Dive much?

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Dive much?

Post by mattcantwin » Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:09 am

WnS posted this picture at WUS.

(apologies if it has already made an appearance here)


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Re: Dive much?

Post by streetracer101 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:03 am

That looks awful, regardless of what brand name is on the dial.

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Re: Dive much?

Post by jeckyll » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:04 am

streetracer101 wrote:That looks awful, regardless of what brand name is on the dial.
Agreed.

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Re: Dive much?

Post by apnk » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:09 am

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Re: Dive much?

Post by jimyritz » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:58 am

:o :shock:

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Post by dshap » Sat Apr 06, 2013 10:31 am

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Re: Dive much?

Post by toxicavenger » Sat Apr 06, 2013 11:13 am

i wondering how long he "pulp fiction" that watch?

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Re: Dive much?

Post by CGSshorty » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:06 pm

According to the guys on Paneristi, that watch "tells a story". The story is about a guy with more money than sense who mistreats expensive things just because he can.
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Re: Dive much?

Post by jeckyll » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:08 pm

CGSshorty wrote:According to the guys on Paneristi, that watch "tells a story". The story is about a guy with more money than sense who mistreats expensive things just because he can.
I thought it told of "cheap Italian crap" :lol:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by CGSshorty » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:10 pm

jeckyll wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:According to the guys on Paneristi, that watch "tells a story". The story is about a guy with more money than sense who mistreats expensive things just because he can.
I thought it told of "cheap Italian crap" :lol:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by jeckyll » Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:55 pm

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Re: Dive much?

Post by cpd c63 » Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:05 pm

HAHA...agreed...way too much patina...a watch shouldn't have barnacles on it.....looks like spongebob's panerai...
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Re: Dive much?

Post by el presidente » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:04 pm

jeckyll wrote:
CGSshorty wrote:According to the guys on Paneristi, that watch "tells a story". The story is about a guy with more money than sense who mistreats expensive things just because he can.
I thought it told of "cheap Italian crap" :lol:
Lol, just like an 5yo Fiat;)


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Re: Dive much?

Post by Pasquale » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:17 pm

streetracer101 wrote:That looks awful, regardless of what brand name is on the dial.
I LOL
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Re: Dive much?

Post by Pasquale » Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:18 pm

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You MF how dare u :angryfire:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by jeckyll » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:32 pm

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You MF how dare u :angryfire:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by deepcdvr » Sat Apr 06, 2013 4:39 pm

I regularly clean my watches to ensure my OCD doesn't go dormant.

As soon as I saw that picture, I thought of a toothbrush :scratch:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by jeckyll » Sat Apr 06, 2013 5:34 pm

deepcdvr wrote:I regularly clean my watches to ensure my OCD doesn't go dormant.

As soon as I saw that picture, I thought of a belt sander :scratch:
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Re: Dive much?

Post by JBZ » Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:05 am

CGSshorty wrote:According to the guys on Paneristi, that watch "tells a story". The story is about a guy with more money than sense who mistreats expensive things just because he can.
Can't you keep your watch in good condition and tell your story some other way? Like maybe with words?
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Re: Dive much?

Post by Safetystop » Mon Apr 08, 2013 3:41 pm

Wow cool. Not.
Here's the thing, that green stuff is verdigris. It happens to copper, brass, bronze when in contact with various substances...sea water included. The main ingredient in verdigris...copper carbonate. Unless acetic acid was applied, then it will be copper acetate. Since copper doesn't come from sea water (which I'm assuming is what he's bragging about) the copper has to come from somewhere. You guessed it. The brass/bronze matrix of the base material. I see this all the time when I restore old scuba equipment. The issue is not that it can't be cleaned up, the issue is that when it is cleaned up there will be pits where the copper has come out of solution of the base material. So this thing will look like a pitted POS pretty soon. I hope he likes that look. Because if he ever cleans it it'll be pitted like a mofo.

There's another thing that's pretty dumb about this too. Verdigris has copper compounds in it that are poisonous. So if he has this in contact with his skin on a daily basis he's bound to see some rashes or something else going on. In my opinion, thin the herd.

You can see where some of this damage occurred on this intake can. Up at around 2 o'clock you can see pitting where this "patina" took hold.
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Re: Dive much?

Post by seizure » Sat May 11, 2013 6:43 am

enough of that for SJX watermark rubbish marring a perfectly decent picture... here's a photo from the owner that shows the watch in its full glory!

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Re: Dive much?

Post by CGSshorty » Sat May 11, 2013 6:57 am

Still looks terrible.
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Re: Dive much?

Post by seizure » Sat May 11, 2013 7:12 am

CGSshorty wrote:Still looks terrible.
i agree. the water marks make it look better.

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Re: Dive much?

Post by toxicavenger » Sat May 11, 2013 4:37 pm

seizure wrote:enough of that for SJX watermark rubbish marring a perfectly decent picture... here's a photo from the owner that shows the watch in its full glory!

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Re: Dive much?

Post by Blasting&Coating » Sat Jun 08, 2013 12:10 pm

Consider me crazy but i think i like the effect of the water against brass challenge.
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