The Dive Watch Connection

I was in Chicago this week for work and was amazed at the amount of pot being smoked openly in the street.

This isn't something I'm used to seeing where I'm from.

My internal jury is still out whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. I guess time will tell.

sierra11b wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 06, 2024 7:56 pm

We toured the entire area of Operation Market Garden with the German Para's and had way much fun doing so. Needless to say, the women in Holland still like a AA and Screaming Eagle shoulder patch.

I always thought it was funny when people said “AA” stood for “Athletic Alcoholics”.

I agree. As someone with fairly slim wrists, I think the 300T wears fine. It is a diving watch. If I wanted to wear a dress watch, I would. I find it more interesting that Doxa chose to expand their model line-up "downmarket", adding a model between the Sub 200 and the Sub 300T. I suspect this model...

this popped up for me today and it seems appropriate on this thread. Screenshot 2024-04-01 121252.png I’ve heard of that before, especially with the tuna fishermen around me. They use the drone for spotting fish. Tuna will swim near the surface and can be seen using spotting planes, and now drones....

Not to keep bumping a thread that some random person necro-bumped, but it is interesting that Topper is adding an extra year of warranty to the watch. I know Doxa is stingy with selling parts, so my guess is a warranty repair sent to Topper in year 3 would likely have to be sent back to Doxa for pai...

I’ve always thought this watch looked best on a strap, so the lack of a bracelet isn’t a big deal to me.

This price means owning one is just one winning lottery ticket away for me.

Striper fisherman here. I’ve been fishing off the coast of Cape Cod MA and southern New Hampshire pretty much all my life. I really enjoy having the ability to take out my 82 year old dad and 15 year old son. It’s nice to see my dad pass down the lessons he taught me years ago. What is interesting i...

Nearly perfect.

I just don’t understand why the 24 hour bezel and the 24 hour scale on the chapter ring. I would much rather have the chapter ring 24 hour scale and a divers timing bezel.

Rolex could teach a master class in marketing. I say this with true respect. They have mixed the ability to create a high quality product with superb marketing and product placement to maximize the success of their business. Many companies focus on only one half of the equation. Rolex is one of the ...

You mean this Certina? IMG_7829.jpeg If yes, the I agree. It is a cracker and wears great on an ISOfrane. Welcome back to the mad house! :cheers: Good to see/read your back haha. Mine Certina is weeks away, but looking forward to it. I agree, from a re-issue piece, this is one I am excited to see i...

You mean this Certina? If yes, the I agree. It is a cracker and wears great on an ISOfrane.

Welcome back to the mad house!

If they make a blue dial version, will it be called a “blue falcon”?

I’ve seen some interesting use cases for mixed reality headsets (VR + real world), but they were all industrial or task-based in nature. For example, using these types of googles to help someone accomplish a complex task. I’m not really seeing the home-use benefit of these right now, and especially ...

I like my Stingray Keroman with the acrylic bezel and domed sapphire crystal. It has a vintage feel, without the worry of an actual vintage watch.

That said, it scratched my Mk II itch. For the same $1K price point, I think my new Certina DS PH1000 is a better value. As always YMMV.

I agree with keeping the SKX007. You could a nice bracelet from Uncle Seiko and have a classy looking dive watch. Alternatively, SKX007 prices have been going crazy, so you could potentially make the most by selling the SKX. If you need to raise funds, the SKX is probably the best one to put on the ...

https://i.imgur.com/HYr0Wti.jpeg Pretty cool! I used to have one of those years ago IMG_0905.jpeg I still kind of miss it. Looks like you had the blue one. Very nice. I went black for the matched date wheel. Still an eye-catching design to this day, I’ve always thought about trying to source the ma...

DocHollidayDDS wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 22, 2024 9:31 am

Pretty cool! I used to have one of those years ago
I still kind of miss it.

I agree HRV’s are a gimmick to 99% of watch owners, but at least it is a gimmick with some theoretical potential use as opposed to the Omega rocket. I don’t mind having an HRV on an established watch brand’s design (such as Doxa or Certina). I am a bit hesitant when I see an HRV on a low cost micro ...

flyskate wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 20, 2024 12:33 pm

I'm trying to like it, but, all it makes me think of is those Orange County Choppers theme bikes. They should have called it the Omega Speedmaster Rocket watch!

Nailed it. If Paul Teutul Jr. designed a watch, this would be it.

FWIW, when researching a bit more about what happened to Arnold, I found this old article from Fratello: https://www.fratellowatches.com/beware- ... ches/#gref

Lesson learned for me: when traveling internationally, bring only 1 watch. I'll save my watch roll for local GTG's.

This is a situation I really don’t understand. As I read the article, it sounds like Arnold brought a watch he already owned to Germany (where he would eventually donate the watch to an Austrian charity auction). I’m trying to understand the tax implications to Germany on this. If I (a US citizen) w...

I got my 300T brand new from Joma for $1,414.

I figure used, but relatively new and mint condition, around that price is reasonable (otherwise just buy from Joma at their next sale).

On edit, I just noticed this was the LE. That will probably command a premium.

Joma is hit or miss. They sometimes sell shit not in stock, they kept my money for over 2 months to get me a watch that they said was in stock. Then another time they sent me a digital watch with a broken screen and told me I had to pay a restocking fee on it. Crazy. When we were servicing watches ...

Property tax is the most egregious form of taxation. You never truly own your home and your land if you're forced to pay tax on it in perpetuity. I was thinking about this earlier and I think there is a reason property taxes make sense in NH, but maybe less so in other states. In NH, we have a ton ...