The Dive Watch Connection

Thank you all for the positive feedback.....

Nellipj wrote:Wow, that looks fantastic!


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No dude... your signature is OFF the wall

Hello everyone, Even though the watches from the Panerai family are the once that benefit the most out of the spa restoration treatments, every once in a while other beauties come along to get their shine back like this BELL & ROSS 03-92. I will not get you bored by going on and on and would rather ...

I like the way it looks bead blasted. Too bad it is a nightmare to maintain that finish. I would agree with you on 100% if we were talking about a straight up SANDblasting with rough media (like Alu Oxide). The blasting media is the thing that finishes the surface determining the watch vulnerabilit...

Beautiful work no doubt. I wouldn't have touched it. Hahaha... You should see what just came in... It looks like it was just dug out from corps of Titanic; and i am not overstating at all. http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/i383/citizenfox/0623fb4bf9d193adb149b7fec0548f25_zps81794cd0.jpg You got h...

Expat wrote:Beautiful work no doubt. I wouldn't have touched it.

Hahaha... You should see what just came in... It looks like it was just dug out from corps of Titanic; and i am not overstating at all.

Hi everyone, I will not get you bored with alot of talking because the pics that are about to follow are pretty self-explanatory. We are all familiar with the infamous Pam 026A and what great of a watch it is being destro. Well, time takes its toll to the old guys so they need a refreshment from tim...

amckiwi wrote:Thank you for showing us the process.

I am dreaming of a DLC BOR for my Aquadive DLC BS300

Stu

The Bathyscaph 300 is an incredible watch.

Watches are like women... They are all different and have different needs. The cost estimate is strictly depending on the make and model, owner's specific requirements etc. So the question "how much" may be answered in several ways depending on a number of factors. Parts to be treated as per the own...

Please do not insist on the pricing question. It will be the least to say inappropriate to start on quoting out loud. The admins were kind enough to allow me to put up the thread as is and I will keep it clean, and will not try to compromise its informative nature. I hope you would understand...

marchone wrote:A new Shogun seems like a good candidate.

They all are... aren't they

Omg is this for real.... The 422 is one of my fav watches (372, 422, 390). Awesome pick up and this cal p. 3001.... It is so nice!


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STEINHART Ocean 44 GMT Call it german and let it dive ;)... seriously now, this is a great looking watch, built in a rather rigid way all around. The watch was bought brand new, specifically for this particular project. No bead blasting or further refinishing has been done so to preserve its origin...

What is the Vickers hardness rating of your coating? Thanks. The hardness of the DLC coating applied on the watch from the pictorial is within the range of 5-6k VP. Excellent post! How long is that start to finish? And, whats the wait time to get a watch done? The turn-around time for the watch fro...

Grabbing the HK and will bring the MF down w/ a full round

Simona, Dirk, Jakob

foodle wrote:How well does this work on titanium (grade 2)?

It the substrate doesn't matter as long as it is non-corrosive/oxidative. The properties of the DLC coating does not depend on the metal it's been applied on.

Dedalus wrote:Cool thread.
Welcome to the madhouse, Nick.

Thanks mate

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

A black Riva strap.... U must love it!

very nice.... what would the outcome be if the watch was not blasted prior to getting the DLC coat? The problem with the pre-owed watches is, well they are pre-owed. Hairlines, scratches, minor dents... Those are all taken care of by the beadblasting with different blasting medias. On top of that b...

Sidheguitarist wrote:That's one heckuva 2nd post, Nick! Thanks for the pictorial!

Thank you sir

Hello everyone, I know that many of you have been wondering what the heck is the DLC coating and what is the procedure a given watch goes through in order to acquire the so desired bullet proof DLC coating. Well, it is a quite complicated procedure, going through a number of stages serving its speci...

Hornet01 wrote:Anybody have experience with, or thoughts on, the PAM 422?

http://blog.watchonista.com/blog/sihh-2 ... after-bomb



Thanks. Gordo

Aaaaaah... I am so in love!!