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They sure did. I wouldn't mind replacing my 1st Gen. Orange Monster with a 3rd Gen., with its upgraded 6R15 movement and date cyclops, but not for $500 - $600 (if you can even find one).


I'm not sure that the 6R15 is enough better that it warrants the extra money. I understand the 6R15 ought to be capable of a little more precision and it has a longer power reserve, but it is still quite a similar, basic Seiko workhorse watch.




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I picked up a Vostok Amphibia 'Scuba Dude' in the 090 tonneau '1967' case. Switched to a bigger crown, replaced the standard back with the scuba dude caseback, replaced the bezel with the 'rebel' bezel from OneSecondCloser, and added a steel Doxa sub-style bezel insert. Such a fun watch.








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Posts: 26978 | Location: Westizzle Virgizzle | Registered: December 19, 2001Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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I had to run to JCPenny to pickup something for my wife. I wandered by the watch counter and found this on clearance for $200. I couldn’t resist. I needed a solar powered quartz with radio sync anyway. It’s a bit larger than I would have preferred at 44.5mm diameter but it fits me pretty well. It’s an SG009 Seiko Coutura.

BTW I’ve picked up a couple nice finds at JCP on clearance for about $100 less than you can find it elsewhere. Plus they are an AD. If you have a store nearby it’s worth a stop by every now and then.

 
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Originally posted by agony:...added a steel Doxa sub-style bezel insert. Such a fun watch.


What do the "Ft" markings indicate? Does it have a capillary depth gauge? (If so, can you post a closeup of that?)
 
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Originally posted by agony:...added a steel Doxa sub-style bezel insert. Such a fun watch.


What do the "Ft" markings indicate? Does it have a capillary depth gauge? (If so, can you post a closeup of that?)


No, you use a separate depth gauge. Once you hit your desired depth the inner ring tells you how much time you can spend at that depth before you have to decompress. I don't dive so I have no clue how it works. I had to look it up via google. Smile




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Originally posted by agony: No, you use a separate depth gauge. Once you hit your desired depth the inner ring tells you how much time you can spend at that depth before you have to decompress.

Ah, okay. That makes perfect sense. It's a simplified NDL (no decompression limit) table in a circular form factor. It's a little less conservative than the PADI tables, but not excessively so. If you compare it to the PADI table here -- http://www.scubatoronto.com/images/rdp1.jpg -- the outer ring on the bezel would correlate to the top row of the table, and the inner ring of the bezel would be like the black boxes at the bottom of each depth column on the table.
 
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Have you guys heard of the Colion Noir “#SteelWaiting” challenge? As in still waiting for this gun to come alive and shoot someone. Basically guys post pictures of their guns with watches with the steelwaiting hashtag on instagram. I think it’s a fun idea.

Dusty78, I agree it's a great idea. Since social media (except SF) is against my "religion", I'll put my submission here.

Over 100 years and zip. Zero. Nada. I even left a spare clip for the old guy.


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Originally posted by agony:
I picked up a Vostok Amphibia 'Scuba Dude' in the 090 tonneau '1967' case. Switched to a bigger crown, replaced the standard back with the scuba dude caseback, replaced the bezel with the 'rebel' bezel from OneSecondCloser, and added a steel Doxa sub-style bezel insert. Such a fun watch.



I have one of those bezel inserts in transit with some other stuff. Damn! Hong Kong must be a really long way from Alabama! Its taking forever.

RMD




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I'm itching for something new and missing a lot of watches that have come and gone. Here was a great one. The Rolex Milgauss GV with a green crystal. Long gone now.





 
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I'm itching for something new and missing a lot of watches that have come and gone. Here was a great one. The Rolex Milgauss GV with a green crystal. Long gone now.


The Milgauss with the green crystal is a lovely watch. One of the docs at my office has one and I've eyeballed it with envy.




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Hi, Rogue.




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Have you guys heard of the Colion Noir “#SteelWaiting” challenge? As in still waiting for this gun to come alive and shoot someone. Basically guys post pictures of their guns with watches with the steelwaiting hashtag on instagram. I think it’s a fun idea.

Dusty78, I agree it's a great idea. Since social media (except SF) is against my "religion", I'll put my submission here.

Over 100 years and zip. Zero. Nada. I even left a spare clip for the old guy.


That should be on a T-shirt


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I'm itching for something new and missing a lot of watches that have come and gone. Here was a great one. The Rolex Milgauss GV with a green crystal. Long gone now.



That's very striking...I've never seen a watch with a colored cystal before, certainly not one so finely and subtly done. Really attractive.
 
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For those with a Ball itch................Trainmaster Streamliner on MassDrop for $699........I may not resist much longer



https://www.massdrop.com/buy/b...iner-automatic-watch


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It's an ETA 2824-2.


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It's an ETA 2824-2.


Not savy.... What is the significance?


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It's a solid Swiss workhorse movement.

RMD




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Some days, if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all. Lost a click spring for a vintage movement I'm working on. Shit!

Started a Seiko mod that promises to be spectacular and munged up the crystal gasket. I'm going to bed before I screw up anything else.

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.
 
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Some days, if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all. Lost a click spring for a vintage movement I'm working on.

I know how you feel. On my certification exam I lost points because I lost control of a click spring, and after searching on hands and knees for 15 minutes I gave in and had to get a replacement. I ended up third in my class, and if it hadn't been for that I would have been 2nd. (The first-place finisher went on to be lead watchmaker at Panerai/Richemont in Dallas for awhile, and is now at Rolex there.)
 
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I detest this spring! I knew it would give me trouble. It did on a prior rebuild.

Congrats on making it through.

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.
 
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