ScubaPro 500 - History & production numbers?

[andy tims]

So gents. does anyone know who actually made the 500 for ScubaPro, the dates & approx how many did they make?



Not my picture, or my watch.

[JasonM]

Not sure who put them together Andy, I think the case is a generic Bucherer one though.... Date is mid to late 70s...
I have the quartz version of that one, also the shrouded auto monoblock marked Scubapro on the back but the usual Scubapro branded dial is branded Nivada.

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ighlight=brace

[Broussard]

Not entirely dissimilar to the Eterna Matic Kontiki Super, so you could start there?

[andy tims]

Different case, dial & handset to the Eterna

[GraniteQuarry]

As mentioned, a few brands ran these similar, but not matching, cases - there always seems to be slight differences particularly around the crown guards, but possibly the same basic case. Who made them, I never found out even after doing quite a bit of digging a few years back. I had all the above mentioned brands plus a couple others, Nautilus was defo one.

A couple interesting shots I recalled from MWR forum

Advert from mid- late-70s




And issued to Norwegian Jaegermarines (note the original strap!)

[LuvWatch]

Here are some more catalogue photo's and descriptions from 1978 through to quartz in the 80's

http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...ScubaPro-Rolex

[Broussard]

Different case, dial & handset to the Eterna

Aware of that, but as divers of the same era go, it's not entirely dissimilar. They certainly worked with Seiko on the 450 (and 1000?), so ScubaPro has form when it comes to working with major manufacturers. I wondered if the similarities in case and bezel between S500 and EMKS were worth following up? Perhaps not. If I remember correctly, there's a pretty nice ETA 2783/4 inside.

[Andrema]

I currently own 4 - 3 Autos and1 Quartz

Here are the three that I have at home right now...the other is getting serviced

[Andrema]

I currently own 4 - 3 Autos and1 Quartz

Here are the three that I have at home right now...the other is getting serviced

Here is #4, which is currently getting serviced and dial work at IWW: