{"lien_WSTV":"","tax_name":"deprecated","tax_rate":20,"id_manufacturer":"0","id_supplier":"0","id_category_default":"272","id_shop_default":"1","manufacturer_name":false,"supplier_name":false,"name":"Aquatimer Deep Two","description":"<div><strong>Fresh from the laboratory of progress<\/strong>\u00a0<\/div><div><div><strong>Overview of the Aquatimer watch family 2009<\/strong><\/div><div><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/div><div>Thanks to its robustness and dependability, the diver\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.\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>Safety counts <br \/><br \/>Aquatimer Deep Two <\/strong><br \/><br \/>The Aquatimer Deep Two, the diver\u2019s watch with a mechanical depth gauge is once again on board. It has everything a diver needs for his safety. <br \/><br \/>Divers not only immerse themselves in a fascinat ing foreign element, but also place themselves in the hands of technology. Dive depth, dive duration, rate of ascent and descent, decompression stops \u2013 everything must be exactly right to ensure that a breathtakingly beautiful adventure does not turn into a nightmare. Fortunately, there are now computers to relieve the diver of most of the calculations. Yet divers, like parachutists, encounter a similar situation: If one could be quite certain that the system would always function under all circumstances, there would be no need for a reserve parachute. As far as diving is concerned, this is where the built-in safeguard of the Aquatimer Deep Two takes over, the second diver\u2019s watch from IWC with a mechanical depth gauge and a maximum dive depth indicator. It offers a complete backup system if the electronics of the dive computer were ever to fail. <br \/><br \/>Both technically and in terms of its dimensions, the Aquatimer Deep Two diver\u2019s watch is the hero product of the new Aquatimer generation from IWC. It acts as a reliable reserve, which permits the dive time to be read off the distinctive external rotating bezel. This is true under all conditions of visibility, incidentally, because the bezel conceals a highly concentrated dose of Super-LumiNova\u00ae luminous pigment beneath the 4-mm wide sapphire crystal ring. This functionally very important detail also gives the entire Aquatimer family its new face. The new external rotating bezel was also developed to provide increased user convenience. <br \/><br \/>Yet the Aquatimer Deep Two only becomes a complete backup safety system with the second important parameter when diving, namely the dive depth, and in particular the greatest depth reached during a specific dive. With these two values, an experienced diver can plan the essential decompression stops at any time during the ascent and remain at the correct depth in order to complete the dive unscathed. The maximum rate of ascent of 10 metres per minute can also be accurately controlled with the help of the seconds hand and depth gauge. Safety counts. <br \/><br \/>Housed inside the stainless steel case of the Aquatimer Deep Two with a diameter of 46mm and a height of15.5mm is a reliable 30110 calibre automatic movement with central seconds hand, date and a 40 hour power reserve. Its true speciality \u2013 measuring dive depths \u2013 is functionally completely separate from and unaffected by the movement. In plain language: the depth gauge itself would continue to function even if the movement were to stop. In the technical realization of the mechanical depth gauge, the engineers drew on knowledge gained from the construction of the GST Deep One diver\u2019s watch precisely ten years ago, although they explored new avenues with regard to the depth-gauge sensor for detecting the underwater pressure. <br \/><br \/>The GST Deep One was equipped with a measuring tube arranged internally around the movement, which filled with water via micro bores in a crown during the dive, was caused to deflect as the water pressure increased and in so doing transmitted the ambient pressure via a lever mechanism to a flyback hand. The arbors of the measurement hands passed centrally through the movement in this design. It was capable of measuring depths of up to 45 metres. <br \/><br \/>In the Aquatimer Deep Two, on the other hand, the engineers at IWC have opted for an entirely new approach. The watch has a semi-circular indicator for water depths on the left half of the dial. The actual dive depth and the maximum depth are indicated by two hand tips in blue and red. The pressure measurement system of the Aquatimer Deep Two is contained in a second crown provided with a cover, which is also located on the left \u2013 the protected \u2013 side of the case. When out of the water, the pressure transducer is set to \u201cDepth zero\u201d, that is to say normal atmospheric pressure. The water pressure acts via micro bores in the cover of the crown against a sprung and mechanically guided membrane and forces a pin into the interior of the case. 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Model  :	Aquatimer Deep Two
Reference  :	IW354703
Complement :	Steel - Steel Bracelet
Year :	2009
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• Brand  :	IWC
  Collection  :	Aquatimer
  Model  :	Aquatimer Deep Two
  Reference  :	IW354703
  Complement :	Steel - Steel Bracelet
  Year :	2009
  Is not commercialised any more
  List Price :	14 400 €
  Diameter :	46 mm
  Thickness :	15.50 mm
  Styles :	Diving
  Types :	Self-winding
  Calibre :	30110
  Complication :	Depth Gauge Stop second mechanism
  Case material :	Stainless steel
  Case peculiarity :	Screwed-down crown Engraved caseback Unidirectional turning bezel Superluminova luminescent bezel
  Shape :	Round
  Water-resistance :	150 meters
  Dial color :	Black
  Display :	Superluminova luminescent hands
  Indexes :	Baton-type Superluminova luminescent
  Glass :	Sapphire Antireflective coating
  Strap material :	Steel
  Strap clasp :	Folding buckle
  + More characteristics :	Movement 28 800 vibrations per hour Frequency 4 hz 21 jewels Reserve-power: 40 hours Newly developed mechanical depth gauge for the actual depth at any time and the maximum depth reached down to 50m Relief engraving of a diver’s helmet on the case back New bracelet quick-change system Water-resistance: 120 meters

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• 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.

