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A highly collectible quality Swiss 666ft diver with interesting features like the 13-24 hr markers. broad arrow hands (on first version) and rotating black bezel. First seen circa 1960 in non-date version and later with date.  
 
A highly collectible quality Swiss 666ft diver with interesting features like the 13-24 hr markers. broad arrow hands (on first version) and rotating black bezel. First seen circa 1960 in non-date version and later with date.  
  
Radium dials normally have large broad arrow hands and are non- date. The later versions can have red hands especially with the date version, which is a quickset movement.
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Radium dials normally have large broad arrow hands and are non- date. The later versions can have red hands especially with the date version, which is a quickset movement. Later date models also have a large screw down bullet crown similar to [[Technos Sky Diver|Technos SkyDiver]] and [[Titus Calypsomatic]].  
  
 
* Swiss-made stainless steel case with screwback engraved 666ft and Aquaplunge
 
* Swiss-made stainless steel case with screwback engraved 666ft and Aquaplunge

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Rotary Aquaplunge

A highly collectible quality Swiss 666ft diver with interesting features like the 13-24 hr markers. broad arrow hands (on first version) and rotating black bezel. First seen circa 1960 in non-date version and later with date.

Radium dials normally have large broad arrow hands and are non- date. The later versions can have red hands especially with the date version, which is a quickset movement. Later date models also have a large screw down bullet crown similar to Technos SkyDiver and Titus Calypsomatic.

  • Swiss-made stainless steel case with screwback engraved 666ft and Aquaplunge
  • AS1700 automatic movement (non date)
  • 36mm width exc crown
  • 19mm lug width
  • domed crystal
  • Black dial with 24hr markers, signed Aquaplunge on later models
  • Lumed hands and dial (radium or tritium)/ Signed T Swiss T on post 1964 dials.
  • Broad arrow radium hands and smaller pointer versions on tritium models
  • Signed R crown on non-date and larger unsigned crown on later versions
Rotary Aquaplunge - 666ft - Credit - Richard Phillips
Rotary R crown Aquaplunge
Rotary Aquaplunge Tritium Date + Aquaplunge Radium - Richard Phillips

There is a chronograph version of the Aquaplunge and a modern quartz version is now available.

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