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Aquadive 1000 Caribbean Triple-Safe, 1970

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Aquadive (maker)
Date
1970
Country of origin
Unrecorded in source
Object type
Wristwatch
Dimensions
Case 50 mm
Stock no.
AD1000CTS
Credit line
Dealer listing, Craft & Tailored (AD1000CTS)
Catalogue title (original)
1970's Aquadive 1000 Caribbean Triple-Safe (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Craft & Tailored (dealer), Los Angeles (stock number AD1000CTS), this is a wristwatch by Aquadive, dated 1970. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Case 50 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Craft & Tailored

Aquadive was a serious dive watch company that created wristwatches within the "golden era" of dive watches, with functionality first based mentality. The Aquadive brand helped shape this era through its design language devoted strictly to subaquatic wristwatches. This made for some funky and clever designs that had a scuba divers' best interests in mind, that being extreme water resistance and high visibility. The Aquadive 1000 Atmos (3333ft.) is a grandiose display of dive watch technology, achieving water resistance depths that surpassed even the Rolex Sea-Dweller at the time. This is due in part the the "Jenny Triple-Safe” case design, which employs a large monobloc case. The Jenny brand was the behind the scenes case designer for many of the dive watches produced throughout the 60s and 70s. The bright blue bakelite bezel, the highly reflective "Scotchlite" blue dial, and the oversized 50mm monobloc case of the Aquadive 1000 Caribbean Triple-Safe combine to make for an unmistakably retro dive watch. This bright and large dive watch makes an excellent pairing with sunlight and warm weather and is a favorite summer watch for collectors around the world. Stock # AD1000CTS Brand Aquadive Style Diver Model 1000 Serial 709XXXX Size Men's Material Stainless Steel Dial Blue Scotchlite Millimeters 50mm Strap 2pc Nylon Strap CASE & BRACELET The strong 50mm stainless steel monobloc case is excellently preserved, showing normal signs of use and wear. The blue bakelite bezel with luminous numerals and top triangle is in wonderful condition with no cracking, the bezel does show some light wear which is normal. The original mineral glass crystal does exhibit some wear from use, due to its age. The back of the case is adorned with the Jenny fish insignia and retains all of its original factory engravings. DIAL & HANDS The striking and highly visible blue Scotchlite dial is in flawless condition, showing no blemishes or wear. The tritium lume plots have taken on a vibrant green patina, which is common for these watches, showing no degradation under U.V. light inspection. The original tritium hands match the dial perfectly and show no degradation under U.V. light inspection. ACCESSORIES

Historical context

Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)

Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.

Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.

Read the period in the timelineMore wristwatches from this periodEarlier: Modern Mechanical Horology

Atlas type guide

Dive and water-resistant watches

Keeping water and dust out of a wristwatch was a long-standing challenge. Rolex's screw-down Oyster case (1926) and Omega's Marine (1932) were landmarks; in the early 1950s Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner defined the professional dive watch with rotating bezels for timing dives, luminous dials and high water resistance. The ISO 6425 standard (1982) later codified what a 'diver's watch' must do.

Dive watches became icons of post-war design and exploration, and their evolution — helium escape valves, ceramic bezels, saturation-diving depth ratings — records the history of underwater work.

What to look for

  • Unidirectional or bidirectional rotating bezel with minute markings.
  • Screw-down crown and case back; depth rating printed on the dial.
  • Luminous hands and markers (radium before c. 1960, tritium c. 1960–1998, then Super-LumiNova).
  • Reference numbers on the case between the lugs or inside the back.

Dating clues

  • Screw-down Oyster cases: from 1926.
  • Professional dive watches: from 1953.
  • Tritium 'T' marks on dials: c. 1960–1998.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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