  
  

  Safety counts
  
  Aquatimer Deep Two
  
  The Aquatimer Deep Two, the diver’s watch with a mechanical depth gauge is once again on board. It has everything a diver needs for his safety.
  
  Divers not only immerse themselves in a fascinat ing foreign element, but also place themselves in the hands of technology. Dive depth, dive duration, rate of ascent and descent, decompression stops – everything must be exactly right to ensure that a breathtakingly beautiful adventure does not turn into a nightmare. Fortunately, there are now computers to relieve the diver of most of the calculations. Yet divers, like parachutists, encounter a similar situation: If one could be quite certain that the system would always function under all circumstances, there would be no need for a reserve parachute. As far as diving is concerned, this is where the built-in safeguard of the Aquatimer Deep Two takes over, the second diver’s watch from IWC with a mechanical depth gauge and a maximum dive depth indicator. It offers a complete backup system if the electronics of the dive computer were ever to fail.
  
  Both technically and in terms of its dimensions, the Aquatimer Deep Two diver’s watch is the hero product of the new Aquatimer generation from IWC. It acts as a reliable reserve, which permits the dive time to be read off the distinctive external rotating bezel. This is true under all conditions of visibility, incidentally, because the bezel conceals a highly concentrated dose of Super-LumiNova® luminous pigment beneath the 4-mm wide sapphire crystal ring. This functionally very important detail also gives the entire Aquatimer family its new face. The new external rotating bezel was also developed to provide increased user convenience.
  
  Yet the Aquatimer Deep Two only becomes a complete backup safety system with the second important parameter when diving, namely the dive depth, and in particular the greatest depth reached during a specific dive. With these two values, an experienced diver can plan the essential decompression stops at any time during the ascent and remain at the correct depth in order to complete the dive unscathed. The maximum rate of ascent of 10 metres per minute can also be accurately controlled with the help of the seconds hand and depth gauge. Safety counts.
  
  Housed inside the stainless steel case of the Aquatimer Deep Two with a diameter of 46mm and a height of15.5mm is a reliable 30110 calibre automatic movement with central seconds hand, date and a 40 hour power reserve. Its true speciality – measuring dive depths – is functionally completely separate from and unaffected by the movement. In plain language: the depth gauge itself would continue to function even if the movement were to stop. In the technical realization of the mechanical depth gauge, the engineers drew on knowledge gained from the construction of the GST Deep One diver’s watch precisely ten years ago, although they explored new avenues with regard to the depth-gauge sensor for detecting the underwater pressure.
  
  The GST Deep One was equipped with a measuring tube arranged internally around the movement, which filled with water via micro bores in a crown during the dive, was caused to deflect as the water pressure increased and in so doing transmitted the ambient pressure via a lever mechanism to a flyback hand. The arbors of the measurement hands passed centrally through the movement in this design. It was capable of measuring depths of up to 45 metres.
  
  In the Aquatimer Deep Two, on the other hand, the engineers at IWC have opted for an entirely new approach. The watch has a semi-circular indicator for water depths on the left half of the dial. The actual dive depth and the maximum depth are indicated by two hand tips in blue and red. The pressure measurement system of the Aquatimer Deep Two is contained in a second crown provided with a cover, which is also located on the left – the protected – side of the case. When out of the water, the pressure transducer is set to “Depth zero”, that is to say normal atmospheric pressure. The water pressure acts via micro bores in the cover of the crown against a sprung and mechanically guided membrane and forces a pin into the interior of the case. This precisely defined movement actuates a lever mechanism situated just beneath the rotor, directly behind the case back, and causes the two measurement hands to de flect via a train of gears.
  
  The largest part of the two depth measurement hands remains invisible from the outside, however. Only the raised tips of the hands at the level of the dial look out from a semi-circular slot in the dial and move over the indicator scale. The hands in this case are led around the movement.
  
  This is an ingenious solution, which avoids the need for the path of the arbors to pass centrally through the movement. The depth indicator (blue) moves over the white measuring field de pending on the actual depth of water at the time. The maximum depth indicator (red) always remains at the greatest depth reached. It is, in fact, mounted on a wheel with special teeth, into which a pawl engages and arrests the wheel after every additional partial movement (in the direction of greater depth). The pawl can only be released by a button underneath the depth-gauge sensor crown on the left side of the case. The maximum depth indicator then returns to the position of the depth indicator by spring force. This is a very reliable system.
  
  The spring-assisted pressure transducer comes up against its stop when a depth of 50 metres is indicated. Purely theoretically, it would be possible to dive even deeper with this watch, which is pressure-resistant to 12 bar, although the actual depth is then no longer shown. The recommended maximum depth for scuba divers should not exceed 40 metres in any case. The crown with the depth-gauge sensor has an additional function: it can be rotated to permit accurate calibration of the two hands of the depth gauge. The cover over the sensor crown, which is secured to a hinge and snapped into engagement, can be flipped open to clean the system if the need arises.