance even to 46 mm. Another immediately obvious feature shared by the revised family is the rotating diving bezel, now located externally once again. IWC has always incorporated two possibilities for measuring dive times in its diver’s watches. The first Aquatimer was equipped initially with a rotating inner bezel, which was operated via the second crown. The system is particularly secure as far as unintentional adjustment is concerned, although it is not so user friendly when the diver is wearing gloves. The OCEAN 2000 watch model dating from 1982 – a result of the collaboration with Porsche Design – had already adopted an external rotating bezel, which the GST Aquatimer from 1997 also retained. 

  
  

  The Aquatimer generation of 2009 embraces this technology once again in the form of an external rotating bezel of an entirely new design. This can be rotated even when wearing gloves and for safety reasons only in the anti-clockwise direction. 

  
  

  In this case, a 4mm wide sapphire crystal ring llies above a thick layer of Super-LumiNova®* luminous pigment applied in six coats. This means that the luminescence and legibility are optimal under all conditions of visibility. The revised family picks up the yellow-black and blue-orange signature colours of the previous Aquatimer family in a number of models, but it also introduces new and interesting colour combinations for the dial, hands and indicators. 

  
  

  A further characteristic element of the new family of diver’s watches is the innovative bracelet replacement system**. The new Aquatimer is equally suitable as a sporting all-rounder and for professional underwater use. For example, a lightweight hook-and-loop strap is appropriate when diving to allow the watch to be worn over the neoprene diving suit. Wearing such a strap out of the water would be unusual, to say the least. Some prefer this lightweight material to a solid steel bracelet, but would like to change from time to time. To bring together all these preferences under a single hat, all Aquatimer models have been equipped with a new bracelet quick-change system**. In response to finger pressure on the underside of the bracelet/strap lug, a lever disengages the locking mechanism and separates the bracelet or strap from the case. When being worn on the wrist, how ever, the watch cannot be separated from its bracelet or strap, even inadvertently. The replacement bracelet or strap (whether synthetic, rubber or steel) is then introduced into the bracelet/strap lug and engages there. This simple operation can be performed without tools in a few seconds.

  
  

  Aquatimer Automatic 2000

  
  

  Its name is a watchword. In terms of water resistance, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 with its tested pressure resistance of 200 bar still holds the record in the watch family. It features a black dial and a black external rotating bezel with the familiar luminous yellow 15-minute segment of the previous Aquatimer in stainless steel. The colour yellow is also used for the minute hand, which indicates the dive time, to ensure a clear distinction. A second variant has a white dial with black or white numerals on a white or black background on the rotating bezel.*** It is powered by the 30110 calibre automatic movement. The Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is available with an option al stainless steel bracelet or a rubber strap.

  
  

  The new face of the Aquatimer diver’s watch 

  Aquatimer Automatic 2000

  
  

  The diver’s watch from Schaffhausen has found a new form and a new peak form at that. In a manner of speaking, the Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is still the “nec plus aqua” of the family. It is pressure-resistant to 200 bar. 

  
  

  When first introduced by IWC Schaffhausen in 1967, the Aquatimer caused a sensation with its water-resistance of up to 20 bar. Even then, its name was already a buzzword for this still-young sporting activity. Nothing has changed in this respect. 

  
  

  Remaining underwater with scuba equipment is an adventure of limited duration. Safe diving demands the precise observation of specific rules. To slightly adapt the old, familiar saying: time is not money, but life or health. It is reassuring to know that there are now handy dive computers, which relieve the diver of the need to calculate the depth, dive duration and even decompression times. But never without the reliable reserve of a dependable diver’s watch! 

  
  

  With the new Aquatimer Automatic 2000 as its basic model, the diver’s watch from Schaffhausen has found a new form and a new peak form at that. This relates not only to its pressure resistance of up to 200 bar, but also to the increased case diameter of 44 mm. Because underwater, greater size also always means greater clarity. The newly developed external rotating diving bezel, which has taken the place of the previous inner bezel, is primarily responsible for the new face of the 2009 Aquatimer generation. 

  
  

  There are good reasons to support these new design amendments and IWC, has extensive experience of case manufacture. Now, for reasons of functionality, it has opted for the “external” variant of this crucial component part of a diver’s watch. This was an almost “evolutionary” step was facilitated by new materials. Functionality ranked foremost in all the associated considerations: the rotating bezel had to be easy to operate under water, even when wearing gloves of course only in the anti-clockwise direction for safety’s sake and capable of indexing in steps of one minute. It also had to make a further significant improvement to the legibility of the recorded dive time, even under the poorest lighting conditions. 

  
  

  The engineers at IWC came up with a compelling idea: a rotating diving bezel with “background lighting”. Pressed into the multi-component bezel is a 4mm wide sapphire crystal ring, to which a concentrated coating of Super-LumiNova®* luminous pigment is applied to its underside. The system is thus particularly suited to night dives. 

  
  

  The minute hand corresponding to the marker triangle of the rotating bezel is strongly highlighted in colour in order to eliminate any possibility of confusion. The Aquatimer Automatic 2000 is available in two different dial variants: in black, with a signal yellow quarter segment for the first 15minutes on the rotating bezel, and with a yellow minute hand and a yellow arrow tip for the central seconds hand. Its kinship with the previous Aquatimer family is immediately obvious in this colour combination. Signal yellow also has a functional significance, it is filtered out under water only at a very great depth. A second variant has a white dial with black or white numerals on a white or black background on the rotating bezel.*** The family name “Aquatimer” also appears in the “small print” on the dial. 

  
  

  From a technical point of view, the new Aquatimer Automatic 2000 – like its predecessor – is equipped with the reliable 30110 calibre automatic movement. It has a date display, and the seconds hand can be stopped for adjustment of the watch by pulling out the crown (screwed-in in normal operation). 

  
  

  Two bracelets and straps are available for both models: the practical and rugged IWC bracelet system in stainless steel, or a black (depending on the model also blue) rubber strap with a pin buckle. An innovative bracelet quick-change system** is also used for the completely new Aquatimer family: a locking catch located directy within the bracelet or strap lug on the inner, protected side of the bracelet or strap can be released by finger pressure, and the bracelet or strap can be exchanged in a matter of seconds. An optional, extended hook-andloop strap, allowing the watch to be worn over the diving suit, can also be fitted conveniently in this way.