mastergod Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Hi all, From the Department of weird steampunk tools: The idea: I like the Nostrum, but dislike sub-dials and blank bezels. So I though I'd retro-engineer something functional into the weird and wacky arsenal of vintage Panerai warfare equipment. Came up with the less known sister of MARE NOSTRUM, the COLPO DI FELMINE. The function: 1943: You're performing a high-altitude-low-opening parachute-jump or climbing the Navarone mountain when a thunderstorm's comin' When you see the flash of the lightning, you press the 2 o'clock pusher, starting the centre counter hand. Seconds later, when you hear the thunder, press stop. Reading the numbers on the bezel, you see how many .kilometers away the thunderstorm is!!! The name: "Colpo di Felmine" means "thunderbolt" or "struck by lightning". It also means "struck with love (at first sight)". I thought this would resonate with the paradoxes of "military folklore" (girls-names for weapons etc) and also resonate the sound and meaning of "Mare Nostrum", which similarly folkloristic translates to "our home the sea" The dial: Resembles compass. Would be printed on matte side of transparent foil and "backlit" w/ vintage colour lume. The bezel: 1/1 and 1/2 kilomers distance to thunderstorm (The rule is 1 km pr 3 secs). Waterslide decal, lumed underneath if possible? The hands: (not shown) blue hrs & mins from nostrum rep, new blue bigsecs hand similar to the one on nostrum, but three times the size (found an old blue boiler gauge needle). Glass: Hoping to find a bigenough sternreuz hws. Case: Beat-up & then beadblasted Strap: Grey vintage leather w/ blasted GPF. My opinion: Loved designing it. Funny [censored]. Taps into dreams. It's willfully silly in it's "hardlyness" of utility, but so is the Arktos. Problem: I don't think it looks vintage enough, especially the bezel. Shame it doesn't measure meters (to do this it would need two secs hands, one of which to do one revolution per second and that's outta the league of everyone I know) FEEDBACK ON HOW TO MAKE IT MORE VINTAGE OR "BELIEVABLE" WELCOME! mg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good grief that is bloody fantatsic, did you really make it? Dude you have much talent and imagination. I'm very impressed. A wonderful creation. Thank you for sharing it. ST4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastergod Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 Good grief that is bloody fantatsic, did you really make it? Dude you have much talent and imagination. I'm very impressed. A wonderful creation. Thank you for sharing it. ST4 Its just a sketch! Can't develop it further without a reality (sic) check - what should be changed? mg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 what should be changed? the name! since it should be "COLPO DI FULMINE".. good luck with the pject! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastergod Posted September 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 the name! since it should be "COLPO DI FULMINE".. good luck with the pject! THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatever123 Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I like it! Well done! Better than the Mare Nostrum imo, somehow more harmonic. Replace Panerai by your new brand name, produce the watch, sell it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxman Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 I think It's a great Idea and wish you well with your project. I really cant think of any suggestions,maybe age the hands/dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDBroucke Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esco Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 Very creative Custom watch time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingkaiser Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 THIS is what Panerai should have made instead of the Mare Nostrum. Just gorgeous! (Wondering what it'd look like with a DLC case instead of SS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadog13 Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 THANKS! I haven't seen that you changed it...in italian it's correct "FULMINE" not "FELMINE"...and then we wonder how the chinese people make mistakes in writing and engraving such things on the cases of our beloved reps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastergod Posted September 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2010 I haven't seen that you changed it...in italian it's correct "FULMINE" not "FELMINE"...and then we wonder how the chinese people make mistakes in writing and engraving such things on the cases of our beloved reps! Hi dadog, You are correct, it has not been changed on the sketch yet! Thanks a lot for setting me straight, mg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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