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Decal dial has a slate kind of look in certain light

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RWG is such a fine place for gentlemen to hang out, it seems like good things always happen here. Watching James Bond movies, you see him with his 6538 and when the bad guys jump in the ocean he leaps in after them without a thought to the watch he's wearing. Contemporary VRF denizens would shriek in horror at the thought of a precious 6538 getting wet, much less flying into the ocean. This is remarkable to me, because the big crowns were produced as an upgrade to the small crowns, with increased water resistance. Read the dial... it says "SUBMARINER" not "DESKMARINER". These were made to be worn in the water, down to horrific depths like 330 feet and beyond and were expected to keep time and not leak. They were tools to make a diver's work safer. Now, because of their scarcity, we treat them as My Precious and polish and coddle them. I can't think of the last time I polished and coddled my tools in the garage. Their purpose is to keep my Land Rovers running. When my micrometer torque wrench screws up, guess what? I'll buy another. It makes me a safer mechanic. When I was a commercial diver my tools made me a safer diver. Strip away the mystique and that's all these watches are. There's a certain thrill to taking a Big Crown out into the ocean, and USING IT like it was intended. It's in its natural environment and we can taste the reality of what the nostalgia promises. Down at moderate depths, there's nothing quite like looking at a Big Crown on your wrist doing its job. Throwing caution to the wind, scoffing at the fears of weaker men, and just enjoying the beastie in its natural environment. Like it's supposed to be there. And if it floods? If you're running an ETA, no harm done. Fix it and go diving again. If you're running a 1030 or 15xx? Welcome to misery. IMHO life is too short for misery.