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Jacques-Yves Cousteau is a legend. One of the main goals of his expeditions have always had a desire to instill a love for our fragile blue planet. The second purpose of travel, Jacques-Yves Cousteau is the research work. The point of his life generates a deep respect for the marine element and a willingness to help and protect her. All these actions are necessary to protect endangered species, which is very important today. Therefore, the company IWC decided to support an unlimited odyssey Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
 Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a passionate engineer, inventor, researcher and director. He devoted his life to the fascinating world of the sea. As a leader of major expeditions dayvingovyh and tireless fighter for the blue part of the planet at the political level, his main motivation for the research expedition was to protect and preserve the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. Devoted to the common people Cousteau film series in which viewers are discovering the underwater world, help us to understand and love his blue planet. Jacques-Yves Cousteau has produced over 120 films, has written numerous books, articles published in hundreds of magazines and has invented or improved a wide range of scientific equipment. Instantly recognizable by its red cap and lean silhouette, Cousteau was one of the inventors of scuba divers that allows you to explore the depths of the ocean over a long period of time and opens a window into a world almost unknown to mankind.
Another ambitious goal Cousteau Society and the Swiss watch company IWC Schaffhausen is the reconstruction of one of the world's most famous research vessels.
Movie-made underwater pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, inspired millions of people to take better care of our natural habitat.
Cousteau spirit still reigns in the world.
In 1973 he created the Cousteau Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting life in the ocean. Now, under President Francine Cousteau, the widow of the late Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Society now has over 50,000 members worldwide. It still occupies a unique research and monitoring of ecosystems around the world, that has helped millions of people understand and appreciate the fragility of life on the planet, which is more than 70 percent covered by water. For half a century of work programs for the protection of our oceans has expanded the spectrum of research, covering a large number of projects, such as stickers Cousteau, which encourage community whose aim is to achieve sustainable harmony with nature.
The Cousteau Society and watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen.
In 2004, Cousteau Society started its first joint venture with a manufacturing organization, when the company IWC joined him on board a scientific research expedition in the Red Sea. This anniversary trip, a perfect 50 years after the first expedition, was designed to provide additional information about the status of coral reefs, and the findings were made available to the scientific community through various publications. Another ambitious goal Cousteau Society and IWC Schaffhausen is the reconstruction of one of the world's most famous research vessel, the vessel on which Jacques-Yves Cousteau sailed the seas and oceans for more than 40 years, the legendary "Calypso." After a collision in the Singapore harbor in 1996, converted trawler was badly damaged and sank. After several years of uncertainty, the ship is now translated into a special dock in Concarneau, France, where an extremely complex reconstruction is underway. It is hoped that the "Calypso" will soon be back to surf the world's oceans, as the ambassador of the seas and oceans of the world, taking the legacy of Captain Cousteau Cousteau flag. The company IWC Schaffhausen is one of the organizers and sponsors of the complex reconstruction of the vessel. IWC pays tribute to the ocean of the company, releasing a limited edition 4 special edition and 5th edition chronograph Aquatimer Chronograph Edition Jacques-Yves Cousteau, released after the famous explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the 100th anniversary of the birth is celebrated June 11, 2010.
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