page_title: Beuchat
section_title: Chronology
hierarchical_section_title: Beuchat / Chronology
caption_attribution_description: English: Jetfins adjustable, 1st vented fins, created by Georges Beuchat from Beuchat in 1964 Français&#160;: Jetfins réglable, 1ere palme a tuyère, invente par Georges Beuchat de la société Beuchat en 1964
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: 1934: Company founded in Marseille.
  1947: Tarzan Speargun
  1948: Surface Buoy
  1950: Tarzan camera housing
  1950: Tarzan calf sheath for diving knife.
  1953: 1st Isothermic wetsuit.
  1954: Split strap for diving mask.
  1958: Compensator (single-window mask).
  1959: Tarzan fin grips (3-way straps securing closed-heel fins on feet)
  1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribs
  1961: Export Award. Club subaquatique toulousain catalogue of Tarzan-Espadon equipment.
  1963: Tarzan wetsuit
  1964: Jetfins (1st vented fins. 100,000 units sold in the first few years). Souplair regulator release.
  Mid-1960s: Pêche Sport catalogue.
  Late 1960s: Beuchat & Co. catalogue.
  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
caption: Adjustable open-heel Jetfins
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