Aquastar. A fine and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Lot 30

Aquastar. A fine and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch

SIGNED AQUASTAR, GENÈVE, AIRSTAR, CASE NO. 216'064, CIRCA 1965

Closed9 November 2015

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CHF 4,375

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Aquastar. A fine and attractive stainless steel chronograph wristwatch
Signed Aquastar, Genève, Airstar, case no. 216'064, circa 1965
Cal. Valjoux 726 mechanical movement, 19 jewels, black matte dial, luminous baton numerals, luminous hands, fifth of a second divisions, outer tachymetre scale graduated to 1000 units per hour, three sunken subsidiary dials for constant seconds and 12 hours and 30 minutes registers, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, bidirectional revolving bezel calibrated for 60 units, screw back engraved "Airstar" and "Swiss Made 100 Waterproof Incabloc Antimagnetic Stainless Steel Swiss Made", case and dial signed
32 mm. diam.

Specialist note

Preserved in absolutely mint condition, the present timepiece impresses even the most spoiled of collectors with its new old stock case and dial. Every single detail of the watch is preserved unspoiled, from the satin finish and crisp edges of the case, to the charmingly aged luminous material and perfectly preserved black matte dial.