LeGran Nautoscaph

A man on a motorboat looks out to sea. He holds a Walkie up to his mouth. The watch on his wrist glints in the sun. The scene is in Jaws, the seminal 1970s nautical drama that probably made a whole generation afraid of going into the ocean. But for some watch collectors, the drama centered not on the shark, but on what watch Richard Dreyfuss wore in the film. Years—even decades—passed before someone was able to find out. Finally, in 2010, two brothers hit on the watch’s identify after years of poring over screen caps and Google searches… and then uncovered an even greater mystery. The watch, it seems, was an Alsta Nautoscaph. But, like what happened with all too many Swiss watch brands after the Quartz Crisis, there was little for the brothers to go on once they made their discovery. Alsta no longer existed, and what information could be found about the brand was scanty. However, thanks to the diligence of watch sleuths, the holes in the story have been filled in over the years. “Alsta