IWC Schaffhausen - Aquatimer Deep Two

The timepiece displays not only the actual dive depth, but also the maximum depth the watch-wearer reached during a particular dive.
With the further-developed depth gauge mechanism, the Aquatimer Deep Two is able to display actual and maximum depths during a dive down to 50 metres. The pressure metering system is housed in a crown on the left-hand side of the case. Water pressure enters the system through miniscule holes in the cover of the depth gauge crown, where it acts upon a spring membrane and pushes a shaft towards the interior of the case. This movement activates a system of levers and, after transmission through a wheel train at the centre of the watch, moves the gauge's two indicators. While the blue indicator moves to show current dive depth, the red one remains at the maximum depth attained in the course of the dive, prevented by a pawl from returning to its original position. The maximum depth indicator can be reset to zero by pressing a button next to the depth gauge crown.

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