Aquastar Regate

Aquastar Regate Yacht Timer Circa mid-1960s

The Regatta was introduced in the mid-1960's by Aquastar Swiss watch manufacturer founded in 1962. In 1964, Aquastar received a Swiss patent for a watch allowing the counting of a restricted number of minutes. Even in 1965 Heuer began to distribute the full line of Aquastar watches which included the Aquastar Regate, a 5 minute  countdown timer designed for sailing. Some wacthes had Heuer logo on the dial.