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Post by admin on Aug 5, 2003 10:30:32 GMT -8
I am doing some research on the Royal Aqua-Masters, and I'm trying to find out what serial number they started and ended with.
The earliest Royal Master that I have is #1069, and the latest number I have is #1585.
The earliest Royal Aqua-Master (rectangular label) is #4181, and the latest is #15652.
The earliest Royal Aqua-Master (round label) is #125284, and the latest is #729887.
If anybody has any Royals outside of the these serial numbers (higher or lower), please let me know. Also, if you have any Royals with documentation (receipts, sales slips, etc.) or ones that you know exactly what year they were purchased, that would help me as well.
Thanks!
Also, I am having the round label Aqua-Master and Royal Aqua-Master regulator decals reproduced, and they should be available within a couple of weeks. They look exactly like the originals and will really enhance a regulator with a worn label.
Dan
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Aug 6, 2003 0:30:47 GMT -8
Dan, I have a round label Royal Aquamaster, with a serial number a bit out of the range listed.
SN# 109321 I bought this one on E-bay from a former dive instructor. Beautiful, with ring clamp, almost mint.
My second is right in the range SN# 392291
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Aug 6, 2003 0:34:51 GMT -8
Square Label Royal Aqua Master
I have one with the serial number of #256226
I hope this helps
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Post by VintageDiverMN on Aug 12, 2003 6:19:27 GMT -8
Hi Dan; I have a rectangular label Royal Aqua-Lung, ser. no. R5513, it's from the Jack the Frogman collection. Frans
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Post by admin on Aug 15, 2003 8:18:00 GMT -8
Thanks Roger and Frans! I hope to determine what year these different models came out and at what serial numbers they started.
Dan
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Post by greg in Perth WA on Aug 16, 2003 4:36:03 GMT -8
;)Hi Dan,
I,ve had a look at a Royal Aqua master I have its the round label type and the serial no is---- 91268 so there you are its earlier again
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Post by Bart on Oct 24, 2003 10:09:06 GMT -8
The Royal Aqua-Master with the round label you just refurbished for me was purchased in late 1970 from Berry Distributors in Chicago. The serial # is 124461.
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Post by Bart on Nov 10, 2003 19:02:04 GMT -8
I also have a brand new, never wet, US Divers Royal Aqua-Master, a 1973 or 1974 model, serial #747383. It has the new high pressure yoke and incorporates the box ring instead of the clips.
On this more recent model, their last, US Divers went to a decal (Aqua-Lung, Royal Aqua-Master) on the front side of the box. They had been using a disk that had those words painted.
Any idea what this regulator is worth in the unused condition? Not interested in selling, just curious. I am sure it was one of the last double hoses that US Divers manufactured.
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Post by Craig on Nov 25, 2003 20:15:35 GMT -8
I have a Royal Aqua Master which was purchased by my father in 1967 from Jack The Frogman Dive Shop in St Paul Minnesota. It is a square label in very mint condition which has never seen salt water. It has spent many years in the origional box which has a price of $72.90 on top. The serial number is within your range at #7290 so no help there. I haven't looked closely at it in a few years now and I notice that on inspection that the hoses are becoming very brittle and "crunch" when squeezing them. The sound is of course cracking of the old hoses and small black bits of rubber fall off. Are replacements available? The rubber mouthpiece is in good condition. I'm sure a rebuild of the stages is in order as well. It's pretty much a wall hanger for now. Any ideas on service options?  |
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Post by Bryan on Nov 26, 2003 9:32:50 GMT -8
Craig, all you regulator dilemas can be easily solved in one of two ways.
1.Go back to the main page and under the information tab click on regulator servicing. Dan can fix it all up for you at a very good price.
2. Look in the parts section on the main page and get what you need and do it yourself! If you have questions or run into problems the folks on the board are always willing and able to help.
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Post by Turtleguy9 on Sept 4, 2004 23:18:34 GMT -8
Aloha Dan.
Here are a few more serial numbers
Round Label # 402015
Square Label #R10765
Square Label #R10933
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Post by Gomez' echo on Sept 5, 2004 7:19:18 GMT -8
Dan I have a round label Royal with box ring clamp with serial number 105826. It is in mint shape, I got it off ebay 3 years ago from a guy in MI who claims to have bought it from the Gerber estate. I doubt if it had more than a couple of dives on it as the hoses, diaphram, etc were perfect. No scratches of any kind. Interestingly the auction ended during the superbowl. So I got if for a little over $100. I dove it yesterday and it works superbly. Also, it appears that the front case may have been a left over from the retangular metallic label time frame. An interior view of the front case shows the indent and holes for the "older" label. I have enclosed pics of this reg. (Blame Linda, she showed me how to do them). Allan    Allan |
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Post by JES on Sept 5, 2004 8:18:45 GMT -8
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Post by Michel on Sept 6, 2004 13:41:59 GMT -8
FYI,
I have a round label Royal with serial #154899, stick-on
label not round plate stick-on and (#@&%) box clips
instead of ring clamp and ordinary yoke. Alec Peirce a friend of mine has told me to be carefull of people putting together mismatched pieces(top box, bottom boxes and and labels that do not match in order to sell
better! Any opinions on this anyone? Michel A.
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Post by Michel on Sept 6, 2004 13:58:44 GMT -8
Also,
Has anyone ever looked into reproducing the desireable
ring clamps of the later model Royals or whether there
exists a generic ring clamp made by some company like
Teconnex? Ring clamps are not unusual in the industrial and
scientific world, any ideas? Michel A.
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