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Beuchat

{{short description| French manufacturer of underwater diving equipment }}

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{{Infobox company

| name = Beuchat International

| logo = Beuchat logo

| type = Private

| foundation = {{start date and age|1934}}

| founder = Georges Beuchat

| location = Marseille, France

| products = Scuba diving
Spearfishing
Freediving
Snorkeling

| brands = Pêche-Sport, Tarzan

| homepage = [https://www.beuchat-diving.com/ Beuchat-diving.com]

}}

File:Georges BEUCHAT.jpg in 1980]]

Beuchat International, better known as Beuchat, is a company that designs, manufactures and markets underwater equipment. It was established in 1934 in Marseille, France, by Georges Beuchat, who descended from a Swiss watchmaking family.

Georges Beuchat was an underwater pioneer who co-founded the French Underwater Federation in 1948. During its 75-year history, the company has deployed several different brand names, among them: "Pêche Sport", "Tarzan", "Beuchat", "Beuchat Sub" and "Beuchat International".

Georges Beuchat sold the company in 1982 to the Alvarez de Toledo family. The firm is now owned by the Margnat family, who took over in 2002. Beuchat is an international company. From the outset, Georges Beuchat extended his operations beyond the borders of France, selling his products worldwide. In the 1970s, he created the Beuchat swordfish logo, which can still be found on every product.

Business

Beuchat currently has 3 core ranges:

Chronology

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File:Gaine au mollet Tarzan.jpg

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  • 1934: Company founded in Marseille.
  • 1947: Tarzan Speargun
  • 1948: Surface Buoy
  • 1950: Tarzan camera housing
  • 1950: Tarzan calf sheath for diving knife.Paul Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1208702A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19600225&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1208702. Gaine de poignard pour plongeur]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1953: 1st Isothermic wetsuit.Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=61926E&KC=E&FT=D&ND=3&date=19550531&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR61926. Vêtement isolant pour séjour dans l'eau en surface ou en plongée]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=979205A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19510424&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR979205. Vêtement isolant pour séjour dans l'eau en surface ou en plongée]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.Georges Beuchat and Pierre Malaval: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1029851A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19530608&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1029851. Dispositif de liaison par fermeture automatique des parties jointives d'un vêtement isotherme pour plongée ou autre]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1954: Split strap for diving mask.Georges Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1095781A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19550606&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1095781. Attache pour masque de plongée et de natation]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1958: Compensator (single-window mask).[http://museedumas.fr/li/SCANS/DOCS/SOCIETES/PECHE-SPORT%20MARSEILLE%20-%20PUB%20MATERIELS%20ESPADON%20TARZAN%20-%20ESSM%20N%C2%B0%202%201958.pdf FFESSM No. 2, 1958: Nouveautés Pêche Sport Marseille]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.Paul Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1190915A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19591015&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1190915. Dispositif régulateur de pression pour masque de plongée]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.Paul Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1195836A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19591119&DB=&locale=en_EP# Masque de plongée et de prospection sous-marine]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.Paul Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?II=0&ND=3&adjacent=true&locale=en_EP&FT=D&date=19600315&CC=FR&NR=1211281A&KC=A# FR1211281. Dispositif régulateur de pression pour masque de plongée]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1959: Tarzan fin grips[http://museedumas.fr/li/SCANS/DOCS/SOCIETES/PECHE-SPORT%20MARSEILLE%20-%20PUB%20MATERIELS%20-%20ESSM%20N%C2%B0%205%201959.pdf Pêche-Sport]. Retrieved 11 June 2019. (3-way straps securing closed-heel fins on feet)Paul Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1224519A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=4&date=19600624&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1224519. Sangle stabilisatrice pour palme de natation et de plongée]. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  • 1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribsGeorges Beuchat: [https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?CC=FR&NR=1175567A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=3&date=19590327&DB=&locale=en_EP# FR1175567. Pale de propulsion pour nage]. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  • 1961: Export Award.[https://web.archive.org/web/20190925071219/http://www.sukellusmuseo.fi/esitteet/peche_harppuuna.pdf Oscars de l'exportation 1961]. Retrieved 28 May 2021. Club subaquatique toulousain catalogue of Tarzan-Espadon equipment.[http://museedumas.fr/li/SCANS/DOCS/SOCIETES/BEUCHAT/TARZAN-ESPADON%20MATERIELS%20-%20CLUB%20SUB-AQUAT.%20TOULOUSAIN%201961.pdf Bulletin Annuel du Club Subaquatique Toulousain 1961: Tarzan-Espadon choisis par des milliers de chasseurs et de plongeurs sous-marins]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1963: Tarzan wetsuit
  • 1964: Jetfins[http://museedumas.fr/li/SCANS/DOCS/MATERIELS%20&%20EQUIPEMENTS%20DE%20PLONGEE/PALMES/BEUCHAT%20PALMES%20JETFIN%20-%20ESSM%20N%C2%B020%201963.pdf ESSM No. 20 1963: Jetfins, palmes à tuyères]. Retrieved 13 June 2019. (1st vented fins. 100,000 units sold in the first few years). Souplair regulator release.
  • Mid-1960s: Pêche Sport catalogue.[http://www.sukellusmuseo.fi/esitteet/peche_sport.pdf Pêche Sport]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • Late 1960s: Beuchat & Co. catalogue.[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw7z_4bLjOOETF9Qb0hKank5WEE Beuchat & Co. Equipement sous-marin]. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  • 1975: Marlin speargun
  • 1978: Atmos regulator
  • 1985: Lyfty ruff buoy
  • 1986: Aladin computer distribution
  • 1990: Cavalero purchasing
  • 1993: Oceane buoy
  • 1998: CX1, 1st French diving computer (Comex Algorithm, French Labor Ministry certified)
  • 2001: Mundial Spearfishing fins
  • 2007: Focea Comfort II wetsuit. Power Jet fins.
  • 2008: BCD Masterlift Voyager
  • 2009: VR 200 Evolution regulator. 75th brand anniversary. Anniversary wetsuit limited edition release.
  • 2010: Marlin Revolution speargun - roller gun

Spearfishing

Ever since the company was established, Beuchat has manufactured spearfishing equipment, enabling spearfishers such as Pedro Carbonell, Sylvain Pioch, Pierre Roy, Ghislain Guillou and Vladimir Dokuchajev to gain numerous national and international titles.{{cite web|url=http://www.beuchat.fr/partenariats/index4.cfm|title=Beuchat Corporate Website: National and International titles in Spearfishing|access-date=11 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409065135/http://www.beuchat.fr/partenariats/index4.cfm|archive-date=9 April 2009|url-status=dead}}

Various

File:Souplair 2 etages.jpg by Beuchat in 1964]]

The Scubapro logo: "S" was adapted from the Beuchat "Souplair" regulator.

References

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External links

{{Commons|Beuchat International}}

  • [http://www.beuchat.fr/ Corporate website]
  • [http://www.SpearoTek.com/ SpearoTek, Inc. - U.S. Distributor]

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