{"title":"Aquastar","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAquastar was founded in 1962 by Frédéric Robert, a diver, a sailor, a watchmaker and a mathematician. As professionally oriented instruments, Aquastar watches were only available through professional diving-equipment outlets and seldom offered on a large scale to retail distributors. Aquastar is among those brands that are probably not known by a mainstream audience but that has a weighted nostalgia among vintage collectors and seasoned watch enthusiasts.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"aquastar-deepstar-ii-dive-watch-with-vintage-silver-dial-as-811772","title":"Aquastar Deepstar II Dive Watch with Vintage Silver Dial #AS-811772","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAquastar Deepstar II Dive Watch with Vintage Silver Dial #AS-811772\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Aquastar Deepstar II is the evolution of the original Deepstar from 1963, relying on the same patent of the original piece that enables calculating multiple dive and decompression times while housing a non-chronograph, easy to use 3 hand mechanism, and moderately sized 37mmX46mm for great comfort of wear. Being a result of recreation of one of the most influential dive watches of the 60s, the unique and uncluttered mono sub dial, and the patented multiple dive decompression bezel table make the Deepstar an unmatched diver-oriented tool with an instantly recognizable design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis model numbered and engraved on the case back.. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoused in an eminently wearable 37mm stainless steel case, the new Deepstar II retains the function-first ethos and proportions of the pioneering Deepstar Chronograph from 1962, as well as two of Aquastar’s key identifiers: the rotating timing bezel bearing the brand’s own “no decompression” table used to time repeated dives (the first and only of its kind). It also features the emblematic “cyclops” style mono-compax counter originally devised by Aquastar founder and innovator Frederic Robert. Unique to the Deepstar II, this detail now houses the running seconds register at 9:00. Like the Deepstar Chronograph, the Deepstar II bears 200 meters of water resistance, and is powered by a top-grade Swiss-made automatic movement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Aquastar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62795171398003,"sku":"AS-811772","price":1890.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5859\/9795\/files\/811772-01__27448.1698363870.1280.1280.jpg?v=1779791342"},{"product_id":"aquastar-model-60-re-edition-dive-watch-combo-package-as-835778","title":"Aquastar Model 60 Re-Edition Dive Watch Combo Package #AS-835778","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAquastar Model 60 Re-Edition Dive Watch Combo Package #AS-835778\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2023 marks the opening of the latest chapter in the last great story in dive watches, as venerable Swiss dive instrument maker Aquastar returns with a new Model 60 — a fully modernized tribute to the brand’s inaugural 1957 dive watch of the same name, which introduced a crucial safety measure for dive watches of that era: a friction ring in the rotating bezel to prevent accidental rotations. Devised and originally patented by Aquastar, this simple, but critical feature would later become a standard feature echoed by legions of dive watches in the years that followed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2023 Model 60 continues Aquastar’s earliest traditions of capability, adventure and exploration, which began in earnest on January 23rd in 1960 when US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, wearing an original Model 60, and co-pilot Jacques Piccard, made a pioneering journey to the bottom of the Challenger Deep, aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste to a record-breaking depth of 10,916 meters (35,814 feet). Walsh’s Model 60 is recognized as Aquastar’s inaugural tool watch, and would set an early precedent for the then-nascent maker, as Aquastar’s innovative and ultra-reliable watches would quickly earn a reputation as the foremost timekeeping choice for mariners, professional divers, and ocean conservationists alike. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoughtfully sized in a 37mm stainless steel case the Model 60 is a somewhat unique reference in the deep Aquastar archive, as it follows a more traditional dive watch execution, using bold hour markers and lume-filled paddle hands, a 60 minute rotating bezel, and a center-mounted seconds hand, eschewing the bold asymmetrical dial elements that would characterize later Aquastar watches, like the iconic Deepstar Chronograph. In keeping with Aquastar’s modern traditions, the new Model 60 maintains a robust 200 meters of water resistance, and is powered by a top-grade, 100% Swiss Made La Joux-Perret G100 automatic movement with 68 hours of power reserve, a solid Tungsten ball bearing rotor and the sophisticatedly engineered KIF shock protection system. The Aquastar model 60 comes on a choice of straps and bracelets. A seatbelt NATO, a genuine or a beads of rice stainless steel bracelet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe G100 is manufacture calibre, developed and made in Switzerland, it is compatible in dimensions to the commonly used ETA caliber, yet it goes much further by featuring 68 hours of power reserve, KIF shock protection and heavy ball bearing rotor made of 100% solid tungsten. All features found in high grade Swiss calibers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe G100 movement powering the Model 60 is the Top of the line G100 version. 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Being a result of recreation of one of the most influential dive watches of the 60s, the unique and uncluttered mono sub dial, and the patented multiple dive decompression bezel table make the Deepstar an unmatched diver-oriented tool with an instantly recognizable design. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis model numbered and engraved on the case back.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHoused in an eminently wearable 37mm stainless steel case, the new Deepstar II retains the function-first ethos and proportions of the pioneering Deepstar Chronograph from 1962, as well as two of Aquastar’s key identifiers: the rotating timing bezel bearing the brand’s own “no decompression” table used to time repeated dives (the first and only of its kind). It also features the emblematic “cyclops” style mono-compax counter originally devised by Aquastar founder and innovator Frederic Robert. Unique to the Deepstar II, this detail now houses the running seconds register at 9:00. 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