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Quote: Originally Posted by LUW Yeah, that\'s cool, in fact, über-cool in my book, but look at the price... OMG! No no noooooo what the Frak! $1800 really...really...really? I\'ve been reading alot in dease here forums, unless you\'ve got coin to spare there exist quite a few crazy priced timepieces that do what...tell the time. I know, to each his own but $1800, (an 1986 Alfa GTV6 sports car can be had for that, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nikos Unless you know exactly what rubber or rubber-like compound is used in a watch seal and how it reacts to salt water, chlorine, or ozone, you have no idea whether prolonged exposure to any of those things is going to affect it. I\'d be more concerned whether the metal against which the seal is made is going to degrade in salt water. I\'ve heard tell on this forum that certain asian imports substitue...

Quote: Originally Posted by Noodlefish Cheers guys. Thanks for the comments. I purchased the watch from one of the UK ADs - ATGVintageWatches.com [Al\'s a top guy]. Re the rating - It\'s not actually a "diver" - it may meet ISO6425, but they don\'t appear to claim that anywhere on the website or on the guarantee. M ISO-certified diver, or not, that sucker is sweet. Oh, and I\'d feel completely comfortable...

Still with the T-Graph for Friday.

Quote: Originally Posted by dbluefish Mon Dieu, le sacrilege! Or words to that effect. Sorry Caesar, since I held that very watch in my hands, it would get the brushed finish as the Gods and UTS have decreed! However, as they say here and everywhere, it is yours, do what you want(you already have) and enjoy it. I wish it were back with me(but I would keep my Doxa also) paul LOL Paul, well worse comes to worse I can always send it back to jack...

A diamond -' + '- or another sapphire. And sapphire is just another name for corundum, which apparently is actually quite common in the environment. (I looked it up after I scratched the crystal.) Quote: Originally Posted by TheWalrus I\'ve done all that and nothing bad\'s happened. I was under the impression that Sapphire crystal, while synthetic was one of the hardest substances on earth - that you could essentially only...

Talk about letting yourself go. Quote: Originally Posted by subkrawler Yes. www.enicar.com

Personally i have never had any seals fail, on any watch, ever! And they get used. I had a Citizen Aqualand years ago, and i did dive in it a lot. It had a battery change after 2.5 years or so, and at around 5 years old, i sold it on. It never had any seals changed, and it did see many dives, some quite deep. I dont see these things as an issue, perhaps build quality is, but these days all watches seem well built

Quote: Originally Posted by FlyPenFly For the money, I\'m not sure why you\'d get this over a similarly priced Fortis unless you are particularly in love with the design. From what I\'ve previously read in this forum, Dievas had some quality control issues with tritium tubes falling off the dial and a very long turn around time for repairs since it goes all the way back to... I think Singapore? ah but that is my neighbourhood...

Quote: Originally Posted by lysanderxiii Frequency sould have nothing to do with water resistance. If a watch is resisitant to 10 atm overpressure, it should remain dry inside if left underwater for days, or if pulled out and dunked repeatedly From what little I know about materials testing, frequency is a critical factor. For example computer hard drives are rated for a certain MTBF in relation to a certain standard of use. If the drives...