concepta Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 http://puretimewatch.com/product/sea-dweller-deepsea-116600-v6-a2836/ So what´s new??
theblueprince Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 Lol, make it stop, make it stop!
www_watch Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 Pearl looks good. Friendly price as well. Looking good to me. Unsure about the "mineral crystal" though.....
ocram Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 Yes, nice price and pearl lokks pretty good to me. But: mineral crystal????
HauteHippie Posted January 17, 2011 Report Posted January 17, 2011 LOL.... and how do we suppose the price came down? That is an expensive chunk of sapphire. Mineral is much cheaper. Be glad they're not passing it off as sapphire, and are offering it at a lower price.
Jkay Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 There has been a dark horse DSSD for over a year now, lurking in the shadows; some said it was a myth. A fantasy .. something existing only on the fringe of consciousness. I first saw one almost a year ago to this day. Highhozumdiddlyay was asking for an opinion on a DSSD his agent had discovered in MBK Mall. It had the HEV style of a Noobfactory piece but the reasonably thin hour markers of a DSSD v5/2010 model. What struck me about it the most, tho, was the neatly rounded pearl dome. This is that watch. I can't tell how well the diver's clasp is engineered from these pictures but it looks to be quite promising. Note the stepped date window .. not a bevel. That's good. Unfortunately it has the Noobfactory's over-arched bezel insert triangle. Too curved. It also inherits the Noobfactory's incorrect "pressure dome" case-back. Stepped instead of conical. This is never seen in common use, of course.
Watchmeister Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Since we all already own one of these. What are the parts we would cannibalize from both this one and an earlier one to make the best hybrid?
kingkaiser Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Seriously, what in the world is the difference here? I fixate on my DSSD V5 daily, and I'm having a hard time spotting the difference. The triangle at 12 is curved, not straight; HEV valve looks almost the same; the dial is the same as V5; the hour markers are marginally thinner, but is that enough to justify repurchasing the watch?
mastrmindalliance Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 The only difference to the V5 i can see is that the crown guards look bad. The profile looks too low in these pics. I can't find any difference in the clasp. 0_o The cartel has had a titanium caseback back since the v3 as i understand it. It's the ETZ ones that lose their paint/scratch. That Josh didn't post it is probably telling.
plaifender Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 The only difference to the V5 i can see is that the crown guards look bad. The profile looks too low in these pics. I can't find any difference in the clasp. 0_o The cartel has had a titanium caseback back since the v3 as i understand it. It's the ETZ ones that lose their paint/scratch. That Josh didn't post it is probably telling. Dont think any came with titanium caseback... The cartel doesn't sell anything but the V3 anyways.. Their ultimate is just a V3 with "better" steel, beveled date, slightly improved dial, and corrected bezel at 10 o'clock for the most part. Case, bracelet, and caseback haven't changed though. But maybe I'm wrong.. I'd love a titanium caseback!
mastrmindalliance Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Lol, with the bracelet (glidelock/dive extension) and the case back (changed to stepped design titanium) and crystal (there's a post/thread here somewhere) from the v3. And add to your dial, bezel and caseset... I'd suggest it's an entirely different watch. The only thing left is the movement. 0_o Edit to clarify: I'm referring to v3 to cartel ult here (recently termed v5).
chefcook Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Always when I am going to buy a Deep Sea a new version is released and I am confused which leads me to not buying anything.
plaifender Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 the saga never ends..... 97% correctness will never increase to 99%... nicely rounded pearl.. still some errors though.. With a v6.. why wouldn't they use the nice conical caseback in titanium... gen part swaps would be nice for this watch... alas.. I fear it will never be
watcher Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 Hours markers now have thinner rings as per the gen watch. Bezel teeth still not quite right but overall it is good enough. If you want perfection buy a gen!
Jkay Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 This has to be a third factory. Why would Noobfactory go *backwards* and return to the old, incorrect caseback. They fixed that early last year.
mastrmindalliance Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 This has to be a third factory. Why would Noobfactory go *backwards* and return to the old, incorrect caseback. They fixed that early last year. Sounds like a reasonable deduction! Of course, my response up ^^there is a typo. Should have read "changed from stepped design". The only thing I really want for my ziggied Cartel Ult is the insert triangle from the V3 (while retaining the correct 10 of the current) oh, and a better thumb divet on the clasp
plaifender Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 This has to be a third factory. Why would Noobfactory go *backwards* and return to the old, incorrect caseback. They fixed that early last year. +1 also... why would they go "backwards" and install mineral crystal?
stolikat Posted January 18, 2011 Report Posted January 18, 2011 This has to be a third factory. Why would Noobfactory go *backwards* and return to the old, incorrect caseback. They fixed that early last year. Does anything they do makes sense? I am not surprised.
mastrmindalliance Posted January 19, 2011 Report Posted January 19, 2011 I'm never convinced it's cartel (in this case - deserving of the 'V6") until Josh has it.
Jefe Posted January 26, 2011 Report Posted January 26, 2011 Looks like they just changed it: "sapphire crystal" (check the Puretime link) Although I might be the only one that still doesn't have one, and therefore cares!
Jkay Posted January 26, 2011 Report Posted January 26, 2011 I look forward to seeing a review of this new model. I think it will be stunning with a Zig lume job.
By-Tor Posted January 26, 2011 Report Posted January 26, 2011 Always when I am going to buy a Deep Sea a new version is released and I am confused which leads me to not buying anything.
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