The Dive Watch Connection

Bose. Period. Bose is the Bell&Ross of audio. An expensive way to get reasonable quality sound. B uy O ther S tereo E quipment I use Grado HF2's and Sennheiser HD25's w/ a Headamp Pico DAC/Amp. Indeed, friends don't let friends by Bose. I wouldn't even call the sound quality all that reasonable fro...

Since were talking platinum, I recon a Coke C GMT should be this, let's just make it completely un-obtanuim. Handled a platinum Daytona a few weeks back, I really want one (but sure as crap I don't need one…) frankly the most useless watch, but I still want it. J :shrug: I can think of many far les...

I wish they'd do a steel version. Gold is too heavy. I love the watch. This For me, the issue would be more the softness of the metal than the weight, especially for a bracelet watch. I've seen a too many 18K watches worn frequently/daily by normal people around here that start looking shagged-out ...

Nothin' wrong with that; Seiko makes great quartz movements.

Tudor doesn't seem to be interested in going back to actual Rolex cases, so I'm guessing a Big Block isn't in the cards. I've actually found myself drawn to the Ranger recently, but I'm thinking of holding out until Basel on the off chance that Tudor releases one with a date, which I'd prefer. It's...

Fun on a closed course, sure.

Ripping up people's property and launching off hills around pedestrians in a loud POS car may be fun for the asshole behind the wheel, but to everyone else it's called dangerous driving for a reason. Keep that infantile shit off public streets.

Tudor doesn't seem to be interested in going back to actual Rolex cases, so I'm guessing a Big Block isn't in the cards. I've actually found myself drawn to the Ranger recently, but I'm thinking of holding out until Basel on the off chance that Tudor releases one with a date, which I'd prefer. It's...

Here's what I was just told for costs: Overhaul: 825 Crown: 116 Tube: 116 Mainspring:40 Rotor arbor: 24 Springbars: 2 each. I'm having them send it to me. They use a Rolex certified repair guy - not one of the 2 service centers. Those prices are completely out to lunch. But if they really are selli...

You also have more parts replacements than usual, so the price will be higher. Standard service, as everyone has said, is usually around $600-700. At least here, reverser wheels and rotor arbor are replaced as part of the standard service and included in the cost. Even if they were to be charged se...

Great stuff, Ryan. I've always been impressed by the engineering that goes into the 116660, although it's not a watch I think I could wear. Honestly, I'm almost as impressed by the standard 116600s and 16600s--4x the water resistance of the Sub, yet only slightly thicker. Thanks! Yep, the 1220-m Se...

I like the article on the ridges on Rolex crystal - good stuff Aye; there's heaps of legitimate expertise and insight on that blog based on working on all sorts of different watches, which is a nice change from the usual opining from the self-appointed internet experts. It's a goldmine, and I appre...

I'm totally surprised how thick the dssd crystal is. I've handled the watch many times and frankly I would not have guessed that thick. Cool read! Yeah, it's remarkable that the watch isn't thicker considering that there's also hands, dial, movement, rotor, and equally-burly caseback sandwiched in ...

I recently caught up with my watchmaker friend, and he had a few nifty things in the shop. Here's the difference between the 300-m-rated Submariner's crystal and the 3900-m-rated Deepsea's: http://s26.postimg.org/49zdzljft/image.jpg The Submariner's rating is plenty for anything in the real world — ...

It's not there for luxury or decoration; the reason it's traditionally done on quality watches is to provide a textured surface to trap dust and other fine particles so not as much gets into the moving bits. For sure, but my point is that too many "watchmakers" use them as decoration. :) Agreed; it...

It's not there for luxury or decoration; the reason it's traditionally done on quality watches is to provide a textured surface to trap dust and other fine particles so not as much gets into the moving bits.

[...]I have long appreciated the work and innovation of Mr. Journe and even though there are interesting pieces of his that go WAY up the price range, his "entry" level offering has always been the one that has caught my eye. From the mirror/reflective finish (don't know how else to describe it) bl...

It's simple, and diabolically clever. It's all about national defense strategy. Come the maple syrup apocalypse, when Canada invades the U.S., they'll underestimate driving distances to D.C., and run out of gas around Boston. Y'know, that pretty much happened already in 1983 , except they weren't d...

I'm also relieved that you didn't get the Cartier diver. :P The 116710 works great on an old-school 62510H (or Super Jubilee if you're feeling spendy) as an alternative to the polished-centre-link Oyster, and they're brilliant for not showing scratches: http://s26.postimg.org/lq4y6kkvd/IMG_0104.jpg ...

Even by the low standards of modded watches, that's bad. The red triangle on the bezel looks like a tumour, and everything else is sloppy, too.

To each his own, but I wouldn't pay money for that.

ChaseCJ7 wrote:Did somebody say Expo II day?

Evidently... yes!

PS: For some reason, straps look less terrible than they usually do with an Oyster case when it comes to Exp IIs.

Thanks Ryan, I had the previous 16570 Polar, this is everything that watch wasn't. As much as I really liked it, and it was my first dip into Rolex. J Indeed, almost every component is unique to the model — including case, bracelet, crown, handset and 3187 movement — which gives the Explorer II its...

I'm gonna kick it off because it 18.00hrs here is Sydney and I've got a cold one in my hand, with my new EXP II, back into the fold. Have a great Friday. J [216570] Nice choice! http://s26.postimg.org/t86835c4p/exp2dive.jpg Gotta say that mine has become my new favourite travel/adventure watch. :ch...

^ Agreed. It's only original once. You can always get it done later if you change your mind, but if you're not fussed, then I wouldn't bother, either. FWIW, I find that a refinished surface, no matter how skilfully done, never looks quite like the factory one. On the other hand, I've never had a bea...

Very matchy-match.

I like their straps. And even though they've gone up a few bucks since the last time I ordered some, I think their leather NATOs are a very sweet deal.

^ I do need a Nomos. And one of these... http://s26.postimg.org/abvy5kkvd/IMG_0831.jpg ...but not in yellow gold. Nice watch for sure, though. After giving back the DD40, I took the Explorer II diving in Thailand — the only watch I brought with me for ten days in southeast Asia, and it's been great....