Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by CGSshorty » Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:20 am

Didn’t Carlo do something like that?
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by pbj204 » Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:01 am

Bradystraps wrote:
Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:10 pm
Yes, no date versions as well. The insert is aluminum.
I like them both. A matte ceramic insert would make it perfect.

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:52 am

pbj204 wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:01 am
Bradystraps wrote:
Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:10 pm
Yes, no date versions as well. The insert is aluminum.
I like them both. A matte ceramic insert would make it perfect.
While I certainly understand the allure of the ceramic insert, I want to keep the design specs more inline with the original style.
Appreciate your input though! :thumbsup:
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by abuemily » Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:47 am

Bradystraps wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:52 am
pbj204 wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:01 am
Bradystraps wrote:
Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:10 pm
Yes, no date versions as well. The insert is aluminum.
I like them both. A matte ceramic insert would make it perfect.
While I certainly understand the allure of the ceramic insert, I want to keep the design specs more inline with the original style.
Appreciate your input though! :thumbsup:
I'm fairly certain the original had an acrylic bezel insert.

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by gonzomantis » Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:30 am

abuemily wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 9:47 am
Bradystraps wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 8:52 am
pbj204 wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:01 am
Bradystraps wrote:
Sat Sep 22, 2018 6:10 pm
Yes, no date versions as well. The insert is aluminum.
I like them both. A matte ceramic insert would make it perfect.
While I certainly understand the allure of the ceramic insert, I want to keep the design specs more inline with the original style.
Appreciate your input though! :thumbsup:
I'm fairly certain the original had an acrylic bezel insert.
Yup. Unless you are talking about the original MKII Blackwater. :stir:

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Ruggs » Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:34 am

Looks good Todd! Do these have any lume on the bezel?

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Mon Sep 24, 2018 12:15 pm

Ruggs wrote:
Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:34 am
Looks good Todd! Do these have any lume on the bezel?
Thank you! :thumbsup:
No. Standard aluminum bezel insert. Trying to keep with the minimalistic look and feel of the watch.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by CarloDWC » Mon Sep 24, 2018 11:00 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 9:20 am
Didn’t Carlo do something like that?
Yes, actually that is the watch, he got it from me on trade... :grin:

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by mfxr » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:16 am

hoppyjr wrote:
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CGSshorty wrote:
logan2z wrote:
Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:23 pm
Yao-za, I feel like I've seen this somewhere before...

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Does the world really need another Benrus Type 1 homage?
Probably not, but is anyone else currently producing one besides Yao? I certainly won't give that guy my money.
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Bamford does some fruity versions for those so inclined:

https://bamfordlondon.com/collections/mayfair

They are not all bad
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by gonzomantis » Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:20 am

Axelay2003 wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:32 am
Has anyone done a white dial Mil Spec watch? Acrylic or sapphire done and white aluminum insert.

This would be something different and unique, IMO.

Looks good otherwise, but hoping the lug hole position be closer towards the case.
^^^ Bamford has your white dial.

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Axelay2003 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:34 pm

gonzomantis wrote:
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:20 am
Axelay2003 wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:32 am
Has anyone done a white dial Mil Spec watch? Acrylic or sapphire done and white aluminum insert.

This would be something different and unique, IMO.

Looks good otherwise, but hoping the lug hole position be closer towards the case.
^^^ Bamford has your white dial.
I saw that! Still, I want to see if Karlskrona can do it with a white bezel insert. Never been done before.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:51 pm

Axelay2003 wrote:
Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:34 pm
gonzomantis wrote:
Tue Sep 25, 2018 5:20 am
Axelay2003 wrote:
Sun Sep 23, 2018 8:32 am
Has anyone done a white dial Mil Spec watch? Acrylic or sapphire done and white aluminum insert.

This would be something different and unique, IMO.

Looks good otherwise, but hoping the lug hole position be closer towards the case.
^^^ Bamford has your white dial.
I saw that! Still, I want to see if Karlskrona can do it with a white bezel insert. Never been done before.

As much as i would love to try that combo, Gerard, I'm just not sure there is a market for it. Perhaps if the first run of watches do well, I can take a stab at a white dial/white bezel insert.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by CGSshorty » Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:11 pm

A white dial with a black insert would look great.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by DEMO » Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:50 am

^^^ Todd --- stick with the black dial, you will have more customers. And too expensive to offer a second white dial option for this one.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:14 pm

DEMO wrote:
Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:50 am
^^^ Todd --- stick with the black dial, you will have more customers. And too expensive to offer a second white dial option for this one.

It would be expensive. And I just don’t see the demand.
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by andrema » Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:08 am

You should try a matte bezel insert
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Fri Sep 28, 2018 1:33 pm

andrema wrote:
Fri Sep 28, 2018 10:08 am
You should try a matte bezel insert
It will be. :thumbsup:
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by gr8sw » Sat Sep 29, 2018 1:29 pm

2nd renderings look really good :thumbsup: I was hoping the hands would be a bit thicker than your 1st showed, looks like they are?
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by CarloDWC » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:33 am

Unfortunately I cannot see any of those pics, I am blocked... but I would like to share a couple of pics of the last project I did with the Baltic Shield where keeping the original dial I installed some MKII hands originally made for Seiko movements. These seem to be a nice size and width...

Maybe it can help with the new project from Todd.

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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Bradystraps » Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:48 pm

Thanks, Carlos. Nice mod there!
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Re: Karlskrona Hemlig Mil Series Dive Watch

Post by Forever8895 » Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:36 am

Hello, I’m totally new to this forum, but I’m here for the Hemlig! I’ve been looking for Military inspired dive watch for quite sometime, this might be the best one available. Here is my 2cent for it: most of the discussion so far is about 2D design. For me, what is so attractive about vintage watches is their thin case profile. Look at the picture to see what I mean:

Original Benrus Type 1 case: see how thin the mid-case is, the seamless flow from bezel to crystal

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And now some homages:

Mkii Paradive: thick thick case

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Precista prs-18

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The only who nailed the proportion is mkii blackwater, which is out of production for a long time and rare as hens teeth:

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I hope to see the Hemlig in the future with this sexy original profile of the Benrus!

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