First Look: Aquastar Returns with the New Deepstar Chronograph
In news that will likely delight many fans of vintage tool watches, Aquastar, a brand closely associated with technical dive watches as well as other precision instruments, has been reborn and is launching a new rendition of the Deepstar Chronograph, a big, burly diving chronograph with some impressive technical features and a unique aesthetic that?s straight out of a 60s dive shop. Aquastar has its roots in 1962 and is said to be the first Swiss watch company dedicated exclusively to the manufacture of professional equipment for actual divers. It didn?t stop at watches, either. Aquastar made depth gauges, thermometers, and other products geared toward folks who actually spent time underwater, and sold these products outside the traditional jewelry channels, lending them some credibility with those who count on these tools in life or death situations. As with so many Swiss brands, Aquastar shuttered during the quartz crisis, but have found their way back this year at a time when interest in vintage sports watches is at a fever pitch.
The Deepstar Chronograph is 40.5mm in diameter and has a squared off, skin diver-like case shape, at least when viewed from the top down. This is a hefty slab of steel and doesn?t have the finesse of a classic skin diver, but the proportions are attractive, and if you have the wrist to pull off a larger watch the Deepstar will likely wear easily.Â
The dial is dominated by the large 30 minute register at 3:00 in sharp white against a ...
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