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About This Watch

Brand New! Comes with orig. boxes, manual & dated paper. This is a special limited edition of 2500 numbered pieces made in commemoration of the important ship Calypso that was used by the famous oceanographer, Jacque-Yves Cousteau.

This ship was actually a WWII British minesweeper & was de-commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1947. It was leased to J. Costeau who did extensive modifications to the ship that included a helicopter deck & carried many advanced diving equipment & mini submarines.

Incidentally, this ship was accidentally rammed by a barge on 8 Jan 1996 in the Singapore port & sank. 8 days later, it was raised & pumped dry but she was claimed by several parties after that and left to rot over the last decade. Restoration work has finally began in 2007.

This watch was produced by IWC in October 2008 & the proceeds are donated towards the restoration of this ship.