FSOT: AQUASTAR REGATE automatic vintage regatta chronograph
Price: EUR 495/USD 695 shipped worldwide. Will consider trades with other regatta chronographs such as Tag Skipper or Lemania Elvstrom.
Payment: paypal, international postal money order, personal check in euros or US funds.
E-mail address: canenas at gmail dot com.
For sale is this vintage sailing chronograph, Aquastar Regate. The chronograph counts down the last 5 minutes before the start of the race. As soon as the start button is pressed, the seconds hand is zeroed and the disks are colored red. Subsequently, the disks turn blank during countdown. The watch has been recently serviced by a reputable repair facility. The watch is in immaculate mechanical condition. It keeps very good time for an automatic. Very good cosmetic condition, with only faint scratches on the backplate. Swiss made. Specifications: Diameter 37 mm without crown; Acrylic crystal; Original crown signed "Aquastar"; Black used leather strap with original stainless buckle; Automatic Felsa movement; Rotor is signed "Aquastar Watch Co. 17 Jewels Swiss Unadjusted"; The backplate is signed "Aquastar Regate - Swiss Made - Automatic - Stainless Steel - 100% Waterproof - Incabloc - Antimagnetic," and the serial number. More information at the company's web site, http://www.aquastar.ch/en/1960.asp. For more photos, please send PM or e-mail. Dispatch will be with a traceable method and insurance. Will consider trades with other regatta chronographs such as Tag Heuer Skipper. I don't have boxes or papers, however I do provide the service card from the repair facility (in Greek). Due to the age of the watch, I cannot provide any warranty. I accept returns only if dead on arrival, otherwise I do not accept returns. If dead on arrival, please let me know within 7 days. Postage is not refundable.
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