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 modernised 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 following years.
The 2023 Model 60 continues Aquastar’s earliest traditions of capability, adventure and exploration, which began in earnest on 23 January 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 recognised as Aquastar’s inaugural tool watch. It would set an early precedent for the then-nascent maker. Aquastar’s innovative and ultra-reliable watches would quickly earn a reputation as the foremost timekeeping choice for mariners, professional divers, and ocean conservationists.
DIAL:
Black glossy dial design
High-density filling old light Radium super Luminova application
Re-edition of the Aquastar model 60 from 1957
CASE:
Bidirectional 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:
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
STRAP:
Genuine Tropic strap
Optional Stainless steel bor bracelet with fitted end links or Seatbelt Nylon Strap
Strap Material Colour
Black Dial - Tropic Strap
Watch Bezel
Bi-directional rotating bezel on a ceramic bearing
Watch Case Back
Screw-in Case Back
Watch Case Colour
Silver
Watch Case Finish
Brushed
Watch Case Material
316L Stainless Steel
Watch Dial
Black glossy dial design
Watch Dial Colour
Black
Watch Diameter
37mm
Watch Glass
Highly domed, AR triple-coated sapphire crystal
Watch Lug Length
47mm
Watch Lug Width
19mm
Watch Lug Luminescence
Old Light Radium Super Luminova
Watch Movement
La Joux Perret
Watch Movement Type
Automatic
Watch Power Reserve
68 hours
Watch Style
Dive
Watch Water Resistant
200 Mtrs (20ATM)
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