What Watch do you wear when you hunt?

[Altitude sickness]

Very nice work.

 

[BeeMaa]

A few new designs testing on different leather.


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Are you using a leather laser engraving machine for those designs?

 

[0002S]

Are you using a leather laser engraving machine for those designs?

Just a regular old laser cutter/engraver. I can also make wet stamps out of acrylic or brass with it. The detail from the laser is amazing though. I play with other materials and designs as well.

 

[0002S]

I don’t wear a specific watch for hunting as much as I just enjoy watches. Every time I choose one for an adventure, while on that adventure, at certain moments, I check the time. From that point forward, when wearing that watch, I can check the time and remember, in my mind’s eye, what I was doing on that adventure.

Today, with smart phones and smart devices, I don’t need a watch. They are wrist jewelry. But wearing one allows me to appreciate the mechanics of it and time in general. I can detach from the connected world and get back to basics. I appreciate time and the moment more.

Sitting in a car wash enjoying that adventure……

 

[rookhawk]

Green blends into the bush the best. (that's what I tell myself at least)

 

[275r7x57]

Does anyone have experience with removing a cyclops on a Rolex Submariner?

Attached is a factory Sea-Dweller, no cyclops.

Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Stainless Steel

Description: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Pre-Owned Rolex Sea-Dweller ref 16660 (1984) "Triple Six" was produced for a little over a decade between 1978 and 1989. It replaced the vintage ref. 1665, bringing with it a sapphire crystal, increased water resistance, and a higher-beat movement. Depending...

www.bobswatches.com

 

[rookhawk]

Does anyone have experience with removing a cyclops on a Rolex Submariner?

Attached is a factory Sea-Dweller, no cyclops.

Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Stainless Steel

Description: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Pre-Owned Rolex Sea-Dweller ref 16660 (1984) "Triple Six" was produced for a little over a decade between 1978 and 1989. It replaced the vintage ref. 1665, bringing with it a sapphire crystal, increased water resistance, and a higher-beat movement. Depending...

www.bobswatches.com

They take a razor sharp chisel to it and it knocks right off. Howard Frum Jewelers in Chicago does it all the time. Unauthorized, non-rolex approved of course.

The trivia: The reason the seadweller does not have the cyclops on the date is that you cannot remove all the gas bubbles at the molecular level between the magnifier and the crystal. At the depths the seadweller is rated, the expansion and contraction of gases would explode/implode the cyclops and perhaps the whole crystal.

My first "nice watch" was a seadweller. I regret having traded it for my twotone sub 15 years ago.

 

[275r7x57]

Just a regular old laser cutter/engraver. I can also make wet stamps out of acrylic or brass with it. The detail from the laser is amazing though. I play with other materials and designs as well.

I am assuming that is a coaster.

What is the material?

Are you interested in making for others?

 

[BeeMaa]

Does anyone have experience with removing a cyclops on a Rolex Submariner?

Attached is a factory Sea-Dweller, no cyclops.

Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Stainless Steel

Description: Rolex Sea-Dweller 16660 Pre-Owned Rolex Sea-Dweller ref 16660 (1984) "Triple Six" was produced for a little over a decade between 1978 and 1989. It replaced the vintage ref. 1665, bringing with it a sapphire crystal, increased water resistance, and a higher-beat movement. Depending...

www.bobswatches.com

They take a razor sharp chisel to it and it knocks right off. Howard Frum Jewelers in Chicago does it all the time. Unauthorized, non-rolex approved of course.

The trivia: The reason the seadweller does not have the cyclops on the date is that you cannot remove all the gas bubbles at the molecular level between the magnifier and the crystal. At the depths the seadweller is rated, the expansion and contraction of gases would explode/implode the cyclops and perhaps the whole crystal.

My first "nice watch" was a seadweller. I regret having traded it for my twotone sub 15 years ago.

The other option is to have the crystal replaced for one without the cyclops. Not sure if AD's will do this, but I know non-AD's who have. And you can keep the crystal with the cyclops in the event that you want to put it back or even sell it.

 

[275r7x57]

They take a razor sharp chisel to it and it knocks right off. Howard Frum Jewelers in Chicago does it all the time. Unauthorized, non-rolex approved of course.

The trivia: The reason the seadweller does not have the cyclops on the date is that you cannot remove all the gas bubbles at the molecular level between the magnifier and the crystal. At the depths the seadweller is rated, the expansion and contraction of gases would explode/implode the cyclops and perhaps the whole crystal.

My first "nice watch" was a seadweller. I regret having traded it for my twotone sub 15 years ago.

Thanks. I may ask my AD about it and see if they have a heart attack or not. I personally do not like the look of the cyclops.

Interesting. Learned something new about the Sea-Dweller. Never owned one but like the looks of a few.

 

[CJW]

To aid in getting this thread back on track I'll add another self serving watch pic.

A nice natural light pic while out with the dogs right now.

 

[0002S]

I am assuming that is a coaster.

What is the material?

Are you interested in making for others?

Slate and yes I do limited custom work, on a variety of mediums, that is hunting and fishing focused. I do not take on HUGE jobs because it's a hobby.

The time in that specific coaster was the picture. It was created by me. That takes time and then to get it into the machine to look like that also takes A LOT of time. The processing and finishing is the easy part.

Some random BS I've been asked to do. The small chess/checkers set would be interesting on a piece of veg tan dyed leather board & w/pieces stained as a travel set. You could do the a Lion as King and Lioness as Queen, Cape as Bishops, Elephant as Rooks, Rhino as Knights and Leopards as Pawns as a unique example. I have done a lot of one off Whiskey decanter, glass and stone sets. Most people ask for bespoke stuff for their man caves or trophy rooms.

The watch strap is something I made for me and I make and sell them to others on as a hobby. The strap is my most comfortable leather strap for my wrist I designed if based on a set of features I wanted in a leather field/tool strap.

I don't sell copyrighted merch. This is just an example for my use testing designs.

 

[NIGHTHAWK]

I wear my Garmin Daily because of the features. I didn’t always wear a watch. Now that I do, this may be a contender:

It’s been in my Amazon cart for a while…

 

[Deni81]

I switch between a few but decided to change it up for something I don’t care that I beat up. Decided on a Luminox. The size of my g shock got annoying.

 

[Tango]

Green blends into the bush the best. (that's what I tell myself at least)

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That's peak wristwatch right there.

 

[steveaqha]

Solar Citizen dive watch or a Tissot moto gp....the best I can afford..lol