Costa Mesa IWC boutique has one less Aquatimer

Glad I found the IWC forum.

Gorgeous Aquatimer :o)

Great acquisition. Congratulations and wear it in good health!

Enjoy with new swimming companion!

cheers

nice AT (!)

may I sugest a better strap ...

posted the info some time back here on the Forum (forum.iwc.com/t /what-all-iwc-aquatimer-rubber-straps-should-be-like/10382/)

This isn't so much a myth as it is a specific design feature whose use is
unappreciated (or misunderstood) by those who don't experience it firsthand.
That rippled rubber strap found on IWCs See Pics) is one of the most
ingenious innovations in dive watch history and it doesn't even have to do
with the watch itself.

For example: the vented rubber strap on the IWC Aquatimer Deep Three.
Water pressure exerts a force equivalent to the entire weight of the
atmosphere above us for every 10 meters a diver descends. This has the effect
of squeezing anything compressible in its way, from eardrums to soda cans.
Thus, a neoprene wetsuit sleeve slowly gets compressed against a diver's arm
as he goes deeper. A conventional watch strap, such as a NATO or flat rubber,
will simply then get looser and looser, causing the watch head to flop on the
wrist. In 1975, Seiko (I know they best IWC to it..) was the first to
introduce the accordion "vented" rubber strap on its groundbreaking 600-meter
Professional dive watch, which introduced a slew of other innovations like
L-shaped shaped gaskets and a protective bezel shroud.

Seiko so pioneered the use of vented rubber straps in the 1970s.
To counteract the effects of water pressure, a diver needs to "over-tighten"
the vented strap, essentially pulling the ripples out flat, before entering
the water. As the wetsuit compresses and the wrist circumference shrinks,
those ripples slowly take up the slack and the watch stays tight. It's a
delightfully simple solution and a design feature of a dive watch as
recognizable as a rotating bezel. But it is essentially useless on dry land
and if you want your wrist to breathe, it's better to just get a strap that
has holes in it.

Above my new rubber bracelet on the diver(!)
so now you know
cheers

Nice AT Jud! I'm in the process of getting back into ATs and I'm torn between
this one and the older IW354805. Might just have to save up for both.

So that strap is from a Deep 3?

Very nice Aquatimer!!

Did you buy it with thesteel bracelet?

Love the title of your post hahaha!!!!

Congrats on the new AT, looking good!