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Scubapro In da House

Post by mellonb1 » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:13 am

Recently picked up this black dial Scubapro 500. Seller received it from his father-in-law. Watch had been sitting in his safe over the past several years. Although not perfect, it's in great condition. Love'n them Scooby's :thumbsup:
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Post by jeckyll » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:18 am

Looks great, congrats! :)
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Post by unixshrk » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:21 am

Cool. Love the scubapro
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Post by logan2z » Wed Feb 25, 2015 8:42 am

Very cool watch, congratulations.
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Post by andrema » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:07 pm

Very nice!!
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Post by Joe C » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:14 pm

Very cool... Dig that case.
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Post by toxicavenger » Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:42 pm

Very nice, Mark has one of these for sale also.
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Post by Steve O. » Wed Feb 25, 2015 1:45 pm

Very nice. Looks great on the canvas.
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Post by gr8sw » Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:02 pm

congrats, Brian! awesome looking example and kicks butt on that canvas :thumbsup:

so was it Nivada Grenchen who was making these? certainly weren't made by Scubapro...
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Post by mellonb1 » Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:14 pm

gr8sw wrote:congrats, Brian! awesome looking example and kicks butt on that canvas :thumbsup:

so was it Nivada Grenchen who was making these? certainly weren't made by Scubapro...
Thanks Peter. It remains a mystery as to who made the watches for Scubapro. Could have been Nivada :shrug:
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Post by VA Diver » Wed Feb 25, 2015 4:56 pm

Looks good, congrats.
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Post by BBK357 » Wed Feb 25, 2015 10:39 pm

Nice looking Scooby
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Post by aikiman44 » Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:46 am

Cool Scoobie, looks great on canvas, too.
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Post by HapaHapa » Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:50 am

Very nice!
Forgive my ignorance... Scubapro was a brand, and Seiko picked up the name and used it as a 6309 model?
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Post by Steve O. » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:26 am

HapaHapa wrote:Very nice!
Forgive my ignorance... Scubapro was a brand, and Seiko picked up the name and used it as a 6309 model?
Scubapro was (and still is I believe) a diving equipment manufacturer. Their name appeared on the dial of several different brands over the years, and the watches were sold through catalogs as well as retailers. The iconic Scubapro 500 was manufactured from the late 1970s to mid '80s, if I'm not mistaken.


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Scubapro branded Auquastar 63 c. 1960s.


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Scubapro 500 c. 1980.
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Post by andy tims » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:46 am

Great looking example - congratulations.
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Post by sfglenrock » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:52 am

Big Scubpro fan here and that looks great. Nice having the history behind it as well. Congrats!
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Post by dukerules » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:35 pm

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Re: Scubapro In da House

Post by T.R. » Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:52 pm

I wore mine on green canvas, too. Epic coolness. :fro:

Love your three Scubie set up, Brian! :thumbsup:
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Post by hazmatman » Wed Mar 04, 2015 3:14 pm

Nice :thumbsup:
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Re: Scubapro In da House

Post by mellonb1 » Wed Mar 04, 2015 11:09 pm

T.R. wrote:I wore mine on green canvas, too. Epic coolness. :fro:

Love your three Scubie set up, Brian! :thumbsup:
Thanks Tom and guys....
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Re: Scubapro In da House

Post by Frogman4me » Sat Mar 28, 2015 8:27 am

Nice collection!
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Post by BBK357 » Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:18 pm

Frogman4me wrote:Nice collection!
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Re: Scubapro In da House

Post by Franco333 » Sat Apr 11, 2015 12:43 pm

Hello, awesome scuba pro what size strap does it take. It looks real sharp on the green canvas. :clap:
mellonb1 wrote:Recently picked up this black dial Scubapro 500. Seller received it from his father-in-law. Watch had been sitting in his safe over the past several years. Although not perfect, it's in great condition. Love'n them Scooby's :thumbsup:
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Post by streetracer101 » Sat Apr 11, 2015 2:55 pm

Franco333 wrote:Hello, awesome scuba pro what size strap does it take. It looks real sharp on the green canvas. :clap:
mellonb1 wrote:Recently picked up this black dial Scubapro 500. Seller received it from his father-in-law. Watch had been sitting in his safe over the past several years. Although not perfect, it's in great condition. Love'n them Scooby's :thumbsup:
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They take a 20mm strap.
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