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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 0:28:55 GMT
Still doing the every 2nd day honeymoon with the Okeah. I also believe the khaki canvas strap is on to stay for the rest of the summer. Oh cool, my lazy-butt icon has appeared! You ask, we provide... lol! Great OKEAH
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 0:41:45 GMT
Finishing the day with my repaired Seamaster... new crown and tube- just got it back this afternoon. Attachment Deleted
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Post by jeffhargrave on Aug 20, 2020 1:28:33 GMT
Finishing the day with my repaired Seamaster... new crown and tube- just got it back this afternoon. Beautiful, Marcel!
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 1:33:19 GMT
Finishing the day with my repaired Seamaster... new crown and tube- just got it back this afternoon. Beautiful, Marcel! Thank you, Jeff
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:34:43 GMT
Cool, Marcel! I figured I probably should wear this one every once in a while. Yes you should! That's a nice one.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:36:01 GMT
Stickin' with this guy again.... And why not?! That's a great watch. And it looks mice and slim for a diver.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:37:39 GMT
“G” on the wrist for a while... followed by a watch that puts the “hump” in “hump day have a great day everyone Yup, Humptiedumptie day, nice black Casio and flying saucer... I think I start a thread about all the blue dial watches people own...
Great blue Deep Blue! Do you still have the orange one? Start that thread! I have a truckload of blue dials.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:42:59 GMT
Nice ones Marcel! Always like seeing the flying saucer and I'll be wearing the G-Shock for the couple hours of yard work later today. The 1970's are winding down . . . well, not really, as I'm down to the digital quartz which don't wind or unwind. Today is the 1978 Sensor TriLite LCD that replaced the TI LED digital on my wrist (worn yesterday) after going through three pairs of 386 cells in rapid succession, relegating the TI to the jewelry box. LCD technology and its lower power drain by orders of magnitude displaced the LED watches very swiftly. The "TriLite" part of name refers to the Tritium it has behind the LCD screen that enabled seeing it at night. Its glow wasn't enough to be noticeable during the day, but it made the display very legible in dim light. Alas, Tritium has a 12-year half-life, and like Radium, it doesn't glow on its own. It's paired with a chemical "phosphor" that glows when irradiated by its radioactive decay. The phosphor's radio-luminescence chemically degrades with about the same half-life. After 12 years you're down to ~25% of what you started with, and it's barely detectable. Bottom line is you wouldn't be able to see anything from it now, even in an underground cavern with no light - and if you've ever been underground with all the lights out, it's darker than dark (why you never go underground without three reliable light sources). I've long since misplaced the instructions, but setting it is simple. IIRC, you have to set a Feb. 29th manually in a leap year as it's programmed to go from 28 February to 1 March. Whether it stores this for use in another four years I don't recall, but don't believe so as the battery will die before then and all date and time programming are lost. It's a very basic hour/minute/second with month/date digital. No fancy stopwatch, timer, or alarm functions. Maybe, some day when I have nothing better to do, I'll pull the screw down back and look at how the Tritium vial might be replaced, if possible. It has a battery hatch in the middle of the back and that's all that's been opened on it. Unlike the Texas Instruments which is also in a chromed "base metal" (brass) case, this one was worn for a number of years when I wasn't wearing the Chalet beater during military operations. This was before I acquired the Mil-Spec Hamilton's. Its wear and use was replaced by the Seiko SQ RR when I noted it "brassing" around the edges as the chrome plating wore through. It was then relegated to the jewelry box next to the red LED TI. Wore it periodically as a non-military beater instead of the zero jewel Chalet. As compared to the red LED TI, it uses one 386 Silver Oxide instead of two, and runs on it for about 2-1/2 years or so, versus burning through a pair of them in few months at the most. While the case is a thick, heavy block of brass, the bracelet is the typical thin, "hair puller" with wrapped stainless steel sheet metal link construction. It uses solid friction pins to hold the links together. Removing links requires jeweler's tools (hammer and drift) to pound them out and beat them back in. Driving them back in must be done with some care to prevent bending them. The friction is substantial. Those that have dealt with enough vintage bracelets have undoubtedly encountered these. It looks pretty cool with the high spots worn to brass. That's exactly how my tritium LCD was that I mentioned yesterday. When I got for Christmas 1978 it was really bright. It would probably be pretty much dark by now. Of course I think I let the H3 escape as a foolish young man.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:53:38 GMT
I love that SST! I got the Orient M-Force 2011 diver out today. it's 46mm, but it's relatively slim and hugs my wrist perfectly. Very comfortable! Thanks, Dan- great watch as well. I asked Jeff yesterday and it is visible on your shots, the lume on the hands seems a different colour from the indices. I think it’s most likely attributable to the thickness. Wonderful bezel design on that Yes, there's a slight difference to the eye in the light, but look of the lume is consistent. It may be thickness, or field area, that makes it look different.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:57:31 GMT
Still doing the every 2nd day honeymoon with the Okeah. I also believe the khaki canvas strap is on to stay for the rest of the summer. Oh cool, my lazy-butt icon has appeared! That strap brings out the military aspect of the watch. I have mine on a Breitling style bracelet, but that makes it look fancy. We all need a lazybutt icon once in a while.
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Post by zeb on Aug 20, 2020 3:59:56 GMT
Finishing the day with my repaired Seamaster... new crown and tube- just got it back this afternoon. Nice one, Marcel! Auto?
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 4:00:08 GMT
Thanks, Dan- great watch as well. I asked Jeff yesterday and it is visible on your shots, the lume on the hands seems a different colour from the indices. I think it’s most likely attributable to the thickness. Wonderful bezel design on that Yes, there's a slight difference to the eye in the light, but look of the lume is consistent. It may be thickness, or field area, that makes it look different. That shot does attest to the uniform colour
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 4:02:58 GMT
Finishing the day with my repaired Seamaster... new crown and tube- just got it back this afternoon. Nice one, Marcel! Auto? Thanks, Dan! Yep, it’s the 1120 auto based on the ETA 2892 (pre Coaxial). Attachment DeletedPhoto from Millenary Watches
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 20, 2020 4:05:59 GMT
Yup, Humptiedumptie day, nice black Casio and flying saucer... I think I start a thread about all the blue dial watches people own...
Great blue Deep Blue! Do you still have the orange one?Start that thread! I have a truckload of blue dials. The orange dialled one is amazing!
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Post by jamestkirk on Aug 20, 2020 9:34:18 GMT
I love that SST! I got the Orient M-Force 2011 diver out today. it's 46mm, but it's relatively slim and hugs my wrist perfectly. Very comfortable! Great watch, Dan, I wonder why I never aquired an M-Force, must be I never found a used one for a price I liked.
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