IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Galapagos Islands watch, limited edition, round black PVD stainless steel case (44mm diameter, 15mm thickness) with rotating diving bezel and screw-down crown, caseback engraved "Tribute to the Charles Darwin Foundation", black rubber strap with quick-change system, black dial with luminescent elements on hands, dial, and rotating bezel, date and day display at 3 o'clock, stopwatch function with hours, minutes and seconds, 25 jewel Caliber 79320 self-winding mechanical chronograph movement with 44 hour power reserve, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, water-resistant to 120 meters.
The Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands makes a statement about a partnership for the environment which IWC Schaffhausen has entered into with the Galapagos-based Charles Darwin Foundation. For fifty years now, the Foundation has been making visitors aware of the archipelago?s uniqueness and providing them with guidelines to ecologically sound behaviour. At the same time, it keeps watch to ensure that the waters are not plundered and that the animals do not fall victim to poachers or predators imported from elsewhere. IWC supports the work of the Foundation with a sizeable contribution generated by proceeds from the sale of the Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Galapagos Islands. This Aquatimer is the result of an evolution in watchmaking technology. The stainless-steel case undergoes a complex vulcanisation process that leaves it with a matte-black rubber coating. This makes the watch, which is pressure-resistant to 12 bar, a joy to see and feel: as black as the lava on the volcanic islands and as white as the mist in which they are often shrouded.
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