Just released by IWC is a pair of Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month watches done in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures for the upcoming superhero flick Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Done in red and blue iterations, both are based on the same watch that debuted in 2017 with a Ceratanium case. These big complicated dive watches are not actually worn in the movie but are inspired by the prop watches worn by the two villains (Black Manta, played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Dr. Stephen Shin, played by Randall Park). I actually got to see the actual prop watches from the movie as well and, boy, would they make for one popular production model. But let?s stick to the two watches IWC has actually released for now.

I love that these are based on the IWC watches worn by the villains rather than the titular superhero played by Jason Momoa. That does seem appropriate for a movie directed by James Wan who has a knack for making the ?bad guys? become fan favorites (Jigsaw from the Saw series certainly comes to mind). Practically speaking the 100m of water resistance may not sound Atlantis-proof but remember to keep in mind just how horologically complicated a perpetual calendar with flyback chronograph is.
Let?s get it out of the way that, yes, these superhero sized at 49mm wide and 19.5mm thick (100m of water resistance). In fact, they likely look comically oversized on my admittedly non-super-heroic wrist. Still, the Ceratanium titanium alloy makes for a light...