Hitting the Street

[freddy333]

A quick snap of my latest Newman Project just before it hits the street

[freddy333]

Ouch!!

Do you remember those Timex ads from the 60's and early 70's featuring John Cameron Swayze demonstrating watches being dropped, sat-on or taken for a swim in a dolphin's mouth? Well, I think you just topped them.

[Victoria]

Ouch!!

Do you remember those Timex ads from the 60's and early 70's featuring John Cameron Swayze demonstrating watches being dropped, sat-on or taken for a swim in a dolphin's mouth? Well, I think you just topped them.

No, but I do remember Ella Fitzgerald breaking a glass hitting a high A. "Is it live or is it Memorex?". Well, turns out the Mythbusters on the Discovery Channel broke that myth.

Sorry, I forget where I was going with this. Oh yeah, nice photo!

[freddy333]

Yes, I remember that Discovery Channel show as well. But the Timex commercials were real.

[Raijor]

Ouch!!

Do you remember those Timex ads from the 60's and early 70's featuring John Cameron Swayze demonstrating watches being dropped, sat-on or taken for a swim in a dolphin's mouth? Well, I think you just topped them.

I remember two - one had the watch strapped to the wrist of a Cliff Diver and the other to an out board motor. - "Timex ... it takes a licking and keeps on ticking." Those commercials reall made the point about the durability of a Timex watch.... very well developed commercials - Cheers

[alligoat]

Congratulations, freddy! Wear it well and in good health. I guess you got your case clamp issues all squared away.

[freddy333]

Actually, no. The case clamp issues involved the other (6239) Daytona and remain to be sorted out (though I am working on it)

That watch was a nightmare compared to the 6241. I spent weeks on the 6239 and it was like pulling teeth every step of the way. Nothing fit right, nothing went together as it should & I had to do an extraordinary amount of filing/grinding/sanding/polishing just to get the V72 to properly fit into the case. A nightmare (but it will be worth the effort since the project's outcome has far exceeded my expectations).....

(I modeled my 6239 after the 6239 in WatchTime's 'Special Rolex Edition', including its early '300 UNITS' bezel & unique (and very sporty) red chrono seconds hand)

By contrast, my 2nd Newman project, the 6241, went together in about a day and without much ado. After grinding off the small locater tab on the edge of the pillar plate (this locates the movement into the spacer ring used in the Enicar's & some other cases), the movement slid right into the DW 6241 case like a woman's hand sliding into a (faux) fur-lined custom leather glove. And a good amount of the time I spent working on this one was wasted crawling around on the floor searching for dropped parts (all eventually found, so my record of 0 lost parts remains intact!) and correcting mistakes caused by my own carelessness & imprecision. There are definitely variations in the cut, dimensions and precision of DW's Daytona cases.

In any case, thanks Alli.