AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition
The Aquastar Benthos Heritage One Blue Edition is the limited blue-dial variant of the Benthos Heritage One. Super-compressor case, Swiss automatic, 300 m water resistance.
Aquastar’s iconic diver returns with a limited edition in blue, a tribute to one of the world’s most quintessential dive watches from 1970
The new Benthos H1 blue Edition continues Aquastar’s earliest traditions of building innovative and ultra-capable tool watches that could cater to the needs of mariners, professional divers, and ocean conservationists. And while the original Benthos was known for its impressive depth resistance and unique center-mounted chronograph functionality, the H1 retains the marked capability and signature crown position of the Benthos but in a more streamlined and economical time-only format.
The traditional Swiss tool watchmaker is announcing its tribute to one of the world’s most iconic dive watches ever made, and a flagship in the Aquastar archive: In winter 2024, Aquastar is introducing the Benthos Blue Edition H1 (Heritage Chapter 1), a striking, 3-hand dive watch that retains the visual cues, capability and dimensions of the pioneering Benthos 500 from 1970, which was the world’s first dive watch achieving 500 meters of depth resistance without a monobloc case design. The mighty Benthos also enjoyed the distinction of being one of the few dive watches approved in the U.S. Navy diving manual throughout the 1970s.
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A FAITHFUL re-edition of a legendary diver
Aquastar Benthos Heritage
Aquastar Benthos Heritage One offers unparalleled VALUE in terms of QUALITY , SPECIFICATIONS and HISTORY
Limited Edition: 500 pieces worldwide Delivery: In stock and shipping
The LEGEND FROM 1970 RE-IMAGINED
Aquastar offers unmatched value for a Swiss Made dive watch bearing the following specifications:
Swiss Made, meaning designed, prototyped, made and assembled in Switzerland Housed in a highly corrosion-resistant 904L stainless steel case and providing long lasting luminosity using X1 Super-LumiNova on the dial, hands and bezel. 500m (50 ATM) water resistance Swiss Made, with identical aesthetics and dimensions of the iconic 1970 Benthos 500 in an upgraded 904L corrosion-resistant stainless-steel case. The revised hands have been updated to aid in reading the time at a glance. A fully lumed scratch resistant Ceramic bezel, long lasting patented white X1 Super-LumiNova, and powered by the Swiss Caliber SW200-1 from Selitta in Elabore grade.
4 major upgrades over the previous release, Benthos H1 Black:
1. New bezel ratcheting system equipped with Japanese steel ratchet spring, allowing for very crisp Action 2. Longer minute hand for differentiation 3. White X1 superluminova 4. Quick release spring bar bracelet and ratcheting wetsuit extension.
The Benthos H1 crown is positioned at 2:00
With its unique crown position, the Benthos H1 shares the design cues of its predecessor, the Aquastar Benthos 500 from 1970.
Frederic Robert’s signature of asymmetry was a visible element in all early Aquastar models like the Deepstar, the regatta and the Benthos. The asymmetry was not a design element or goal. It was born out of the necessity to create functional tool dive watches. .”Form follows function” was Robert’s driving force behind every Aquastar.
Technical specifications
AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition: every measurement, grade, and line.
Case
Identical dimensions and aesthetics of the original Benthos 500 from 1970: 42mm 904L corrosion-resistant Stainless steel (47mm lug-to-lug), crown at 2:00
Movement
Swiss-made Swiss Sellita SW200-1 Elabore grade, hours, minutes, seconds
Water Resistance
500 meters, 1500 feet
Crystal
Flat, triple-coated AR sapphire
Dial
Semi-gloss Blue, applied hour markers with high density X1 SuperLuminova filling
Bezel
Unidirectional 120 click rotating elapsed time ceramic bezel
Straps
Includes genuine 20mm ISOfrane Rubber
Limited Edition
500 pieces
In the field
AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition
In the field
The AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition, photographed by the divers who wear it.
Gallery
AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition, in photographs.
14 photographs from the Aquastar archive. Click any image to enlarge.
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AQUASTAR BENTHOS Heritage One Blue Edition
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