A revival of the Watch thread

453030

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Originally posted by 453030:
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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.

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rduckwor

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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

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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.

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rduckwor

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I 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

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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.

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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.

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Time to spice this up with my new (to me) Sub. I just love its simplicity.

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looking forward to 4 years of TRUMP!

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ShneaSIG

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Very nice, Coloradohunter! Hard to beat a no-date sub.

-ShneaSIG

Oh, by the way, which one's "Pink?"

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MikeGLI

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Originally posted by ShneaSIG:
Very nice, Coloradohunter! Hard to beat a no-date sub.

Absolutely.

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I like a no-date Sub a lot. Nice.

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r0gue

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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.

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Ignored post by r0gue posted

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Saw 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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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?

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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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rduckwor

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Helm watches are a true bargain! New one coming out in 2018!

RMD

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That's great news! Any details? Diver I assume?

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BrianO

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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!

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Ignored post by BrianO posted

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That Helm is cool looking, but why no lume on the minute hand? Or on the first part of the elapsed time bezel?

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It does have the lume but it's orange and not as bright

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