InStar - who are they?

[wzy-hman]

Anyone have any idea who they are? I can't find any info on them. InStar might be just a brand that's owned by a company of a different name. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks

[BENRUS]

Possibly a Microma module? Do you have a picture of its module to share?

Instar.jpg

AMI.jpg

This is all I have on Instar

[wzy-hman]

Ah, that's prob the answer! Thanks Benrus

The module should be an AMI based on the font type, proportions and position of colon. I will try to make some time at some point to open the back to confirm this

Micromas' generally feature a blocky squared font with an equilateral spaced colon that's quite distinctive although there might have been different display types where Microma only supplied the timing circuit (which I believe was a significant part of their business in their early days of operation)

[BENRUS]

Cool watch

[richard_uk]

One of mine, sorry for the poor quality of the pics just snapped a couple off, inside of back cover is stamped 'AMI Hong Kong'

[simone]

Wow! What a chunky watch!