Beuchat Genesis HPS

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Veuillez m'excuser; je ne parle qu'un petit peu de français.

I believe that this watch is well known to you - the Genesis HPS 4000 from c.1996 that is WR to at least 412bar / 4,000m. I have not seen a thread about the Genesis for a while, so please permit me to indulge myself. At one point, I heard that the new owners of Beuchat might make another oil-filled watch, but I've not seen anything recently...

The HPS - Hyydraulic Pressure System - was designed to provide an oil-filled medium without the bubble noticeable in other models. Beuchat appears to use a membrane that is in direct contact with the water - through a series of holes in the stainless steel caseback.



It's an interesting solution, although prone to a couple of weaknesses that other oil-filled watches (e.g. Bell & Ross / Sinn) may not be. If the membrane ruptures, then one assumes that oil will flood out of the caseback. In the Sinn / B&R approaches, the membranes are more like o-rings, so the effect of a perished membrane is probably lessened. I must admit to speculating here - as I've not yet removed the caseback from my HPS Genesis 4000. I need to send this to Paris to get a battery change, and will attempt to get photos while it happens.

The details of the hydrostatic tests carried out at Ifremer are inscribed on the back, which is far more interesting than a simple statement of water-resistance. I believe that the watches were tested to 6000, but I might be wrong.



...but there's no lume on the bezel at all.



It is very legible from acute angles - a key trait in oil-filled watches.



But, most remarkably, it looks more like a dress watch than a dive watch.



I think it may be my favourite dive watch!

M

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A very nice watch !

[tartine.74]

Thanks for that...

Jecko made a very good post about these watches some years ago... :
http://www.forum-mdp.com/t4971-beuchat-hps-les-exclus-mdp

He also made a post about the prototype of the "new" Beuchat HPS that Beuchat had been kind enough to entrust him for test and evaluation... :
http://www.forum-mdp.com/t14858-test-du-proto-de-la-nouvelle-beuchat-hps?highlight=beuchat+proto

Mine is at Beuchat right now for a battery replacement (which implicates filling with new oil too)..



N.

[dante]

thanks for sharing, very nice watch I regret a lot ....

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Thanks for that...

Jecko made a very good post about these watches some years ago... :
http://www.forum-mdp.com/t4971-beuchat-hps-les-exclus-mdp

He also made a post about the prototype of the "new" Beuchat HPS that Beuchat had been kind enough to entrust him for test and evaluation... :
http://www.forum-mdp.com/t14858-test-du-proto-de-la-nouvelle-beuchat-hps?highlight=beuchat+proto

Mine is at Beuchat right now for a battery replacement (which implicates filling with new oil too)..



N.

Votre montre is ready...

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thanks for sharing, very nice watch I regret a lot ....

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Thanks for all the kind comments. Merci bien.

Jecko - Is it possible to send you my Genesis for a new battery / oil change please?

M

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With pleasure

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You have a MP

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Merci Jecko

[tik140]

bonjour Jecko
as tu des nouvelles de la nouvelle hps
que nous avions testé a Agay il y a deja pas mal de temps ?
vont ils sortir ce modele ou ont ils laissé tombé ?
vincent

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