I picked this one up from Ebay a couple of months ago but have just got it back from a Steve Burrage service, its a quartz Scubapro 500M , advertised as not working for many years, I thought I would bung on a speculative low bid doubting I would win it as these are quite rare now, I duly won and was very pleased at the condition of it, its in great shape in original box including the fact the important impossible to replace bezel was in perfect shape, the other good news was it fired up with a new cell! I caught it just in time as the old one had just started to leak hence the strip down service and clean....
Its a great pick up and go vintage chunky diver, it compliments my other 500M Scubapro, the shrouded monocoque automatic with the Nivada Divemaster dial.. They make a nice pair... I forgot to take movement shots of the quartz, but it was a decent quality early well built one, not a disposable modern one, I dont know really if it could be late 70s or early 80s? Any one know?
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Last edited by JasonM; 26th January 2014 at 12:16.
Cheers..
Jase
What a fantastic duo
AFAIK the Scubapro 500 came out in the late 70s. Here is a picture I found on the net which shows the 500 (automatic version) on top of a Feb. '78 Skindiver mag SP ad:
(pic found here: http://www.network54.com/Forum/78440...an....%26gt%3B
The Nivada Depthmaster is simply amazing
Thanks Mario, I hadn't seen that pic before, I suspect the quartz version came out later than the auto so I'm guessing 1980s...
i think the Isofrane pictured was made for Scubapro, the Nivada came on one the same and I've only ever seen them on Scubapros in pictures...
Cheers..
Jase
Great catch.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
A great find with luck on your side.
Congrats on the catch.
Enjoy.
Beautiful watch, and the Isofrane pictured in Mario's photo is a lovely thing too.
looks in great shape, well done. I have an auto with a less than perfect bezel but it fits in with the rest of the beaten up look of the watch...also have the original bracelet which I understand are uber rare. It's my go to beater at the moment.
I can't make up my mind which one i like best - the almost NOS example or the Wabi'd example! Both are stunning though. Congrats on a great find!
Lovely,Jase!
They look alright I suppose.............BTW it is 'battery' not 'cell'.
In all seriousness I am jealous and would happily have both, the photo's are very good, did the missus help?
Very nice catch there!
I'm sorry, did the word cell give you flashbacks?Originally Posted by LuvWatch
Yep, the misses helped by going out with the kids for a couple of hours and leaving me in peace!
Cheers..
Jase
Superb catch indeed, that's as nice an example I've ever seen - amazingly clean bezel!
Funnily enough, I've got an eBay saved search for the 500M but always ignore the quartzes - I won't make that mistake again
Like them a lot! Is Scubapro the manufacturer then - I ask because it's also a generic term?
Very nice,and fab condition too.
Thanks guys.....
Scubapro was the company that commissioned them certainly, Im not sure who they got to make them for them though, I think the quartz one above and the automatic version were a fairly generic case of the time, the shrouded auto seems to be specific to Scubapro, there are other similar shrouded divers of the era ( Seiko, Ricoh ) but not the same.
Im not aware of Scubapro as a generic term, they are a well established Scuba diving product company......
Cheers..
Jase
I think a lot of people in Seiko circles associate Scubapro with with their divers watches. Pas far as I know their were only a few Seiko Scubapro collaborations though!
First time I've seen a Scubapro though and it looks very very cool.
Nice catch Jason,Excellent work from Steve.nice pics by the way
Fantastic find Jason, congratualtions. Did they change the seconds hands during production as I see three different types in the photos above!
My watch is all original with the exception of a new crystal so am assuming that the second hand on mine is correct for the auto version. The quartz may have come with a different second hand but i couldn't be sure?
I'm assuming they're all original, Jasons seconds hand looks the same as the one used on his shrouded ScubaPro, and the one in the picture looks the same as yours but with a coating of orange paint.
Yep, my one is faded....rushes off to checkI'm assuming they're all original, Jasons seconds hand looks the same as the one used on his shrouded ScubaPro, and the one in the picture looks the same as yours but with a coating of orange paint.
Stand corrected, its not faded at all...or doesn't look like it. So you are right, 3 different typesYep, my one is faded....rushes off to check
Big congrats on the succesfull hunt...
I own 4 of the 500 models, here's 3 of them:
Nice trio, good to see them on correct rubber too....
Cheers..
Jase
I recently bought a Scubapro 450 from lewie and until then I'd never heard of Scubapro.
If the 500 is the same quality as the 450 then I envy you.
I'm just a very naughty boy.
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That's an awesome trio!I own 4 of the 500 models, here's 3 of them:
Very nice Jason!
Very cool Jason. Like those a lot.
Thanks guys , thread necromancy is good for those who missed it the first time! LolVery cool Jason. Like those a lot.
Cheers..
Jase
Very cool trioI own 4 of the 500 models, here's 3 of them:
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
Thanks, Andy.
This is the one that is off at IWW getting worked on:
fantastic! I'm guessing these are getting hard to come by now?I own 4 of the 500 models, here's 3 of them:
Yes. Pretty hard.
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