Little Steps

[Dave2302]

LOL,

reo bar holding up the boot lid on the Puma

Like I said, the pics were in no particular order, it obviously got new gas struts long before the project was finished

One thing I have found on RWI is one helluva lot of the members that stick around and buy lotsa watches are all Petrol Heads and into cars, bikes, powerboats etc

For me both on cars and watches, the devil is in the mechanical fascination and the details.

 

[Dave2302]

Another wee arrival today, plus the glide lock bracelet buckles, more watch stands and the rubber / glidelock black straps I ordered recently.

It is a WG Ladies Datejust 28mm, for Mels Birthday and our Wedding Blessing same day in August. It has a subtle MOP dial which the crappy workshop camera / my shite photograpy doesn't capture at all, but I'm sure y'all get the jist.

This is the identical replacement for the one I bought her 20 yrs ago and finally gave up the ghost a couple ish years ago, now all I gotta do is to resist the temptation to give it her before August .........







Back soon when more stuff arrives.
Also I ordered enuf bits and pieces to built a neat Glass bell rotating display for my incoming DeepSea Challenge

 

[flashu]

That DSC is a certified weapon .
Congrats !
Also get a gym subscription for that thing Dave

 

[Dave2302]

DSC has arrived yesterday, along with the turntable and glass bell that I ordered to make it's own wee display.

Quick video below, set up in my workshop where I was testing it all .......

Once again, a HUGE Thank You to @p0pperini for making this all possible after a seller let me down.

When I completely finish the display I will post a picture of it in it's location beneath the main watches display cabinet

 

[flashu]

Quick video below, set up in my workshop where I was testing it all .......

Fuck me that's a BIG BAD MF !!!!

I like you went on videos, next level, please wrist shot !

BTW did you got the gym subscription done?

 

[Dave2302]

Once I'd finished digging out and concreting in 7 x 100mm square galvanised post spikes yesterday for an 8m x 5.5m undercover extension off the front of my workshop, I got cleaned up and packed up for the day. I had already unboxed the watch, happy with it, so added links which came with the watch to resize the bracelet as mildly tight, I then packed up for the day and put it on my wrist, that was about 5pm.

I was doing lots around the house as well as watching TV, bed around 00:20 then up again at 6am, finally took the watch off at 9am this morning to start work.

No pain / aches / bruises etc, (well except for an elbow joint that was from the digging), yay, it is one heavy mo - fo of a watch, but I found it comfortable.

Aside from the arthritis and T2, I am a pretty hefty and fit lump of a geezer, so I guess it isn't an issue for me.

DSC is now back in his display, I'll get ya a wrist shot later today.
I wont wear it too much, as Ill end up with one arm more ripped than the other

 

[Dave2302]

Oh bollocks !!

Whilst I was typing above, I had already chucked the hose into our Hot Tub, since it needed a top up ................

Yeah, guess wot dick head forgot and over filled it, thankfully I got to it just in time, it was almost over the top of the sluice

So now it's dropped to a chilly 31c, I've drained some off, should be up to 36 by 7pm tonite though.

 

[Dave2302]

please wrist shot !

No time like the present or I'll end up forgetting

First is a 41mm Black Submariner then the DSC ....

 

[Got20Mate]

Man alive that thing is a beast! haha love it

 

[Jackster]

The word ‘Brick’ comes to mind Enjoy

 

[Jackster]

Jeez Dave… u must have a certain je ne sais quoi about you? you are the first person I’ve ever followed… you are ridiculously blessed,

 

[Dave2302]

Thank you kind sir

 

[Dave2302]

A little update :-

I haven't forgotten ya's, not much to report, but the Shelf and 2 Pine Frames for the Deepsea Challenge story between Rolex and Omega plus a photo of each watch involved will arrive this coming week. The Pics of the 2 watches involved, plus the story will be framed, and they and the shelf will be going on the wall under my main Watch Display cabinet.

So, I can hear the cries .... "Whadda ya mean 2 watches ?"

Well ya see the more I read the story and other guys reports on this challenge, the more I realised that this focal point smaller display won't be complete without the Omega SM PO Ultra Deep Professional that Victor Vescovo took down to the Mariana Trench and beat the first Rolex attempt by approx 8m.

Hence came the birth of my Rolex Deepsea Challenge 12,000m Watch, which was the second of the three that Rolex built, this one actually went down with James Cameron and beat the Omega ............

And thus I decreed that this wee display / tribute / homage whatever must have a Rep of the Omega Ultra Deep that Victor took down.
So to that end, another Glass display bell and another Turntable has been ordered today

Sadly, I cannae find anyone who produces that exact (prototype) Omega, but what I have found is the production model that followed in a very good rep, and that will do for me !!

