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  1. Any word on a new double AR run?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    i believe chieftang posted that he is going to be pretty busy over the next several months & he may or may not have time to do a new run during this period....do not fear though -- he assured that there will be future runs....

    as always, patience is the name of the game w/ our reps....:victory:

    deltatahoe

  10. my first genuine watch

    in My Collection

    Posted

    @delta ... this is one beautiful watch and expecially looking at all the superduperreallyexpensive gens (like submariners, to take another diving gen as an example) out there, it is great value for money.

    this was one of the things that pushed me over the edge -- i feel like this watch is really good relative value. where else can you get a genuine diver rated to 2k meters with a GMT movement for less than $2k?

    deltatahoe

  11. @#*^&!+#$%!@#$@#%

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    :o this is sad news nanuq -- i think i might just break out into tears if this were to happen to my dw 6362 :cry:

    i'm sure ziggy would be happy to help. i'm curious, was the crown & tube genuine? :g:

    if so, this is really too bad. :wounded1:

    if not, look on the bright side -- your dw daytona just got an upgrade :victory:

    either way, i'm sure you will sort it out...

    deltatahoe

  13. PAM 203

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    Having experienced my first taste of Panerai-mania, I want more! Yes, even with my PAM 111h on its way, I still want more.

    uh oh....looks like you've got a growing case of paneraitis :o

    I have long wanted one with a brown or choco dial

    have you considered the pam 232? there is a good thread about it here....

    deltatahoe

  14. genuine watches have issues too

    in Watch Repair & Upgrade

    Posted

    as discussed in my thread here, i recently purchased a genuine sinn u2.

    one thing i've always found interesting is the "genuine watches don't have any of the quality control and other issues that replica watches have" myth that certain people around here like to spread as an argument to why we shouldn't be wasting our money on replica watches. in reality, genuine watches do have many of the issues that our reps have, and it is generally much more costly and time consuming to have these issues fixed.

    after wearing my sinn u2 for a couple days, i realized that the date wasn't squarely centered in the date window (it was "high" in the window); look closely at the picture below.

    276769-2324.jpg

    i figured it wasn't too badly misaligned so i decided to just let it be and see if it corrected itself. when the same thing happened the next day, although more pronounced, i decided to see if possibly i just needed to reset the date to get it to align properly. so i circled through the dates using the quick-set function, and manually went through the hours as if setting the time, and the same thing happened again.

    essentially what is happening (i've tried this twice, and it seems to be happening consistently, at least on these dates) is the date comes part-way down into the window at midnight, then at 21:00 hours (ie. 9:00 pm), it centers in the date window. then at midnight it comes part way down into the window, and subsequently (21 hours later) at 9:00 pm it centers in the window again.

    i emailed ziggy about this, and this was his response (the expert ziggy helpful as always):

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    The datewheel change gear on the 2893-2 is a small spring loaded tab. This tab is triangle shaped, and it engages the datewheel and starts to apply pressure, as the time approaches 12am, the pressure builds up in the spring, and eventually the spring pressure is greater than the set spring, and the date changes over.

    Once it snaps into place, the only thing touching the datewheel is the set spring. What you describe to me, is that either the spring is not strong enough or the wheel is hanging up. The reason that the date centers at 2100 is that at that time, the changeover gear spring tab has just re-engaged into the datewheel, and this pressure is enough to move the wheel a small amount and center it into the spring.

    Not sure if that makes sense.

    It's not going to fix itself, so best to have it looked at while under warranty.

    Hope this helps.

