AQUASTAR (CH) Model 60 RE-EDITION Dive Watch – On Your Choice Of Tropic, NATO or Bracelet

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“2023 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. The 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.”

Thoughtfully 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 characterise 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 (with or without compass), a genuine Tropic or a beads of rice stainless steel bracelet.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

DIAL:
Black glossy dial design. High density filling old light Radium super Luminova application. Re-edition of the Aquastar model 60 from 1957.

CASE:
Bi-directional rotating bezel on a ceramic bearing. 316L Stainless Steel case with highly domed, AR triple coated sapphire crystal.
> Case Diameter: 37mm
> Bezel Diameter: 37mm
> Length from lug to lug: 47mm
> Case height: 11mm

MOVEMENT:
28j La Joux Perret Cal. G100. High end Swiss Made Manufacture caliber by La Joux Perret. Physical Dimensions Ø26 mm x 4.50 mm. Frequency 4 Hz. Power reserve 68 h. Lift Angle: 51 degrees. Reassembly clockwise (uni-directional) automatic. Number of rubies 28. Rotor: 100% Tungsten, Ball Bearing. Anti-Shock Device: KIF. Country of Manufacture: Switzerland, Swiss Made.

FUNCTIONS:
Hour, minute and seconds indicators. Bi-directional Rotating 60-minute elapsed time bezel on ceramic ball bearing

NOTES ABOUT YOUR STRAP CHOICES:
> Tropic rubber strap (black)
> Stainless steel BOR bracelet with case-fitted endlinks (if you choose the BOR bracelet, we will also include a free git; Caribbean FKM strap (black). You can specify a different colour choice for the FKM rubber Caribbean if you wish.
> Seatbelt NATO Strap with or without compass (black).

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