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... 3290 and its modern sister 3288 are really great watches and I wouldn't want to be without mine. Sure, the GST is nicer, but I would choose the 3290 / 3288 over a bunch of other diver's watches – if only because of the unique Safedive system, the fantastic bracelet and the clever quick-change sy

… was also on my shortlist. In the end, however, I opted for the black one because I'm not a particularly big fan of white dials and also because the offer for the black one was simply too good not to go for it.

… also great. I'm not really into chronographs, as I don't really need their function. However, I am flirting with an IWC Aquatimer Split Minute, because I find the split minute hand complication fascinating.

… which is still missing in my collection. Let's see, maybe something will come of it next year

"Le Monde du Silence" Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Concept 2000 "In summary, the experience with Blancpain's twelve diving watches during Operation HARDTACK has resulted in almost complete satisfaction. [...] Not the slightest suggestion for improvement of this watch is possible." 1959 US Navy final test

Anyone who wears an IWC has lost control of his life. The IWC Aquatimer Automatic: “What the heck have they been drinking?!” were my thoughts, or something similar, when I saw the latest reincarnation of the IWC Aquatimer in the display window at Wempe in Cologne in 2014 after a long period of watch

The reason why fish swim with their mouths open – IWC Aquatimer 2000, reference 3568-08 This must be a fault! Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) in Geneva, 2009 There is excitement at the IWC stand. The new Aquatimer series is presented and the authorized dealers are not very enthusia

L’ Hommage: The IWC Aquatimer Vintage Collection A look back The International Watch Co. turned 140 years old in 2008, and this anniversary was to be celebrated with a series of reissued and gently modernized classics from IWC. In addition to models from the Da Vinci, the Portofino, the Ingenieur, t