I tried to spot the watches in the Cousteau's movies.
In "the silent world" (1955) Cousteau wears an early Rolex submariner


thanks to Jake for the identification, check his blog: link
André Laban, chief diver and engineer wears a first series Blancpain

Laban in nightsuit on the Calypso's deck.


Old adds show a similar wire strap.


12:30 on the fifty.

Laban and Cousteau

From "The world without sun"

Laban with an early Rolex submariner

Albert Falco with a Blancpain

From 1965, we see the Aquastar deepstar very often for almost ten years



Philippe Cousteau

Raymond Coll in conshelf III

Dive suit clip



The valjoux 23 version with second hand, small dots.
Vintage advert

Original paperwork, thanks to simon sinky on MWR

These are probably Aquastar from the early movies



Inner bezel

Steel bezel


"Oceanauts of conshelf II wore aquastar"

This Aquastar belonged to Frederic Dumas

pic from MDP forum
The Doxa sub shows up since 1972

seen for many years




Philippe Cousteau

Albert Falco

Falco's Doxa owned by a spanish collector

Joe thomson, pilot of the Beaver pocket submarine wears a Doxa


Philippe Cousteau's Doxa

Philippe Cousteau with an orange Doxa

Robert Dill, guest geologist with Doxa T-graph

Then came the Seamaster 1000 in the Atlantis episodes.


Worn on mesh bracelet.


Bernard Delmotte



Omega ploprof is not often seen








Ploprof and nautic-ski
A Ploprof from the calypso will be sold in auction on 06.04 By Leclere
Rolex submariner show up since the early movies until the amazonian series


Albert Falco 1967 sea dweller prototype

Philippe Dumas, submarine archeologist

J.M. Cousteau



Dumas


Sea dweller


Philipppe with the SD

I found it was a rare single red sea dweller

Other watches spotted


Nivada grenchen dephtomatic
Worn by Bernard Delmotte



Lip nautic-ski

Original bracelet

The rare orange dial version




ZRC étanche grands fonds

Typical bracelet and crown at 6


This watch belonged to Jo Seguy who was involved in various missions from 1964 to 1977











More to come