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SPEZIFIKATIONEN<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Seltener Aquastar \"Deepstar\"-Chronograph mit Edelstahlgeh\u00e4use und Valjoux-23-Chronographenwerk mit Handaufzug, aus der Mitte der 1960er Jahre.<\/p>\n

37,5 mm Geh\u00e4use aus Edelstahl
\nOriginal Drehl\u00fcnette
\nOriginal-Lumineszenz-Beschichtung
\nBlack Tropic Armband
\nOriginal-Schnalle
\nChronographenwerk Valjoux 23 im Inneren<\/p>\n

ANALYSE<\/b><\/p>\n

Diese professionelle Taucheruhr ist in der kollektiven Vorstellung von Liebhabern zu einem Meilenstein der Tiefseeforschung geworden, da sie seit 1965 vom gro\u00dfen Jacques Cousteau getragen wird, der sie nie zur\u00fcckgelassen hat.<\/p>\n

Dieser au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliche Chronograph, der wegen seines gro\u00dfen, einen gro\u00dfen Teil des Zifferblatts ausf\u00fcllenden Zifferblatts liebevoll \"Big Hey\" genannt wird, stammt aus dem Hause Aquastar Geneve, das 1962 von Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert gegr\u00fcndet wurde, dem Sohn von Yvan Robert, dem j\u00fcngsten der drei Br\u00fcder, die das gro\u00dfe Unternehmen Minerva in Villeret weiterf\u00fchrten. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric lie\u00df den Namen \"Aquastar\" erstmals 1957 (Registernummer 168166) im Namen der Firma Jeanichard S.A. eintragen, die er 1945 mitbegr\u00fcndet hatte. Sp\u00e4ter lie\u00df er das Logo des f\u00fcnfzackigen Seesterns eintragen, das auf den Zifferbl\u00e4ttern und Geh\u00e4useb\u00f6den der Aquastar-Uhren zu sehen ist (Eintragungsnummer 193062 aus dem Jahr 1962). Er war nicht nur ein gro\u00dfer Taucher, sondern auch ein gro\u00dfartiger Uhrmacher und Designer (er entwarf sp\u00e4ter die Modelle Flightmaster\" und Ploprof\" f\u00fcr Omega). Er war Segler und Berufstaucher und konzentrierte seine ganze Energie auf die Entwicklung seiner Marke Aquastar von der Gr\u00fcndung bis 1975, als das Unternehmen von der Eren-Gruppe \u00fcbernommen wurde.<\/p>\n

Die \"Deepstar\" war eine der erfolgreichsten und kultigsten Uhren von F. Robert. Sie verbindet die Sportlichkeit eines innovativen Designs mit dem technischen und professionellen Einsatz eines Taucherchronographen.<\/p>\n

Das Zifferblatt dieser \"Deepstar\" ist in der typischen hellen schiefergrauen Farbe mit wei\u00dfen Grafiken gehalten. Nach links versetzt und \u00fcberlagert sind die Schriftz\u00fcge \"Acquastar Geneve\" und \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" mit dem Logo des Marinestalls. Zwischen diesen Schriftz\u00fcgen befindet sich die laufende Sekunde ohne das charakteristische Hilfszifferblatt. Der gesamte rechte Teil des Zifferblatts wird von dem gro\u00dfen wei\u00dfen Minutenz\u00e4hler eingenommen. Bei 12, 6 und 9 Uhr befinden sich gro\u00dfe, dreieckige Indexe mit der originalen Leuchtpaste in der Mitte, ebenso wie die runden Punkte bei den Stunden. Auch die Zeiger sind sehr typisch f\u00fcr das Modell: der Stundenzeiger ist an der Spitze abgeschnitten, der Minutenzeiger ist bleistiftf\u00f6rmig. Beide Zeiger sind mit der originalen Leuchtpaste gef\u00fcllt.<\/p>\n

Das Stahlgeh\u00e4use mit verschraubtem Boden hat ebenfalls ein unverwechselbares Design, das sich an der gro\u00dfen Produktion von Skin Diver Uhren jener Jahre orientiert. Oberhalb des Geh\u00e4uses, das das Zifferblatt einrahmt, befindet sich die bidirektionale Drehl\u00fcnette, die die Tauch- und Dekompressionszeiten anzeigt. Ein gro\u00dfer Leuchtpunkt sorgt f\u00fcr eine einfache Bedienung und gute Sichtbarkeit beim Tauchen.<\/p>\n

