Hey guys, it all finally came together for me to finally bag another grail.
This one has eluded me a few times due to poor timing and chance.
But I love it when a plan comes together and boy, its sweet when it does.
So here we have the real deal, a vintage Aquadive 1000 Ref 709-1 case, aka- discosub. Haha, love this ref name.
I fell in love after seeing only a very lucky few collectors post theirs.
There are other versions such as the Jenny caribbean 2000 among the more well known of this model in existence.
Variants also included an eletric blue, orange, and black dial for these discosubs.
Shame that my particular piece has endured some polishing to the caseback and all the engravings & info are gone.
But these were produced in the early 70's and I think mine was probably born in '72.
Interesting how the 70's era was so influenced by the whole Disco era, and that may have been an influence to the discosub references.
This piece is a 15mm thick, 44mm monocoque SS case. Models were manufactured and sold as Aquadive, one of many other brands, by the Jenny & Cie SA. hence the fish logo on back.
These had a signed crown with this fish logo much like what the Doxa's use today but not on mine.
I haven't opened or looked at my movement, but based on other collectors, this one should be housing a 25 jewel ETA 2783.
Another special and unique, possibly ground breaking at that time, is the patented "Triple Safe" seals for water resistance.
There is three gaskets that keep this monocoque case dry inside. Invented in 1968 by Werner Jenny and patented four years later.
Basically under the bezel you'll find crystal retaining screw ring. One gasket is under the ring itself, another fits between the ring and on the case, and finally the third is under the crystal itself.
There you go, Triple Safe sealed goodness.
These were rated for 1000m or 100atmos as on the dial.
Screw down crown has an interesting split stem for accessing the movement for service.
Bezel is unidirectional 60 clicker.
The insert is a really cool acrylic type, with lumed pip/numerals, painted minute hashes, and chromed markers for 5min increments.
For a watch from around '72, the lume is only barely visible and doesn't last long for the parts that still do.
This would look great all lumed and fired up I'm sure.
The crystal is most likely mineral crystal. Its flat, but gives dial a vintage dome look.
Also there were really cool SS bracelets that looked sorta like a Tropic strap with the large holes down each side and a signed fish logo clasp.
These are practically extinct but lucky collectors have found or hoarded these parts.
Also, parts for these are also impossible to come by these days, so, I hope I don't need to painfully source parts in the future.
Pitfalls of vintage collecting I guess.
Here's an interesting fact. This particular Aquadive was once owned by our dear Noah. The seller had bought if from him earlier.
Actually I had wanted to buy this from Noah long ago, but the timing was not right and missed out.
So now I have a lucky trio that has come from our good friend Noah. My auto Tuna, discosub (as Noah called it "the Toilet Seat"), and the Sharkfin Tsunami.
These three watches will always make me smile, and bring on fond memories of the man himself.
I'd like to thank Chris Moy, a Jenny owner, for sharing his passion & knowledge of his Jenny Caribbean 2000. With out that, these watches would be a mystery to me.
Love the Jenny!
Wears very comfy right now on the Isofrane, less thicker than I anticipated.
So on to the pics.
Enjoy the show.
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers, Dave.
Comparo with SBDX005 tuna 51.5mm - 16.2mm thick / Aquadive 44mm - 15mm thick
The Noah trio
So much for no more divers. 
hehe.
