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Originally Posted by Omegary

A quick pic of the results so far


Next up it's time to refresh that faded paint. A fine screwdriver is used and capillary action draws the paint into the recesses.

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Alpine Extreme Diver Mid Size Quartz

Originally Posted by marcus fenix

I bought this 7A38 7270 soon after I started work in 1987. Used it daily for 10 years, then sporadically for 2 years. At that point it was in a sorry state and I tossed it in a drawer. The mineral crystal was heavily scratched, one pusher was jammed in and the other two were really sticky, there was slight condensation inside with marking on the dial, and the bracelet was stretched, gunged up and heavily scratched.

When I came across it recently, googled it and found they were a

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Originally Posted by marcus fenix

Been wearing this watch for the past 28 days, apart from the odd day here and there when I wore something else for a change. It was set to the correct time at the beginning and this pic was taken this afternoon. Not bad for a base 2824, as delivered by Archimede (no further regulation) :)



I really like this watch. Fit and finish is very good. I particularly like how the lume is squared off. Some people don't

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Originally Posted by marcus fenix

Kemmner Marine



History of the Marine Watch

It is not possible to write a review of a watch like this without delving a little in to the history of the design. The design of this watch dates back to the 1940s and the German Navy. The Kriegsmarine (literally ‘War Navy’ in German) pocket watch was produced to the same style by six different companies. Here we can see a Stowa on the left,

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