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gr8sw
·stellar watches, built like a tank, love 'em! early one here with acrylic bezel insert vs later aluminum...
Aquastar Benthos, one of the classic 1970/80 dive watches ?
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pIoNeErOfThEnILe
·this is one of the very first watches i bought in the 90's that started me off in the hobby.
it's long gone now...and i never was able to pick up the 1000m version at my low price point and availability back then
it's long gone now...and i never was able to pick up the 1000m version at my low price point and availability back then
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Nomarsub
·I have always loved the Aquastar benthos range, and have owned quite a few over the years. Proper diving watches with a unique one hour timer complication, controlling a large orange hand started from a single pusher. They are attractive watches with strong ties to Omega. I believe Omega have credited Aquastar with the ideas for the designs of their diving watches, and Tissot was one of the brands used on the dial along with Lemania.
They are very well made, the quality is up there with Omegas of the day, with large stainless steel cases, screw down crowns and acrylic(or metal on the earlier versions)bezel inserts and with an A Schild auto movement. Screw back cases with the star logo cast into the case back.
The Benthos, which refers to things found on the ocean floor is rated to 500m and its successor, the Benthos 1, was substantially redesigned to be rated to 1000m using a mono bloc case.
This version has a very rare and unusual Decomp bezel that I have seen only one or two examples of
Hello mate! Do you have any for sale? I like the Aquastar Benthos 500 with the Deco bezel.
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pIoNeErOfThEnILe
·I went down the Deepstar route. But I have to say have admired the Benthos 500 for some time
we really need a brand to re-release the deepstar. it would be a huge success depending on price.
maybe crepas will do it in a smaller case than they normally do
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DaveK
··Yoda of Yodelersthis is one of the very first watches i bought in the 90's that started me off in the hobby.
it's long gone now...and i never was able to pick up the 1000m version at my low price point and availability back then
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alane24
·I have always loved the Benthos from afar. Prices have gotten strong and just out of reach, but I was able to trade my Doxa 300T for one and am very happy with that trade. This must have been a serious watch back in the day. I think I will leave the case, bezel, and crystal as is. Removing the evidence that this watch was used as a tool seems uncouth.
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Dsloan
·I have always loved the Benthos from afar. Prices have gotten strong and just out of reach, but I was able to trade my Doxa 300T for one and am very happy with that trade. This must have been a serious watch back in the day. I think I will leave the case, bezel, and crystal as is. Removing the evidence that this watch was used as a tool seems uncouth.
Dibs! That's awesome! It looks to be in relatively good shape. Most of the ones I've seen come up in the last year are pretty rough.
