Reply With QuoteToday’s the 30th. ;-)Originally Posted by boddah
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Excellent autumnal lighting on that shot Boddah, which accentuates the orange on the hands and dial. Zesty!
David
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
Today’s the 30th. ;-)
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I know but I thought I'd save myself the trouble of manually having to skip a day tomorrow
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
I know but I thought I'd save myself the trouble of manually having to skip a day tomorrow
(I had to check the actual date to confirm btw, it was the fact that there’s no 31st in November that caught my eye). “Thirty days have September, April, June and November...."
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Well I was happy as mine was also showing 31
I did the same when I set yesterdayI know but I thought I'd save myself the trouble of manually having to skip a day tomorrow
Pic deleted gave up
PC
Last edited by Pub Crawl; 30th November 2013 at 19:47.
I wouldn't have bothered ;-).
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Hang on I just need to cellotape the hubble telescope to my head
RIAC
will sort it,screwed up how its attached and how it was resized
PC
Thanks, wish I could say that is exactly what I was going for rather than it being a complete fluke!
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
Haha, did you have to resort to looking at totty to take your mind off the stress of the situation?
"I looked with pity not untinged with scorn upon these trivial-minded passers-by"
It's that whole image vs reality thing.
Imagine a sports car and your view out of the windscreen will be of a race track or the open road, but in reality once you've bought your sports car the view will be of the 1996 Nissan Micra sat stationary in front of you in the daily grind to work.
Ralphy put up the image shots of diving and beautiful women, but the reality is a timepiece clamped to a desk in the spare room with the owner browsing tz-uk until the bleeding subsides.
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This looks like a very nice combination. Like the colour match with the stitching.On a strap today. ;-)
R
PRS-21 #62 meets PRS-2 #62
Class! Only half jealous:)
Nicely put.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
No one likes a showoff!PRS-21 #62 meets PRS-2 #62
Ahh, feels so good, finally!
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Get that bezel lined up properly!!
I promise to repent...just got excited!
That's a really cool pic RalphyI’ll start the ball rolling with this one:
(Yes, it was taken underwater & not on a picture).
R
Cheers
Darren
Just in case you missed the others Darren/LogunThat's a really cool pic Ralphy
Cheers
Darren
http://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.ph...es-on-a-voyage
There are also some in the boys room if you care to look
Crown&Buckle Wilton black Nubuck strap!
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Last edited by Thrakkar; 3rd December 2013 at 09:09.
Thank you. There’s a bit of a back-story to go with that particular dive...That's a really cool pic Ralphy
Cheers
Darren
I thought it would make a nice photo to take down the Peli case complete with the watch, strap and the screwdriver container, so I attached it to my BCD and dived down to a suitable location. But when I came to open it there was a problem: the water pressure had compressed the air in the box and rendered it impossible to open (the pressure valve on the case wouldn’t allow the water in). Hoping to open it on ascent I headed for the ‘safety stop’ level (5 metres) but it remained resolutely shut on the way up and remained so when I arrived at that level.
Going to the surface to open it and then descending straight away would have sent my dive-computer into hysterics, so I came up with a cunning plan: leave the computer tied to a nearby buoy-line, then surface, open the box, descend again (with the box lid cracked open) and collect the computer on the way down. This worked well, but by the time I reached the location I’d had to give up on attempting to hold the lid down by hand - as the foam inner was retaining so much air it was highly buoyant - so I had to clamp it between the BCD and my chest.
So to get the shot I would have to remove the foam, but that was another problem: the central piece just lifts out but the top layer is glued so it had to remain in. This still made the box too buoyant so it was time for another cunning plan: I took one of the lead weights out of my weight-belt and, using some fishing line that I’d picked up on a previous dive, I tied it to the bottom of the case in order to weigh it down.
So that’s why you see the Voyager on it’s own in the case. ;-)
EDIT.
I had planned to do some open water shots like this:
But as you can see, the particulation in the water was bad (this was to be a problem throughout the trip due to recent storms) so I canned quite a few.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
very interesting it shows how much thought goes into a photo shoot at times.
^ ^ That's a very interesting story, Ralphy, thanks for telling it.
I recently saw an archived early or mid-1970s interview of a British film director by a TV "talk show" host over here and I, and apparently the interviewer and audience by their reaction, thought the best part of it was the director explaining how he set up the filming of some of the most difficult and famous scenes from his decades of making distinctly unique films. From listening to him, his secret seemed to be in often quite informally and without great production costs improvising various expedients to achieve the image he wanted on film.
The director was Alfred Hitchcock so you're in great company in that
Let me guess, Jamaica? One Love! One Heart! Let's get together and feel all right
Eddie
Whole chunks of my life come under the heading "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Can't decide which looks better. The Bracelet or the Straps.
I used a cup of boing water to losen the screws. I removed one of the included screwdriver bits and put it into a small vacuum table vice to hold it while using the other screwdriver to loosen the srews. Much easier and no scratches.
dde03dde03
That would be Jamaica,NY !
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I'm rather taken with that.On a strap today. ;-)
R
What strap is it, and does the buckle match the DN case?
It was made for me by Toshi and the buckle does match.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I thought it was a Toshi.
On the site it looks like the only blasted buckle is the GPF sewn in one, which unless I'm mistaken, isn't the one you've got.
There's a buckle that goes with the DN rubber. Look on Eddies straps. I've used custom buckles which sort of work.
Last edited by wildheart; 5th December 2013 at 10:37. Reason: Add picture
I actually like this Dreadnought and I'm considering buying one but would like to ask as to how readable the second-hand is in use? It looks as though it almost disappears in still photos. I have been wearing my Sinn U2 everyday since I bought it in June 2007 so strapping something else on my wrist would feel like being unfaith to it ;-) but I know at some point that my Sin will have to go off for a service and I'd want something nice to wear while it is away.
Striking photo of a soon to be Classic Divers watch.
It will have to be second hand as they are all gone!
... until next year... just spoke to Eddie, might be another batch in 2014.It will have to be second hand as they are all gone!
As I said, it was made for me.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
And rather nice it is too.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
It’s quite legible on the wrist.
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
http://www.watchobsession.co.uk/prod...ange-stitching
Some nice photo's with straps in this thread
Like the look of the above link, no 22mm's in stock just now, would this fit or would the curved ends stop it fitting properly.
Think it would be a good match for the watch?
Just sitting in my office admiring my new DN. I've never had a bead-blasted watch, the finish is truly magnificent.
I think it would be a good match, but I’m guessing the curved ends wouldn't fit. :-(
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I like that.
What is that strap, please?
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
;-)
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Its actually the rubber it came with, just not a great photo. Plan to try it on a few alternatives over the next couple of days.
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