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Aquastar Benthos 500 II Founder's Edition Chronograph LIKE NEW
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This watch is classed as “Like New”, which means that it is end-of-line or a former photo sample. As such, it should have minimal signs of wear and has been checked to ensure that it is running perfectly, and it has a 6-month warranty.
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 catalogue 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.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Case: Aesthetics and dimensions of the original Benthos 500 from 1970, Height reduced to 15.4mm
- Dimensions: 42mm 316L Stainless steel (47mm lug-to-lug), 22mm lugs, Pusher at 2:00, Crown at 4:00
- Movement: Aquastar Calibre 1MPS Swiss-made Top grade, 60 Hour Power Reserve–
- Functions: hours, minutes, seconds and center 60-minute counter
- Water resistance: 200 meters, 660 feet
- Crystal: Flat, triple-coated AR sapphire
- Dial: Semi-gloss Black, applied hour markers with high-density SuperLuminova filling
- Bezel: Unidirectional 120-click rotating elapsed time ceramic bezel with SuperLuminova filled application
- Strap: Includes genuine 22mm ISOfrane Rubber
- Limited Edition: Founder’s Edition limited to 300 pieces worldwide
| Watch Case Back | Screw-down |
|---|---|
| Watch Case Colour | Silver |
| Watch Case Finish | Brushed and Polished |
| Watch Case Material | Stainless Steel |
| Watch Dial | Semi-gloss Black |
| Watch Functions | Hours, Minutes, Seconds and Center 60 minute counter |
| Watch Glass | Flat, triple-coated AR sapphire |
| Watch Lug Length | 47mm |
| Watch Lug Width | 22mm |
| Watch Lug Luminescence | SuperLuminova |
| Watch Movement | Aquastar Calibre 1MPS Top grade (Swiss) |
| Watch Power Reserve | 60 Hour Power Reserve |
| Watch Thickness | 15.4mm |
| Watch Water Resistant | 200 Mtrs (20ATM) |
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