The Aquastar legacy began in 1962, as the brainchild of entrepreneurial diver & sailor named Frederic Robert who sought to develop watches and specialized instruments exclusively for oceanic activities, ranging from sailing and sport diving to professional scientific excursions and underwater exploration – all with the ultimate goal of making all aquatic exploits safer. A prolific diver, sportsman, and innovator, every Aquastar watch designed and produced by Robert in the 1960s held groundbreaking patents not yet deployed in wristwatch applications. These patents included water-resistant crown designs, inner rotating bezels, and special “no decompression” calculation bezels that could be used for multiple dives – all unique functions tailored to a professional diver’s exacting needs.

In continuing Aquastar’s rich traditions of markedly functional, purpose-built dive watches, modern Aquastar name has been revived by another Swiss watch industry innovator and disruptor: Rick Marei, who helped bring global notoriety and widespread sales success for another legendary dive watch story: DOXA Watches ®. The modern Aquastar catalog is being developed around the brand’s most iconic archival reference: the endearing Deepstar Chronograph, unique for its mono-compax time display and innovative “no decompression” bezel. For more information, visit www.aquastar.ch