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title: Aquastar Benthos 500 II Founders Edition Watch
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sku: Benthos 500 II Founders Edition
price: '306000.0'
currency: GBP
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  custom.gender: '["Men"]'
  global.tag-9-movement: Mechanical (Automatic)
  custom.movement_origin: Switzerland
  global.tag-10-colour: '["Black","Silver"]'
  mm-google-shopping.color: Black/Silver
  global.tag-8-display-type: Analogue
  global.tag-12-water-rating: 200 m (20 ATM)
  global.warranty: 2 Year
  global.tag-5-strap-type: Strap
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Aquastar introduces its most prestigious dive watch to date, featuring a newly developed center-mounted 60-minute chronograph movement that is exclusive to the brand. For over fifty years, the Aquastar Benthos chronograph has been known for its exceptional capabilities and collectibility among dive watches, a rarity in the watchmaking industry due to its unique design and functionality, as well as its limited availability as surviving examples are scarce and highly valued by collectors. However, since its relaunch in 2020, the modern Aquastar catalog has not included this coveted vintage icon. This is because there were no modern center-mounted chronograph movements available for watchmakers to use. Thankfully, through a partnership with La Joux-Perret, Aquastar has now developed this essential feature exclusively for the debut of the Benthos 500 Founder's Edition. 

**We are an Aquastar UK authorised dealer**  
**New boxed stock with full retail boxes & paperwork**

**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