2024 Aquastar Airstar Chronograph 60th Anniversary 39mm

Here we have a stealthy 2024 Aquastar Airstar Chronograph 60th Anniversary, limited to 300 pieces per year. It's a modern contemporary design inspired by the 1950s and 1960s skin diver. Featuring a 39mm black DLC-coated 316L stainless steel case that comfortably sits on your wrist with tapered flat-ended lugs. Its curved profile leads to a lug-to-lug length of 49mm and a case thickness of 16.5mm, giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Down the right side, we have the black DLC-coated piston pushers and a large signed coin-edged crown in the centre. The coin-edged, sloping matte black DLC-coated 120-click unidirectional bezel features a polished 60-minute scale and Super-LumiNova pip at 12, holding a domed sapphire crystal triple AR-coated above a black bicompax dial. An outer white printed Tachymeter scale is precisely executed, surrounding the aged Super-LumiNova indexes marking the hours. At 3 o’clock, a 30-minute register and at 9 o’clock, a running seconds, elegant white syringe-style hands are filled with Super-LumiNova and complemented by a white chronograph hand. The Aquastar motif sits at noon, and ‘Airstar Automatic’ completes this high-contrast bicompax sports watch. On the reverse, a black DLC-coated screw-down case back is engraved with the details of the watch around its edge and the ‘Aquarstar Airstar’ motif in the centre. Inside an automatic Valjoux Cal. 7753, 27 jewels, beating at 28,800 beats per hour, this movement has a base of the iconic ETA 7750 with hand winding and hacking seconds for your convenience. It comes paired with its 21mm Aquastar black Tropic rubber strap and an Unused 21mm NATO strap. This watch is sold with its original Aquastar Tube case and paperwork.

This watch is sold with its original Aquastar Tube case and paperwork. It comes paired with its 21mm Aquastar black Tropic rubber strap and an Unused 21mm NATO strap. The watch is from September 2024 and is sold in worn condition, but overall is in very fair condition, as you can see and comes with our 12-Months Warranty.

If you are a fan of 1950s & 60s Skin Divers, this is going to be one for you. This is the Aquastar Airstar Chronograph 60th Anniversary, limited to 300 per year and coming in an impressive 39mm black case, creating a striking contrast on the wrist. The subtle faux patina on the lume works perfectly in this format. I would not hesitate to add this to your collection today!

Reference : 124533112
Movement : Automatic Valjoux Cal. 7753
Age : September 2024
Year : 2024
Case Size : 39mm
Case Thickness : 16.5mm
Lug to Lug : 49mm
Lugs : 21mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : Box & Papers
Case Material : Black DLC
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

In 1962, Aquastar was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, by Mr Frédéric Robert. With his expertise as a diver, sailor, pilot, mathematician, and watchmaker, he took over his father's brand JeanRichard® and changed the name to Aquastar to reflect his vision of producing professional-grade instruments for divers and aquatic activities. Thanks to the brilliant Marc Jasinski, Aquastar received numerous patents within a decade of its establishment. Each patent served as a catalyst for the creation of a new member of the Aquastar family, such as the multiple dive decompression bezel in the Deepstar and the inner rotating bezel in the model 63. Additionally, the new crown sealing system and friction bezel ring were integrated into every Aquastar, as well as the regatta counter watches. In 1974, Frédéric Robert retired from Aquastar, and the following year, the Eren Group of Geneva acquired the company. Under the new ownership, Aquastar adopted a fresh perspective and began manufacturing dive and sports watches for the mass market. These timepieces were made available through retail channels until 1982. In 1982, Mr Marc Seinet, a third-generation watchmaker and an avid sailor, acquired Aquastar and began to collaborate with Hollywood stars to put their name on a watch. The first was Alain Delon, but unfortunately, this was not a commercial success. In 1983, Mr Seinet soon realised traditional mechanical Swiss watches that were passed down through generations no longer appealed to the young who had become used to the convenience, and accuracy, but also the throwaway nature of a quartz watch. Rick Marei, the mastermind behind the resurrection of several Swiss brands, which included the return of the Doxa© SUB©, approached Aquastar and suggested a new online sales business model. Unable to come to a satisfactory agreement at that time, however, Mr Marei was able to successfully apply his new business model to the rebirth of the Doxa SUB© in 2001 to make Doxa© the first Swiss brand to offer its collection to a new online public. Marei successfully resurrected the famous Aquadive brand as well as two legendary names in divers’ straps, ISOfrane & Tropic. In 2019, Seinet and Marei agreed to reboot the Aquastar brand and start a new chapter in the brand’s history; unfortunately, Mr Seinet parted ways, taking his brand and funding with him. The Synchron group then stepped in and acquired the company lock, stock, and barrel from Mr Seinet, including all of its blueprints and documentation, relaunching the brand in 2020.