Benthos 500 ref. 1002 2nd Gen. c.1973

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Selling my blue dial Benthos 500 dive classic. Exceptionally hard to find in this excellent condition.

Reference 1002.
Original crown and totalizer pusher

This is an early 1970s (c. 1973) example; one for the discerning collector.
Rated to 500 meters water resistance, which was exceptional for its era.
The Benthos 500 was among the first Swiss dive watches to achieve this rating with a serviceable screw-back case.
Working minute-counter: Many Benthos 500 models incorporated Aquastar's…

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