Nanuq Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 I picked up another Orange Monster on a whim, and decided to punch up its presence a little. So I added a shark mesh band, and started a search for a lurid huge domed crystal to make Raquel Welch blush.Here's the result.... I like it! A lot. 4
Mike on a bike Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 A classic taken to the next level.
Nanuq Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm into this one for exactly $196 TOTAL, plus shipping for the parts. 1
panerai153 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Those are probably the all time best bargains in well made rugged "tool" watches. You kicked it up a couple of notches, looks great!!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
436NR Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 That does look awesome!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Legend Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 This proves two things:1. There is no such thing as too much orange. 2. Shark mesh bracelets look shamelessly good on almost any diver. Sent from Mars using tapatalk
Nanuq Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks mate! This beauty is cheap, rugged and good looking enough I want to wear it. I took it into the Rolex AD this afternoon and the guys all oooo-ed and ahhhh-ed over it, while leaning across the Daytona counter. That says something in itself!
Legend Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks mate! This beauty is cheap, rugged and good looking enough I want to wear it. I took it into the Rolex AD this afternoon and the guys all oooo-ed and ahhhh-ed over it, while leaning across the Daytona counter. That says something in itself! What I like about you big B, is your ability to keep your feet on the ground and head in the air at the same time. It takes a very special breed to wear with equal enjoyment a sub $200 seiko and a $100k Rolex. Sent from Mars using tapatalk
Nanuq Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Posted August 29, 2015 Yeah you keep saying nice things like that and ALL the beers will be on me when you get here! Or akkevit... frozen akkevit.
metalmickey Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Wow, maybe Seiko should make a domed mobster, it looks awesome
Mike on a bike Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Still confident of dive rating w/ crystal change?
SSTEEL Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 That looks stunning well done. I love mine, its stock, on bracelet, easily one of my fav's.
PeteM Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Like the watch.. and lurv the mesh... Orange seems to suit your jaundiced arms.. What mesh is that as it has some nice linkage.. I am toying about getting one for my Franken RM XXL but cant decide on which thickness, link, and style generally etc as there are so many choices.. just when I make a choice I change my mind!! I take it N that you tend to wear watches like this to distract people from staring at your hump...
436NR Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Where did you procure the crystal from? Maybe I'll build one for myself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
cc33 Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Love the dome, it must look really cool underwater too!
Nanuq Posted August 29, 2015 Author Report Posted August 29, 2015 You got it cc, it's great underwater! Very readable with the Orange. It also passed a 10-bar pressure test. The crystal is from Dagaz, and the mesh came from the upper hillsides of the Kobuk mountains where the air is cold and the villagers are quirky. 2
tframo Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Awesome. Love shark mesh. Now I need to have one of these!!!
Ronin Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 That is how it should have come from the Seiko factory!
Legend Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 I wonder if the shark mesh would truly hold if bitten upon by a shark? Sent from Mars using tapatalk
Nanuq Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 I wondered that too, Legend. If it was made of small hoops stuck together like chain mail, no way.... a shark would bite right through it. This one, the mesh is made of a long wire that's coiled into a long twist like a Slinky. Then the next length is another long wire twisted the other direction, and every loop intersects every loop of the previous "run". So in effect it's a solid wire from end to end, looped around the previous wire. I took out one length of wire to shorten the band a smidgen, and I had to cut the end loop, then I had to "unlace" the wire and pull it through every loop of the preceding row to get it out. It's a darn strong design. If a bear bit me there he'd still crush my arm but I don't think his teeth would break the skin.
Pontiaddict Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 It looks awesome Nanuq! Thanks for sharing!Even better the Dagaz description says it will fit my baby monster too... my Snowy deserves a new look and some wrist time. 1
Nanuq Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 The Monsters are taking over! Run for the hills!
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