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A revival of the Watch thread
October 11, 2017, 07:47 AM
cmr076A revival of the Watch thread
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Originally posted by 453030:
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Originally posted by cmr076:
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Originally posted by ShneaSIG:
Skydwellers are some serious hardware!
He's the "money partner" I see twice a week haha. I have no idea what the Rolex costs, his "beater" is a carbon fiber AP, im working on him setting me up with a payment plan on his submariner
Forged carbon is not the best material for a "beater". It definitely dents and dings. AP's only all forged carbon watch is still the Alinghi Team Chronograph. I owned one for a year and never had a problem, but if you are prone to hitting things, the material is not durable.
I think this is the forged carbon one. The surround around the dial is definitely some sort of composite.
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He said it's the AP bumblebee
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October 11, 2017, 08:43 AM
453030quote:
Originally posted by cmr076:
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Originally posted by 453030:
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Originally posted by cmr076:
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Originally posted by ShneaSIG:
Skydwellers are some serious hardware!
He's the "money partner" I see twice a week haha. I have no idea what the Rolex costs, his "beater" is a carbon fiber AP, im working on him setting me up with a payment plan on his submariner
Forged carbon is not the best material for a "beater". It definitely dents and dings. AP's only all forged carbon watch is still the Alinghi Team Chronograph. I owned one for a year and never had a problem, but if you are prone to hitting things, the material is not durable.
I think this is the forged carbon one. The surround around the dial is definitely some sort of composite.
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He said it's the AP bumblebee
Ah, the BumbleBee. The bezel is ceramic. It is a great combination.
October 11, 2017, 03:44 PM
rduckworHere's a nice review of the mac-daddy of all dive watches, the Omega Ploprof.
I think I will buy one - NOT!
https://www.deployant.com/revi...master-ploprof-1200/RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…”
Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
October 11, 2017, 05:40 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by rduckwor:
Here's a nice review of the mac-daddy of all dive watches, the Omega Ploprof.
I think I will buy one - NOT!
https://www.deployant.com/revi...master-ploprof-1200/RMD
I think there is a pretty good argument that a true professional diver's watch shouldn't have a display back, but given that there may be no actual professional divers wearing one (they mostly use dive computers), maybe it doesn't matter.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. October 11, 2017, 07:14 PM
rduckworI agree. Diver watches aren't really a tool today unless you are diving on the cheap and can't/won't buy a computer. They have become jewelry.
RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…”
Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
October 11, 2017, 09:24 PM
BrianOquote:
Originally posted by jhe888:I think there is a pretty good argument that a true professional diver's watch shouldn't have a display back...
Okay, let's hear it.
October 12, 2017, 09:51 AM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by BrianO:
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Originally posted by jhe888:I think there is a pretty good argument that a true professional diver's watch shouldn't have a display back...
Okay, let's hear it.
Display backs are a weak point in a watch to be used at very deep depths. Why introduce another set of seals and potential failure point just so we can look at the movement?
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. October 13, 2017, 10:37 PM
coloradohunter44Time to spice this up with my new (to me) Sub. I just love its simplicity.
"Someday I hope to be half the man my bird-dog thinks I am."
FBLM LGB!
October 14, 2017, 09:29 AM
ShneaSIGVery nice, Coloradohunter! Hard to beat a no-date sub.
-ShneaSIG
Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?" October 14, 2017, 11:59 AM
MikeGLIquote:
Originally posted by ShneaSIG:
Very nice, Coloradohunter! Hard to beat a no-date sub.
Absolutely.
NRA Life Member
Steak: Rare. Coffee: Black. Bourbon: Neat. October 14, 2017, 05:31 PM
jhe888I like a no-date Sub a lot. Nice.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. October 16, 2017, 04:53 AM
r0guequote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
I like a no-date Sub a lot. Nice.
Very hard to beat the overall package of a no date Sub. I was squarely on the fence between that and the new (newest) 39mm Explorer. In a way I wish I'd gone Sub just to have something more different since I had had the new (not-so-newest) 39mm Explorer in the past.
October 17, 2017, 12:39 PM
crni4Saw this Helm on one of these pages and fell in love! Took me a while to find one. Like it a lot!
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October 17, 2017, 02:23 PM
BrianOquote:
Originally posted by crni4:
Saw this Helm on one of these pages and fell in love!
Did you also get the strap with your Khuraburi, or just the bracelet?
October 17, 2017, 04:07 PM
crni4quote:
Originally posted by BrianO:
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Originally posted by crni4:
Saw this Helm on one of these pages and fell in love!
Did you also get the strap with your Khuraburi, or just the bracelet?
Yup. Chose the black/orange nato strap.
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October 17, 2017, 07:32 PM
rduckworHelm watches are a true bargain! New one coming out in 2018!
RMD
TL Davis: “The Second Amendment is special, not because it protects guns, but because its violation signals a government with the intention to oppress its people…”
Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.
October 17, 2017, 07:44 PM
crni4That's great news! Any details? Diver I assume?
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October 17, 2017, 10:56 PM
BrianOquote:
Originally posted by BrianO: Did you also get the strap with your Khuraburi, or just the bracelet?
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Originally posted by crni4: Yup. Chose the black/orange nato strap.
That's really sharp looking!
October 18, 2017, 10:23 AM
jhe888That Helm is cool looking, but why no lume on the minute hand? Or on the first part of the elapsed time bezel?
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. October 18, 2017, 12:24 PM
crni4It does have the lume but it's orange and not as bright
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