It is almost identical so here is my next purchase likely at the end of this week because that is when another bunch of wonga arrives in my hobbies account. LOL I just seriously drained it paying for all the building materials for an 8.6m x 5.5m extension on the front of my Workshop to keep some of my cars outta the foulness, and double as a dry bay for working on more than 1 car at a time.

This is the watch that I have my trigger cocked on :-



And these two are of the actual pre production model that was strapped to the Submersible :-





As you can see, the strap is different, no worries there, it was actually a one off strap on the pre pro watch which held it onto the arm of the Submersible.

The other obvious difference is the Second hands blue needs to be around the centre of the pin, and Logos and markers printed on the dial are different, but fuck me backwards, it is after all the pre production prototype vs the actual post event general production watch and even my OCD can deal with that, at least until the twelfth of never when the rep factories decide to make a "Victor Vescovo" edition Omega, or in later years I decide to get a strap and dial custom made, don't rule it out because I intend to improve this and that shit to some of my collection, but not until the main cabinet is full

Pixels will follow once everything has arrived and been final fitted on ma wall

Back soon ......... Cue the Music .........

 

[Dave2302]

A lot has happened over the course of the week.

Firstly, by the time I went to buy the Omega Ultra Deep the factory had no stock, but in the end I had to settle for the one below, which should arrive in the next few weeks.
As you can see it's on black rubber and has a polished case. It does have a better centre second hand tho

The watch that Omega sent down the Mariana Trench with Victor Vescovo was actually a "Concept Watch", a one off prototype, and from that was born the crop of Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional 6000m watches that we see today. So that works in my OCD head that the watch in my display is the "Victor Vescovo Evolution Ultra Deep"

I Told y'all I'm fuckin' mental

I may decide to brush finish the case and have also purchased the NATO strap below which arrived today, so as this is a display borne from my wacko brains idea due to my fascination and appreciation of the whole Deepsea Challenge story, this is IMHO more than good enough for the display homage ......





Also Postmistress Bridie brought the Pine Shelf, 2 Pine Frames and also the second Turntable and Glass Bell is here.

Shelf is on the wall beneath the cabinet, turntable holding an old dead ladies Rolex of Mels, to see how our two mischevious cats react, and so if they did mess with it, my beloved Rolex DSC would not get damaged, pleased to say that aside from an initial look from the wee female cat called Pepper, no further notice has been taken whatsoever

So basically left to do, I have to print off the story, and a pic of each watch on the submersibles if poss, and get the frames fixed to the wall, mount 1 more turntable, and then when the Omega arrives, get the strap on it and into the display, then it's photos / video time

Still no sign of my Rolex Celebration, that's not hit UK yet, I have also bought a 2 Tone Bluesey, which might arrive before the Celebration, and yesterday a nice Red Sub arrived, just a cheapie, it took so long to get here I'd virtually forgotten I'd bought it





Final thing I upgraded the Clasps on my Green Sub, Red Sub, Blue Sub and Explorer and (separate thread here) hit the jackpot with my Weshi 1900 and the Red Sub ...... + / - 0s .....

I've had plenty of watch play time in the workshop this week as I'm staining a load of Timber for my huge 3 Car Car Port / Workshop extension, so didn't book any other work in, and best thing to do whilst waiting for paint to dry is to play watches

 

[Jackster]

I Told y'all I'm fuckin' mental

Dave mate…. I beginning to think you really are!

Just kidding… love your work!

 

[Dave2302]

Just got the QC for the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional 6000m loads of pixels and 2 videos, one of the watch and one on TG.

Looks superb, good numbers on "the Dyno" so I green lit it, being dispatched now

 

[Dave2302]

Bought myself a brand new Gen today, don't get too excited, it's not mega exotic, it's a Watch sold by Mercedes Benz Dealerships and it just took my fancy.

I have been looking at the Mercedes Benz Collection for a while now, but some are MB Trucks watches, and some are (to me) kinda boring, then up comes this one for sale, BNIB with all it's paperwork, so I made an offer to chip the price a bit, and my offer was accepted............

 

[Jackster]

That’s a chunky monkey !!!

 

[Dave2302]

Possibly built by Muhle Glashutte or could be IWC for Mercedes, yeah it's a nice lump of unusual

Side on ....

 

[Dave2302]

The Mercedes "Driver" arrived safe and sound today, sweet piece, all working as I'd expect it too

Looks like my Celebration has got lost somewhere, not that bothered, it was bought from a TD, so I'll give it a wee while yet, then chase it up.
Don't see me getting the 2T Bluesey either, well not from that particular seller anyways, but I haven't paid for that one as the seller hasn't taken delivery of it yet, shame really but sometimes shit happens, again I'll leave it a while and see if the 2 watches come good
The Omega Ultra Deep is winging it's way here, the tracking is moving well on that one