MADRED7

what different straps can be used with a DIVERS watch?

Theo

When it gets the quick-release button, they will hopefully change their lug design.....to completely flat (equal to the King Power) and with that triangel that will be the release button.

Anyway....lets get the flaws listed, will be a good help for our dealers me thinks.

Theo

Morning mates...whats up here, no love for HUBLOTs?

Josh and Andrew and Connie all show a prototype of the upcoming HUBLOT 4000 DIVER....well, lets see what they have:

....mmh, I was so excited to see a rep of it, now I am down a bit due to the low stage the factory is at now.

Clear is the fact they used the HUBLOT prototype pics (only cumputer animated) to rep this watch....that gets a fast result but also a wrong and only prototype design!

The gen has many different aspects.....

Lets have a list of the most obvious flaws so Josh and Andrew can talk to the factory to get some things sorted.

- case thickness....rep is way too thin but I think it can be adjusted by using a new middle part and the black plastic underlay for the bezel

- the caseback is wrong but can be adjusted in thickness and design

- completely wrong lugs and lug design.....the gen does NOT have these countersunken parts!

- bezel screws need PVD

- crowns need rubber inlay

- ......

The list can go on as there are more flaws, but I would like to see the most obvious ones to be sorted first.

Lets wait and see what they do.....pre-order a prototype watch that is nowhere near 90% of the gen? Nah.....as much as I appreciate the effort of the factory and even though the price is nice, I cannot justify buying fantasy for a rep that could be a hot seller like the PloProf.

Cheers mates.

Theo

BTW....I would go for asian movement, they have never let me down in the past and its an asian made watch anyway

Looks very nice...take good care of the bezel markers....or did the factory attache them better than with V1?

Theo

Guys....the gen rubber is from equal quality as the rep one (or the other way around).

You buy the gen strap for 190$ (IF you get one of course, some SC make a real fuss on an order like a strap).

But as mentioned above, you´ll need a conversion kit and a buckle anyway.....so here is my suggestion:

Buy the watch with bracelet AND and additional rubber from your dealer, saves you $$$, time and a real headache!

Theo

I got DSN´s new PAM009 PreA...a wonderfully grey colored case.

I just need to wear the watch more to get some scratches on it (makes it more authentic).

This color can also be used (nearly) 1:1 for the PAM360 LE.

Theo

I love mine as well....wears great, easy, comfortable....allthough its the same size as all other ROO´s, it wears smaller due to the combination of grey-is Titanium and the light weight!

Theo

P.S.: this watch also handles a lot of different straps from rubber to calf to croc...everything is possible.

Its the same size....44,5mm

Theo

mmmmh....I like the 1st proto that OP did but I cannot warm for your black/white version.....maybe a pencil lead grey would suit it much better....the contrast of shiny black and white is to heavy me thinks.

Just my 0.02$

Theo

P.S.: But I love your avatar

If the thread is stripped....just try to push the pin out, after you did that, you need to remove the little screw, not really a need for it though.

Theo

Better have the stick markers and hands in matte black with dark lume that glows blue....diver ring should be the same color....nice photoshop though.

Theo

Thats a cool ad....this convinced me to purchase it IF the obvious flaws will be deleeted.

Theo

Congrats...good choice for a start.

Theo

What a pitty....imagine you order a wedding cake and the baker puts "[censored] & LAURA" instead of "DIRK & LAURA" on it.

Theo

Try and impress some girls with your "rotor-collection"

Good find...cheers mate

Theo

EXPLANATION:

When you put on your watch (fitted to a bracelet or with a deployment), you need to get your hand through the strap/bracelet.

You can slip the watch onto your wrist with the watchhead on top of your hand (back of the hand) or

you can slip your watch onto your wrist with the watchhead pointing to the palm of the hand.

Those 2 ways are completey different and the second method is easier for big hands with smaller wrists.

HAVE A TRY....

Theo

So you send it back to your dealer I hope....no way this is going to be resolved without switching the case.

Theo

Thx for all the advice guys....yesterday evening I pulled out all my watchmaker tools and started the work:

- shortened the stem a bit

- but also had to file the tube a bit down to get a good fit for the crown to the case

- dremeled the nose of the lever a huge amount down....but I was careful enough to test and dremel, test and dremel, test and dremel....

...now everything fits and I am to 90% happy.

DSN offered to re-send a newr, thicker CG...great service of the guy as allways.

Cheers mates,

Theo

COOL...so my suggestion was not that silly.

Wear it with pride and in good health, cheers

Theo

But I thought the crown should also sit flush to the case? Now there is a gap of 2mm to the case.

Theo

....hi everyone,

just received the parts from DSN to build a complete PAM009 Pre-A.

Unfortunately the crown and CG won´t fit together....as you can see on the pics, when I screw the CG to the case, I cannot close the lever, so the question is:

- do I need to mod the case and shape the stem-tube down, flush to the case or

- do I need to mod the crown and shape the inner ring of the crown down to sit flush to the case or

- do I need to mod the CG and file down the inner nose of the lever that presses down the crown?

Could need some opinion here....crown is the new, thicker 48th crown whereas the CG is the old-style CG.

Cheers

Theo

Good work.....only some minor concerns here:

- needs a standard Ti caseback

- and it really needs a new strap....brown and blue is

Theo

Maybe a silly remark but....how to you slip through the bracelet....watchcase pointing inside your hand or outside???

This makes a big difference....have a try.

Theo

Anyway...this CORUM is pure Phantasy....the dealers name it "Challenge 48" but the watch is a "Challenge 44".

The case is 44mm but the blue accents only excist in a 48mm model.

I would have loved this one in 48mm.....

Theo

Please remind yourself....a fixed date in rep business means...NOTHING

Theo