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Post by zeb on Aug 27, 2020 18:21:18 GMT
Wilma!!!  I love the orange on the bezel. Johan. Still  with the Islander. The Z20 was very uncomfortable. Today I have a single-pass elastic strap. Ultra comfortable! Simple yet effective, my man! Looks great and will work as a tourniquet in a pinch! Thanks, Marcel. This is my favorite out of the black straps so far. |
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Post by zeb on Aug 27, 2020 18:24:41 GMT
Great looking Monster Johan . . . I remember when you first got that one. Soviet Восток Амфибия Maritime Radio Operator made in October 1990. Powered by a Boctok 2409A handwind. Must admire their mechanical design engineers. They were capable of designing things, including this watch, that were robust to appalling manufacturing conditions lacking precision and control of their processes. It worked in spite of enormous variation in materials and processes. This watch is a prime example of it, and I've used it to demonstrate to others what "robust engineering" can accomplish. Great Soviet watch, John! And a radio room to boot. Yes, the Soviets had mad skills engineering reliable equipment that didn't require extreme manufacturing tolerances. These watches and the Kalashnikov come to mind immediately. |
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Post by John Lind on Aug 27, 2020 19:02:25 GMT
Great Soviet watch, John! And a radio room to boot. Yes, the Soviets had mad skills engineering reliable equipment that didn't require extreme manufacturing tolerances. These watches and the Kalashnikov come to mind immediately. I had the opportunity to walk through the optical train on one of their telescopes. Every piece of the train was a spherical surface, except for the smallest one, which was aspheric and compensated for all the aberrations created by the rest of the train. Why? Grinding and polishing a spherical surface with precision is immensely easier than creating and polishing an aspheric. Allowed them to focus (pun intended) their limited precision and control capability on one comparatively small part. It was a brilliant design concept that was used from the outset by their optical engineering and its lead engineer in creating the design. In addition, the rest of it was tweaked during design to minimize the complexity of the aspheric surface. |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 27, 2020 19:55:15 GMT
Great looking Monster Johan . . . I remember when you first got that one. Soviet Восток Амфибия Maritime Radio Operator made in October 1990. Powered by a Boctok 2409A handwind. Must admire their mechanical design engineers. They were capable of designing things, including this watch, that were robust to appalling manufacturing conditions lacking precision and control of their processes. It worked in spite of enormous variation in materials and processes. This watch is a prime example of it, and I've used it to demonstrate to others what "robust engineering" can accomplish. Nice Radio Room  Still hard to get used to seeing the Russian watches on bracelets. They look so good like that, but are seldom seen. |
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Post by marsss25 on Aug 27, 2020 19:56:46 GMT
Love that bead blasted Monster! Quartz Khaki for me while working outside ![]() ![]() then Dan Henry back on the wrist. I believe that Dan Henry is next on my list. Soooo nice!  I would highly recommend it! Wears so comfortably. |
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Post by jeffhargrave on Aug 28, 2020 0:38:43 GMT
Great cream dial, Jeff!   Hope the weather has been decent for your trip. How many watches did you bring? I only brought about 12 or so. Didn't want to just cycle through my usual 3 or so. |
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