Aquastar unveils its most prestigious dive watch to date, built around a newly developed center-mounted 60-minute chronograph calibre exclusive to Aquastar
For over fifty years, the Aquastar Benthos chronograph has remained the paragon of capability and dive watch collectability — a rarity in watchmaking both for its unique design and functionality, and its actual rarity, as surviving examples remain scarce and highly collectable. However, since the brand’s triumphant re-launch in 2020, the modern Aquastar catalog has been without this revered, and sought-after vintage icon, but it’s not without good reason: there have been no modern center-mounted chronograph movements commercially available for watchmakers to utilize. So in collaboration with La Joux-Perret, Aquastar rebuilt this key functionality exclusively for its debut in the Benthos 500 Founder’s Edition.
Technical SPECIFICATIONS:
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Case: Aesthetics and dimensions of the original Benthos 500 from 1970, Height reduced to 15.4mm
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Dimensions: 42mm 316L Stainless steel (47mm lug-to-lug), 22mm lugs, Pusher at 2:00, Crown at 4:00
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Movement: Aquastar Calibre 1MPS Swiss-made Top grade, 60 Hour Power Reserve–
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds and center 60 minute counter
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Water resistance: 200 meters, 660 feet
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Crystal: Flat, triple-coated AR sapphire
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Dial: Semi-gloss Black, applied hour markers with high density SuperLuminova filling
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Bezel: Unidirectional 120 click rotating elapsed time ceramic bezel with SuperLuminova filled application
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Strap: Includes genuine 22mm ISOfrane Rubber–
Bracelet: BOR stainless steel, integrated endlinks will be available at special price for owners–
Price: $3,790
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Limited Edition: Founder’s Edition limited to 300 pieces worldwide
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Delivery: shipping now