IWC replica’s First Bronze Watch Tasting the Aquatimer Chronograph “Darwin Adventure” Special Edition
For IWC, when it comes to bronze replica watches, everyone’s first reaction is the pilot’s sub-series, mainly the retro-style Spitfire series. But in fact, the first bronze watch issued by IWC was the nautical chronograph launched in the special edition of SIHH watch “Darwin’s Adventures” in 2014.
Galapas Islands, also known as Colon Islands, the unique natural environment of the archipelago’s diverse climate. And volcanic landforms allows a variety of animals and plants to live here at the same time. The famous biologist Darwin took the HMS Berger in 1835 to arrive. The investigation here prompted him to put forward the famous theory of biological evolution later. Since 2009, IWC replica has been actively supporting the Darwin Foundation’s scientific research and conservation work on the archipelago. To pay tribute to Darwin’s pioneering spirit and famous research vessel, IWC drew inspiration from Darwin’s Beagle. At that time, people used corrosion-resistant bronze materials to make portholes. Ship accessories and nautical instruments, making the brand’s first bronze watch.
Bronze is still very popular as a watch material. Because of its characteristics, it not only looks good in metal color, but also has a unique oxidation process. There is another reason mentioned earlier. In the absence of stainless steel, people basically use corrosion-resistant bronze to make objects. In contact with seawater, which is also very suitable for diving watches. Of course, the bronze watch is only a broad term. In fact, they are all copper alloys, and there are many kinds of them according to the proportion of different metals. For example, IWC uses aluminum bronze. The copper base contains aluminum and iron elements, which are high in hardness and high in hardness. Strong heat-resistant bronze, aluminum bronze is also highly biocompatible and also allows for use in the food industry. fake watches uk
IWC has highly polished the bronze case of this marine timepiece to a color very close to the regular gold case. This is the case with IWC bronze replica watches. The patina is also different. IWC’s aluminum bronze will only have a black and old oxidation effect, which looks very textured. You can restore it if you like it or not. The size of the whole watch is 44 mm and the thickness is 16.9 mm, which is much larger and heavier than conventional diving watches, and it is still very attractive for people to wear. The bulge on the side of the watch is not the helium escape valve, but the cover of the clutch system of the safety diving system.
IWC used the bronze shoulder guard to protect the screw-down crown on the other side of the watch. The waterproof performance of the entire watch is 300 meters. IWC uses rubber material to cover the crown and the timing buttons on both sides, which is a non-slip design for the wearer to operate. I also mentioned the SafeDive system, the logo design of the marine chronograph.
The watch uses a rotating inner dial, but it is not like an EPSA case that rotates the inner ring through a button on the side of the watch, but you turn the outer ring and transmit it to the clutch gear set, which drives the inner ring to rotate.
Two benefits, one is turning the outer ring, which is better for grip than turning buttons when wearing gloves, and the other is reducing exposure to sea water, sand, and hard objects that are critical to diving. IWC has also made an extra layer of safety settings. No matter how you twist the inner ring, it can only rotate counterclockwise and will not retreat. Even if you accidentally touch the bezel to move forward, the diving time will only decrease, and you will immediately find the oxygen level. Not enough, go up quickly without accidentally retreating, resulting in 6 minutes of diving, and a look at the watch instructs to dive for 2 minutes, to prevent this situation.
On the black dial, the pointer hour markers also use bronze tones to echo the material of the case. There is a 60-minute chronograph at 12 o’clock, a small second at 6 o’clock, and a date display at 3 o’clock. For diving replica watches, luminous is very important. IWC painted the hands and diving scale of the watch with luminous lacquer. The above picture shows the luminous effect of the watch. The minute hand and the first 15 minutes of the bezel indicate a two-color effect, which is also to allow the wearer to better distinguish the diving time.
IWC engraved Darwin’s portrait on the back of the watch. IWC uses its own 89365 self-winding movement. The 89 series movement, which is familiar to watch lovers, is the first self-produced chronograph movement series developed by IWC. The first generation 89360 was born in 2007. The biggest feature of this 89365 is that it abandons the 12-hour timing and supports the flyback timing function. This function can quickly develop segment timing, and the full chain can provide 68 hours of dynamic storage.
Comes with a black rubber strap with a bronze clasp. In fact, this watch was designed with a quick release system in 2014. You can see from the picture on the back of the watch. The specific operation method is almost the same as the EasX-CHANGE system of IWC. Pull the strap out and it comes down, which is very convenient.
At the end of the article, I also want to make a digression. The original IWC was updated every year with six major series. In that year, it mainly released new replica watches from the rotating series, but in recent years, they have all been pilots. Not that these new pilot watches are bad. On the contrary, it is like the application of more and more innovative materials, the popularity of self-produced movements, and new sizes that are more suitable for general watches, but I still hope that IWC can continue to use these new elements in other series of works, Launch new products, such as this marine timepiece, Da Vinci, and especially the Ingenieur series.
