IWC is a name hard to ignore nowadays and definitely a trademark that imposes respect in the world of watch manufacturing. The brand has started its amazing story back in 1868, when Florentine Aristo Jones decided to set the bases of a new watch making company in Switzerland, although meant to produce movements to be exported to the States. The business has soon taken off and has developed into what we nowadays admire as the IWC Empire, into a brand with resonance for the watch making artistry.

        The SIHH 2009 event has presented some amazing timepieces, amongst which we can mention the new Aquatimer Chronograph introduced by IWC, a watch with an interesting design and quite progressive technical features that most brands would envy.

        The new IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Watch has an imposing design, being characterized by masculine and sporty lines of design. The case of this watch is made of rose gold and it maintains some of the features presented by the IWC Aquatimer Automatic 2000, except that this new watch has a crown, located traditionally at 3 o’clock position. The bezel of the watch uses Arabic numerals to indicate the minutes, achieving at the same time a sporty look.

        The dial maintains the pattern of the IWC Aquameter line and it provides two sub-dials for the functions of the chronograph, a date window at 6 o’clock and traditional functions of hour, minute and second. The hands are luminescent coated and made from the same material as the case. The date is shown in red matching some of the numerals provided on the bezel.

        All the functions are assured by a highly reliable mechanism which focuses its inner working on a flyback chronograph. The new IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Watch is a reliable timekeeping instrument that you will find more than appropriate for your diving activities, or for everyday wearing.

        The IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Watch comes equipped with a black rubber strap and is available only in this version. The representatives from IWC haven’t mentioned if they’re intending to improve this watch, or to create a design based on this model. This watch has been quite successful ever since its release, the number of timepieces sold by this model being sky rocketing, the representatives from IWC inform.

        Both the technical functions provided by this watch and its aesthetic appeal make from it a collectible of the IWC brand and an item of pride for any collection of timepieces of any watch connoisseur. Indeed a unique item of Haute Horology, this IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Watch amazes through extreme functionality and you can be sure the price will be fit to its performance.

IWC Aquatimer Flyback Chronograph Pictures Gallery