The IWC Aquatimer Tribute to Calypso
May 18, 2018
With the Limited Edition Aquatimer Tribute to Calypso, IWC seems to have escaped their Teutonic restraints and created a dive watch that is as fun as it is functional. If you love the sea and love a watch with a story, this watch packs all that with a punch of color that stands out.
A history of the IWC Aquatimer
For a company founded in 1868, it seems crazy that IWC didn’t create a dive watch until 1967. When they did, the design was done with their typical care and thought. For the first Aquatimer, Ref. 812, IWC moved the rotating bezel under the crystal so that it could never be knocked or accidentally moved during the dive.
The Porsche Ocean 2000
Inspired by their Porsche collaboration (from 1978 to 1998), IWC introduced the Ocean 2000 dive watch in 1982 with a titanium case and pressure resistance of a then-record 2000m.