Angetrieben wird diese kultige und seltene Uhr von einem soliden und pr\u00e4zisen Valjoux 23 Chronographenwerk mit Handaufzug. Es ist 13\u2033 lignes (29,5 mm) breit, hat 17 Lagersteine, schwingt mit 18.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute und verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber eine Gangreserve von 46 Stunden.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This extraordinary chronograph - lovingly nicknamed "Big Hey" due to the large, single subdial that fills a large portion of the dial - is made by Aquastar Geneve, a Maison founded in 1962 by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert, son of Yvan Robert, the youngest of the three brothers who continued the great Minerva manufacturing company in Villeret. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric first registered the name "Aquastar" in 1957 (registration no. 168166) on behalf of the company Jeanichard S.A., which he co-founded in 1945. He later registered the five-pointed starfish logo that appears on the dials and casebacks of Aquastar watches (registration no. 193062 from 1962). He was a great diving enthusiast, as well as a great watchmaker and designer (he would later design the "Flightmaster" and "Ploprof" models for Omega); Indeed, he was a sailor and a professional diver, and he focused all his energies on developing his Aquastar brand from its founding until 1975, when the company was acquired by the Eren Group. The "Deepstar" was one of the most successful and iconic watches launched by F. Robert. It combined the sportiness of an innovative design with the technical and professional use of a diving chronograph. The dial of this "Deepstar" is the typical light slate gray color with white graphics. Offset to the left and superimposed are the "Acquastar Geneve" and "Deepstar 10 ATM" signatures with the marine stable logo. Between these signatures are the running seconds without the characteristic subdial. The entire right section of the dial is occupied by the large white minute counter subdial. At 12, 6, and 9 o'clock are large, truncated-triangular indexes with the original luminescent paste in their centers, the same as the round dots at the hours. The hands are also very typical of the model: the hour hand is truncated at the tip; the minute hand is pencil-shaped. Both hands are filled with the original luminescent paste. The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. 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This extraordinary chronograph - lovingly nicknamed "Big Hey" due to the large, single subdial that fills a large portion of the dial - is made by Aquastar Geneve, a Maison founded in 1962 by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert, son of Yvan Robert, the youngest of the three brothers who continued the great Minerva manufacturing company in Villeret. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric first registered the name "Aquastar" in 1957 (registration no. 168166) on behalf of the company Jeanichard S.A., which he co-founded in 1945. He later registered the five-pointed starfish logo that appears on the dials and casebacks of Aquastar watches (registration no. 193062 from 1962). He was a great diving enthusiast, as well as a great watchmaker and designer (he would later design the "Flightmaster" and "Ploprof" models for Omega); Indeed, he was a sailor and a professional diver, and he focused all his energies on developing his Aquastar brand from its founding until 1975, when the company was acquired by the Eren Group. 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The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. 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He was a great diving enthusiast, as well as a great watchmaker and designer (he would later design the \"Flightmaster\" and \"Ploprof\" models for Omega); Indeed, he was a sailor and a professional diver, and he focused all his energies on developing his Aquastar brand from its founding until 1975, when the company was acquired by the Eren Group. The \"Deepstar\" was one of the most successful and iconic watches launched by F. Robert. It combined the sportiness of an innovative design with the technical and professional use of a diving chronograph. The dial of this \"Deepstar\" is the typical light slate gray color with white graphics. Offset to the left and superimposed are the \"Acquastar Geneve\" and \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" signatures with the marine stable logo. Between these signatures are the running seconds without the characteristic subdial. The entire right section of the dial is occupied by the large white minute counter subdial. At 12, 6, and 9 o'clock are large, truncated-triangular indexes with the original luminescent paste in their centers, the same as the round dots at the hours. The hands are also very typical of the model: the hour hand is truncated at the tip; the minute hand is pencil-shaped. Both hands are filled with the original luminescent paste. The steel case with screw-down caseback also has its own instantly recognizable design, drawing inspiration from the large production of Skin Diver watches of those years. Above it, framing the dial, is the bidirectional rotating bezel for tracking dive and decompression times. A large lume dot is positioned for ease of use and visibility while diving. Powering this iconic and rare watch is the solid and precise Valjoux 23 hand-wound chronograph movement. It is 13\" lignes (29.5mm) wide, has 17 jewels, oscillates at 18,000 vph, and has a 46-hour power reserve.","og_url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/","og_site_name":"The Vintageur","article_modified_time":"2026-03-10T14:37:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":960,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1-960x960.