FOR SALE IS A SUPER GROOVY EARLY 70s AQUASTAR ATOLL WITH A FABULOUS GHOSTY BEZEL AND KILLER CHUNKY CASE.
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CASE: OVERSIZED AND SEXY ALL-STEEL DIVER CASE IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION MEASURING A ROBUST 39mm ACROSS CASE NOT INCLUDING SCREW-DOWN CROWN. BEZEL IS NO-BULLSHIT WITH ITS CLEAN AND EXTREMELY LEGIBLE DESIGN WITH JUST THE PERFECT AMOUNT OF WABI-SABI GHOSTING FADE TO GIVE THIS SOME COOL VINTAGE WARMTH. I LOVE THAT WELL PRESERVED TRITIUM LUME PIP AT 12 WHICH MATCHES THE AGED LUME ON THE DIAL. YOU GOTTA LOVE THE AQUASTAR "STAR" EMBLEM ON THE CASEBACK WHICH IS A TOTAL CLASSIC DESIGN TOUCH. THIS IS A CHUNKY GUY WHICH REALLY WEARS MORE LIKE A 40-41mm PIECE WITH THE SQUARED DESIGN AND THE NARROWER BEZEL/WIDE BEZEL GIVING THIS A FAT WRIST PRESENCE.
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DIAL: TALK ABOUT A WICKED DIAL!!!! LOOK AT THIS NO-BULLSHIT DIVER FACE WITH NICE PUFFY LUME PLOTS AND MINIMAL TEXT WHICH MAKES LEGIBILITY KING HERE. THE TRITIUM IS VERY WELL PRESERVED FROM THE DIAL TO THOSE NO-NONSENSE STICK HANDS. THE POP OF ORANGE ON THE SWEEPER IS A PLEASANT AND PLAYFUL TOUCH.
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MOVEMENT: THIS DIVER RUNS ON A HIGH-GRADE A.SCHILD AUTOMATIC WHICH IS KEEPING EXCELLENT TIME AND RUNNING STRONG. REALLY EXCELLENT ACTION ON THAT SCREW-DOWN CROWN. SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN ON THIS FELLA, BUT SHES BEEN BEHAVING VERY WELL OVER WEEKS OF ON/OFF WRIST OBSERVATION.
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THIS SPORTY DIVER IS MOUNTED ON A RUGGED HARVEST BROWN SUEDE LEATHER STRAP WHICH LOOKS KILLER ON THIS WATCH. WITH THE RELUANCH OF AQUASTAR BACK IN 2020, THE BRAND HAS REALLY COME INTO THE SPOTLIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR WELL PRESERVED VINTAGE PIECES LIKE THIS ATOLL. WITH ITS FABOLOUS GHOSTED BEZEL AND CHUNKY LAID-BACK ATTITUDE, YOU’LL FIND THIS TO BE A GREAT EVERYDAY PIECE. THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE MODELS OF THE ERA AND IS FABULOUS ON THE WRIST. YOU NEED THIS ONE IN YOUR LIFE.
