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Can anyone tell me the limited editions of the cousteau aquatimer ranges. i have been offered on but it does not have the calypso wood in the back, just 035/2500 and a diver swimming with fishes, is there more than one limited edition? many thanks
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Hi I have a Schaffhausen Cousteau Diver in my collection 1953 pieces. it has not got the wood insert. I believe the model you mention has the wood inserted from the great mans ship but will stand corrected if wrong. rgds
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There are indeed more Cousteau versions. It started with a regular Aquatimer (no chrono) with a blue dial and orange accents. Then a few years later there was the Chrono with a darker blue dial, white accents and the piece of wood in the back. The next year, there was a Chrono with dark blue dial, orange accents and the swimmer in a shoal of fish engraved on the back. It's the watch on the left in this picture:
Then there was I believe a Chrono with a dark blue dial and yellow accents and now there is a Chrono in the new style with I believe white accents, a slate dial and blue subdials.
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Thank you everyone for your time & knowledge, it makes a lot more sense now. The watch I am looking at seems to be a 2007 version which has a gold case that is the only thing that Im not so sure about asthetically. once again thank you very much.
I believe the model you mention has the wood inserted from the great mans ship but will stand corrected if wrong.
rgds
Then there was I believe a Chrono with a dark blue dial and yellow accents and now there is a Chrono in the new style with I believe white accents, a slate dial and blue subdials.
Kind regards,
Clemens
Last edited: 30 May, 2012 - 20:59
as far as I know, there are four different Cousteau Divers.
No. 1, 2 and 3 limited to 2500 pieces each.
No. 4 no idea.
Here are the pictures:
1. Cousteau (lauchend in 2006) with wood in the back:
2. Cousteau (launched in 2007) with a diver swimming with a swarm of fishes engraved on the back:
3. Cousteau (launched in 2008) with a picture of his ship "Calypso" on its back:
notice: The pictures No. 1, 2 and 3 are originally shown at www.ruegger.ch.
4. Cousteau (launchend in 2011) with JYC´s portrait engraved on the back:
notice: Picture No. 4 ist originally shown at http://www.iwc.com/news/aquatimer-jacques-cousteau/.
Regards
Christoph
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The very first one was a regular Aquatimer in steel, ltd. to 1953 pieces and was lauchned in 2004.
notice: The picture is originally shown at www.ruegger.ch.
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Joe
Last edited: 8 September, 2011 - 02:39