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Preis":"7.800,00 €","Verf\u00fcgbarkeit":"Auf Lager"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/","name":"Aquastar \"Deepstar\" Chronograph Edelstahlgeh\u00e4use Valjoux 23 Handaufzug Chronographenwerk aus der Mitte der 1960er Jahre - The Vintageur","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-10T14:30:29+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-10T14:37:27+00:00","description":"SPEZIFIKATIONEN Seltener Aquastar \"Deepstar\"-Chronograph mit Edelstahlgeh\u00e4use und Valjoux-23-Chronographenwerk mit Handaufzug, aus der Mitte der 1960er Jahre. 37,5 mm Edelstahlgeh\u00e4use Original-Drehl\u00fcnette Original-Leuchtbeschichtung Black Tropic Armband Originalschlie\u00dfe Chronographenwerk Valjoux 23 im Inneren ANALYSE Diese professionelle Taucheruhr ist in der kollektiven Vorstellung von Enthusiasten zu einem Meilenstein der Tiefseeforschung geworden, da sie seit 1965 von dem gro\u00dfen Jacques Cousteau getragen wurde, der sie nie zur\u00fccklie\u00df. Dieser au\u00dfergew\u00f6hnliche Chronograph, der wegen seines gro\u00dfen, einen gro\u00dfen Teil des Zifferblatts ausf\u00fcllenden Zifferblatts liebevoll Big Hey\" genannt wird, stammt aus der Manufaktur Aquastar Geneve, die 1962 von Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Robert gegr\u00fcndet wurde, dem Sohn von Yvan Robert, dem j\u00fcngsten der drei Br\u00fcder, die das gro\u00dfe Unternehmen Minerva in Villeret weiterf\u00fchrten. Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric lie\u00df den Namen \"Aquastar\" erstmals 1957 (Registernummer 168166) im Namen der Firma Jeanichard S.A. eintragen, die er 1945 mitbegr\u00fcndet hatte. Sp\u00e4ter lie\u00df er das Logo des f\u00fcnfzackigen Seesterns eintragen, das auf den Zifferbl\u00e4ttern und Geh\u00e4useb\u00f6den der Aquastar-Uhren zu sehen ist (Eintragungsnummer 193062 aus dem Jahr 1962). Er war nicht nur ein begeisterter Taucher, sondern auch ein gro\u00dfartiger Uhrmacher und Designer (sp\u00e4ter entwarf er f\u00fcr Omega die Modelle Flightmaster\" und Ploprof\"). Er war Segler und Berufstaucher und konzentrierte sich von der Gr\u00fcndung bis zur \u00dcbernahme durch die Eren-Gruppe im Jahr 1975 ganz auf die Entwicklung seiner Marke Aquastar. Die \"Deepstar\" war eine der erfolgreichsten und kultigsten Uhren, die F. Robert lancierte. Sie verband die Sportlichkeit eines innovativen Designs mit dem technischen und professionellen Einsatz eines Taucherchronographen. Das Zifferblatt dieser \"Deepstar\" ist in der typischen hellen schiefergrauen Farbe mit wei\u00dfen Grafiken gehalten. Links versetzt und \u00fcberlagert sind die Schriftz\u00fcge \"Acquastar Geneve\" und \"Deepstar 10 ATM\" mit dem Logo des Marinestalls. Zwischen diesen Schriftz\u00fcgen befindet sich die laufende Sekunde ohne das charakteristische Hilfszifferblatt. Der gesamte rechte Teil des Zifferblatts wird von dem gro\u00dfen wei\u00dfen Minutenz\u00e4hler eingenommen. Bei 12, 6 und 9 Uhr befinden sich gro\u00dfe, dreieckige Indexe mit der originalen Leuchtpaste in der Mitte, ebenso wie die runden Punkte bei den Stunden. Auch die Zeiger sind sehr typisch f\u00fcr das Modell: der Stundenzeiger ist an der Spitze abgeschnitten, der Minutenzeiger ist bleistiftf\u00f6rmig. Beide Zeiger sind mit der Original-Leuchtpaste gef\u00fcllt. Das Stahlgeh\u00e4use mit verschraubtem Boden hat ebenfalls ein unverwechselbares Design, das sich an der gro\u00dfen Produktion von Skin Diver Uhren jener Jahre orientiert. Oberhalb des Geh\u00e4uses, das das Zifferblatt einrahmt, befindet sich die bidirektionale Drehl\u00fcnette, die die Tauch- und Dekompressionszeiten anzeigt. Ein gro\u00dfer Leuchtpunkt sorgt f\u00fcr einfache Bedienung und gute Sichtbarkeit beim Tauchen. Angetrieben wird diese kultige und seltene Uhr von einem soliden und pr\u00e4zisen Valjoux 23 Chronographenwerk mit Handaufzug. Es ist 13\" lignes (29,5 mm) breit, hat 17 Lagersteine, schwingt mit 18.000 Umdrehungen pro Minute und verf\u00fcgt \u00fcber eine Gangreserve von 46 Stunden.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"de","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AQUASTAR-_DEEPSTAR_-CRONOGRAFO-CASSA-IN-ACCIAIO_1_1.jpg","width":2013,"height":2013},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/shop\/aquastar-geneve-deepstar-big-eye-chronograph\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shop","item":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/it\/negozio\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Aquastar “Deepstar” Chronograph Stainless Steel Case Valjoux 23 Manual-Winding Chronograph Movement From the mid-1960s"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","name":"Der Winzer","description":"Ihre ma\u00dfgefertigte Uhrenkollektion","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"de"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#organization","name":"Der Winzer","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"de","@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/logo-dark.svg","width":392,"height":28,"caption":"The Vintageur"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vintageur\/"]}]},"product_price_amount":"7800.00","product_price_currency":"EUR","og_availability":"instock","product_availability":"instock","product_retailer_item_id":"127","product_condition":"new"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4166"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63616,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/4166\/revisions\/63616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=4166"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevintageur.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=4166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}