My new Aquastar Deepstar II Silverstar
My Aquastar Deepstar II arrived today and I was quite thrilled to get it. So I decided to do another quick review right after.
A few minor issues I notice was that Aquastar only provided a 1 year warranty. I know the brand has just been revived, but giving it just a 1 year warranty doesn't give that feeling of exclusivity.
The Deepstar II comes with two straps, a NATO strap and a tropic strap which came installed with the watch. The tropic strap is comfortable, but the watch buckle edges felt sharp and it was poking on my wrist. I wouldn't really recommend the Silverstar as much because the silver colored dial can make it difficult to see the time, especially when you are under the sun. A bit of contrast would have been good.
Size wise, it's similar to my Zenith A384 Revival, but the Zenith felt better on the wrist, probably because of the strap. I'm probably going to try out another buckles to see if I can have a more comfortable fit.
Other than that, the dial and bezel is pretty fantastic! Do let me know if anyone else has the Deepstar II in their collection as well.
Just another average person with an interest in watches.
What a beautiful watch! Congrats!
What a beautiful watch! Congrats!
Thank you very much. The Aquastar is now on a Burton Rally Strap and it now feels much better. Infact all these watches got new straps now.
Thank you very much. The Aquastar is now on a Burton Rally Strap and it now feels much better. Infact all these watches got new straps now.
Amazing and absolutely beautiful. I really fell in love with this design. I will definetly keep an eye on them.
I have the grey dial with BOR bracelet - given I have a small wrist of 6.25 inch I could easily size the BOR to my wrist size and its sits very well. Aquastar have upgraded the BOR bracelet and it now has a diver extension on the latest version - it is really worth while getting it. I also have the grey tropic strap which is so supple - even though it is long and with my small wrist the Deepstar on tropic sits on my wrist well. Im currently wearing my deepstar with a Cheap Nato Strap (CNS) PU rubber tropic strap which is a bit shorter than the aquastar tropic strap (which is actually made by Tropic) - but I think I will get the aquastar tropic strap in black as you can't beat the quality and feel of a real tropic strap. Im also looking at pairing it with an Artem classic waterproof sailcloth strap which will give it a distinct different look. When ever I have been in a watch store sales staff are intrigued by the watch , the brand history , size, its weight and build quality have impressed all. The size is a talking point - people seem to like seeing a smaller dive watch. I do agree some contrast would help on the watch hands to help read when in bright direct sunlight . I don't find trying to find 19mm straps an issue for this watch, my only gripe for this size is often straps are too long if u have smaller wrist. You will find some of the design elements of the Deepstar 2 are similar to those of the 38mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe which IMHO is the only other similar/comparable smaller dive watch.
The Deepstar 2 is my main daily wearer, which I switch out with a Nivada Super Antarctic 38mm.