Georges Beuchat
Georges Beuchat was a French inventor, underwater diver, businessman and emblematic pioneer of underwater activities and founder of Beuchat. Throughout his lifetime, Beuchat never ceased developing products which have significantly enhanced underwater activity as we know it today. Many of his inventions and innovations have gone down in history, including the surface buoy in 1948, the first underwater camera housing in 1950, and the first vented fins.
Beuchat inventions
- 1947: Tarzan Speargun
- 1948: Surface Buoy
- 1950: Tarzan camera housing
- 1950: Tarzan calf sheath for diving knife
- 1953: First isothermic diving suit
- 1954: Split strap for diving mask.
- 1958: Compensator
- 1959: Tarzan fin grips
- 1960: Espadon nervure fins
- 1960: Espadon Record fins with blades featuring parallel longitudinal ribs
- 1963: Tarzan wetsuit
- 1964: Jetfins
- 1964: Souplair regulator
- 1975: Marlin speargun
- 1978: Atmos regulator
Distinction
- Georges Beuchat received the Exportation Award in 1961.