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  • J
    JDelage
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 13 Jan 2012

    Joss - no 'h'.  😉

    I thought of you actually because the bezel has that vintage look you also see on the Fifty Fathoms.

    last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:11 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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      JDelage
      啓蒙家
      Joined: 13 Jan 2012

      I compiled a list of diver's bronze watches. A couple (Oris, Eterna) are above the $2,000, but the others are mostly sub $1,000. A couple are brass, and some models are not available at this time. For your enjoyment:

      http://www.anonimo.com/collections/militare/AM-1020.04.003.A03 (love that one!)
      http://aquadive.com/dive-watch-bathyscaphe-100-bronze/
      http://www.aquaticowatch.com/dolphin-3000m-c-87_88/
      https://www.archimede-watches.com/sporttaucher-bronze-trbr-sw-sk.html
      http://www.armidawatches.com/collection.php#!/Armida-A1-45mm-bronze-black/p/80575018/category=22784162
      https://www.borealiswatch.com/store/Borealis-Oceanaut-c24773388
      https://www.christopherward.com/watches/dive/c60-trident-bronze-pro-600-range
      http://eterna.com/en/news/detail-page/news/kontiki-bronze-manufacture/
      https://www.evantwatches.com/collections/frontpage
      https://www.h2o-watch.com/h2o-orca-bronze-configurator.html
      https://www.h2o-watch.com/helberg/helberg-ch8-config.html
      https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Shark-Diver-42-bronze-green/p/80706134/category=22810077
      https://www.lum-tec.com/collections/b19-bronze.html
      http://www.magrette.com/shop/7347878853 (love that one too!)
      https://www.makarawatches.com/collections/watches
      http://www.maranez.com/watches.php#!/c/0/offset=0&sort=normal
      https://www.oris.ch/en/watch/oris-carl-brashear-limited-edition/01-733-7720-3185-set-ls
      https://schofieldwatchcompany.com/product/patinated-bronze-beater/
      https://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/diver-watch/ocean-1-bronze-629.html
      http://www.bucherer.com/uk/tudor-heritage-black-bay-bronze-43mm-automatic-blue-dial-mens-watch-m79250bb-0001.html#technical-info
      https://ventuswatches.com/products/mori-300m-brass-diver-m-2v-preorder
      https://zeloswatches.com/collections/hammerhead-preorder/products/hammerhead-1000m-diver-meteorite-full-bronze-preorder-2
      http://www.zoretto.com/indy.php
      https://helsonwatches.com/shop.php#!/Skindiver-bronze/c/22810153/offset=0&sort=normal

      Those makers have made bronze watches but they're not available at this time:
      http://www.benarus.com
      http://halioswatches.com
      https://www.gruppogammawatches.com/

      last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        OCD, Moi?

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          JDelage
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 13 Jan 2012

          Touche… This is just one column of a larger spreadsheet....  😃  And yes, I have those for jeans too. And shirts. And jackets.

          last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:33 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Seul
            Joined: 24 Nov 2009

            ???

            last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              DougNg
              Joined: 24 Sept 2009

              I have a bucket of random screws and bolts, can you sort them by thread pitch for me?

              I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

              last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                JDelage
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                You guys don't have spreadsheets for your jeans? You're weird….  😉

                last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 19:54 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  Chris
                  Raw and Unwashed
                  Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                  What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

                  last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 21:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                    DougNg
                    Joined: 24 Sept 2009

                    I don't even know the location of most of my jeans…they're somewhere in the house, here and there...

                    I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

                    last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 21:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      JDelage
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                      @Chris:

                      What sort of information is on the spreadsheet?

                      For the watches? Brand, model name, Bronze v. brass case, color of bezel, of dial, width, height, ATM waterproofing, movement, URL, price, whether currently available, and notes on design.

                      For the clothes, just the various measurements in inches & cm for the various models.

                      last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 23:08 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • M
                        madmonday
                        Raw and Unwashed
                        Joined: 13 Oct 2009

                        🙏🏿 for the list @JDelage

                        Super helpful and just fun for me to ogle affordable watches

                        head high, middle finger higher

                        last edited by 7 Jan 2018, 23:13 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Graeme
                          啓蒙家
                          Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                          I find that a lot of cheap watches are knock-offs hommages of the sorts of timepieces that don't belong in this thread.

                          However, I saw these in a piece at aBlogToWatch, and they look fun.

                          The watches are The Last Laugh XL and The Last Laugh Tattoo XL by Mr Jones Watches, and I like them.

                          The time is read off numbers, in the mouths of the skulls. The hours jump, whilst the minutes rotate.

                          last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 09:50 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                            Graeme
                            啓蒙家
                            Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                            The Farer Aqua Compressor is a nice looking diving watch with a compressor case. These have the rotating bezel ring fitted internally, and it's rotated by one of the crowns.

                            The watch uses an ETA movement that's been decorated. It looks rather nice in the display back.

                            Time and Tide watches have a favourable review, if you want to read more.

                            The UK list price is £1095, or $1295 in the US. That's a little above the price limit mentioned earlier. Sorry. 🙂

                            last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 10:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                              Graeme
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                              Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                              The Emile Chouriet Challenger Deep is a similar price to the Farer, above. I don't think that it's as successful a design, but it is dressier.

                              There's a review at aBlogToWatch, which is hilarious in its pickiness. (Why doesn't it have a natural rubber strap instead of silicone? How dare they call it the Challenger Deep when the brand has no heritage!)

                              The trouble is that Jomashop are offering the Oris Divers Sixty Five for about $1100 to $1200, and I'd get one of them instead.

                              last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 10:12 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                Chris
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                I think the Challenger Deep is a pretty nice looking watch, and the specs are respectable as well.  I'd be curious to see how it depreciates- it might be a very reasonable used market purchase.

                                And I'm with you, @Graeme, this one is just cool.

                                last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 14:04 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  louisbosco
                                  啓蒙家
                                  Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                  @DougNg:

                                  I don't even know the location of most of my jeans…they're somewhere in the house, here and there...

                                  i don't even know the location of most of my jeans. they're somewhere in the house, some in another country…

                                  "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                  • Harvey Specter
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                                    neph93
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                                    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                                    @Graeme:

                                    I don't think that it's as successful a design…

                                    How do you mean? Aesthetically I find this rather attractive.

                                    “Some of those that work forces
                                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                                    • Virginia Woolf
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                                      manufc10
                                      Iron Heart Deity
                                      Joined: 14 Mar 2015

                                      @neph93:

                                      @Graeme:

                                      I don't think that it's as successful a design…

                                      How do you mean? Aesthetically I find this rather attractive.

                                      I was thinking the same thing!  Most of the diving watches posted so far have not been appealing to me except for that one.

                                      last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 18:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Chris
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                                        Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                                        I like it, but there's not much about it that's distinctive.  Dive watches are a competitive category, and a company with little to no name recognition is going to have a hard time breaking out of the pack with a watch that's simply "nice".

                                        last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 19:03 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • J
                                          JDelage
                                          啓蒙家
                                          Joined: 13 Jan 2012

                                          If I learned one thing from my exploration of the bronze diver rabbit hole, it's that's there are a lot more makers than I thought.

                                          I have to say I wonder what is going to happen to those micro-brands over time, and to the people who buy from them.

                                          last edited by 8 Jan 2018, 20:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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