    Cheers,

    Ziggy

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    now if one of my reps was having this problem, i would just pack it up and send it to ziggy for him to take care of the problem, but given it is still under warranty, combined with the fact this watch case is filled with argon (and therefore really cannot be worked on by anyone other than sinn), that isn't really an option. so i have to go through the hassle of sending my watch to germany to be worked on my sinn, which could take several months. i was fortunate to have purchased the watch from an honest, reliable seller, who refunded me a portion of the purchase price of the watch given this issue. however, the fact still remains that it is going to be a relatively long, drawn out process to get my watch fixed.

    anyways, i figured i would post about my experience to dispell myths about genuine watches never having problems -- it simply isn't true -- these are mechanical, automatic watches, and even watches with genuine ETA movements (the sinn u2 has an ETA 2893-2 inside), can have the same issues as our reps.

    deltatahoe

  15. my first genuine watch

    in My Collection

    Posted

    like so many others here, i've been interested in watches since i was a little kid. however, my interest in watches has grown immensely since a year or so ago when i started poking around the web looking for a decent replica breitling watch and found RWG. at this point, there is no denying the fact that i have a serious watch addiction :wounded1:

    so it didn't come as a big surprise that i eventually became interested in a unique, genuine watch like the sinn u2. i started tracking ebay and TZ for prices on a lightly used u2 several months ago, and finally snagged a sinn u2 in like new condition for a nice price a couple weeks ago.

    buying a used watch online was a little nerve racking -- similar to waiting for that first rep to arrive, but with significantly larger dollars at stake :o. however, the watch arrived two days after making payment, and everything about the watch was in perfect condition.

    i absolutely love the watch -- it sits really nicely on the wrist, has an easily readable dial and simple design, the thick rubber strap helps keep the watch nice & secure, and given it is made out of submarine steel, it's virtually indestructable (unless of course your wife attacks you with an explorer 1 rep).

    anyways, enough discussion about the watch -- let's see some pictures :D

    276767-2325.jpg

    276767-2326.jpg

    276767-2327.jpg

    276767-2328.jpg

    and finally, a wrist shot

    276767-2329.jpg

    to anyone considering the sinn u2, don't think twice about buying one -- it is a really nice piece that will probably never be repped (argon filled submarine steel case, dehumidifying capsules and relatively reasonable genuine price are all deterrents).

    thanks for looking :victory:

    deltatahoe

    ps, did anyone notice something odd about the first picture? see my thread here for the answer and a discussion

  18. My fellow freaks.. strap freaks.. I need your opinion

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    hmm...to be honest i think they both look good in their own way....

    i agree with willith -- the tan strap will continue to look better once it ages a bit. however, for some reason i feel like the black strap works better with the big buckle -- maybe b/c it originally came on a black kevlar strap & it feels like more of a utilitarian buckle (or something like that ;) )....

    either way, i think it's worth keeping the buckle :victory:

    just don't let delaurian know you're using his "PATENTED EASY GLIDE SYSTEM" :ph34r:

    deltatahoe

  20. Finally.. after some months I sourced the perfect strap hide in Greece...

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    Brad, your strap has been dispatched 28 of June.. End of this week I think you will have it :)

    The quote was general for vintage watches owners and not to you.. :thumbsupsmileyanim:

    i thought this was the case, but figured i would respond just in case.

    believe it or not, i just received the strap 5 minutes ago; it looks great V -- i can't wait to try it on my 112h :victory:

    thanks for the incredibly fast turnaround :o

  21. Pugwash's 3717 with Valjoux date wheels

    in The IWC Area

    Posted

    i like this iwc and i want to know how is the luminous power.

    is that better with this update version ???

    i'm pretty sure pugwash's version isn't the update version (his has the high beat new asian 7750)....i have the initial EL version as well, and the lume is above average for this one....the lume is only on the 3/6/9/12 markers and the hands, but it glows pretty well after getting charged up.....i can't comment on the 'lasting power' of the lume -- i haven't really checked to see if it lasts very long...

    hope this helps,

    deltatahoe

  22. Finally.. after some months I sourced the perfect strap hide in Greece...

    in The Panerai Area

    Posted

    And your strap is today ready to dispatch ;)

    With round edge as requested.. Something different than the usual designs :thumbsupsmileyanim:

    btw.. I can put this strap on vintage watches with fixed lugs.. If you send me the watch you will have the ultimate strap fixed on your watch and not those ugly rivets most of those watches have ;)

    hi V,

    i forgot to reply to this thread....this one will be going on my 112h, so go ahead and send it out...

    definitely something to think about in the future though...:g:

    deltatahoe

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