nota_troll

Does anyone ascribed to the theory that 'real' executive wear leather band watches?

9Nine3. You need help.

Rick Lee

Just bought this Breitling Hercules two weeks ago at the local dealer in Hong Kong. It stopped working three hours later, which was after the store had closed and I had to fly home the next morning before they opened. Now it's at Breitling in CT getting fixed. Arrrrggghhhh.

Rick Lee

Luckily, I have this one to keep me company until the new one comes home.

AV8TR

9Nine3

I'd like to see a name list of all those watches. I can't recognize all of them. The Rolexes and Panerais are easy because of styling...

cabrio993

That's a nice looking watch.

WOW!! 3000 meters/10000ft! That's roughly 5 miles. I know that it represents the pressure at which was tested...but who would reach those depths ever with just a diving suit? LOL

A bit O.T. but some interesting facts about sea depths:

0 FEET: EPIPELAGIC ZONE
Ample sunlight penetrates down to 650 feet, making photosynthesis possible. With abundant plant life (read: food), this zone is the most densely populated with fish.

220 feet: Depth at which compressed air becomes toxic and can cause seizures in divers.

558 feet: Only two people have held their breath to this depth: Audrey Mestre, who died in 2002 when her equipment failed; and her husband, Pipin Ferreras, who tied her unofficial dive record one year later.

656 FEET: MESOPELAGIC ZONE
Too deep to support photosynthesis: The fish that survive here are sit-and-wait predators that tend to have large mouths and specialized retinas to increase light reception.

660 feet: Maximum diving depth of the Pacific white-sided dolphin.

1,010 feet: Scuba-diving record set by Brit diver John Bennett in 2001.

1,640 feet: Maximum diving depth of the blue whale.

1,969 feet: The Deep Sound Channel, a layer in which acoustic signals travel far and fast.

1,969 feet: Maximum diving depth of nuclear-powered attack subs.

3281 FEET: BATHYPELAGIC ZONE
The ocean is dark at this level; the only glow is from bioluminescent animals. There are no living plants, and creatures subsist by eating the debris that falls from the levels above, including dead or dying fish and plankton.

3,281 feet: Maximum diving depth of the sperm whale. To navigate in the darkness, these whales emit high pitched sounds and use echoes to determine the location of prey.

3,937 feet: Maximum diving depth of the leatherback sea turtle.

4,000 feet: The domain of the Pacific sleeper shark, the largest toothed shark ever photographed. It can reach lengths of 28 feet.

5,000 feet: A new species of jellyfish, about the size of a thumbnail, was caught at this depth during Emory Kristof's 2002 Arctic expedition.

5,187 feet: Maximum diving depth of the elephant seal.

6,562 feet: Maximum operating depth of the research submersibles Pisces IV and Pisces V.

8,038 feet: Depth of the hydrothermal vents at the Galᰡgos Rift, discovered in 1977.

8,500 feet: Kristof discovered a new species of octopus living at this depth, 500 miles west of Acapulco, Mexico.

10,500 feet: The largest cusk eel, at a mammoth 7 feet long, was observed at this depth.

12,434 feet: Average ocean depth.

12,500 feet: Depth of the wreck of the Titanic discovered by a US-French team headed by Woods Hole researcher Robert Ballard in 1985.

13,123 FEET: ABYSSOPELAGIC ZONE
In the pitch-dark of the abyss, there is no light at all, the water temperature is near freezing. Of the few creatures found at these crushing depths, most are blind and have long tentacles - tiny invertebrates such as shrimp, basket stars, and small squids.

13,123 feet: Depth of the first transatlantic cable, laid in August 1858. The 2,500-mile cable connected Ireland and Newfoundland.

13,123 feet: Maximum operating depth of the ROV Tiburon.

14,000 feet: A lone 8-inch-long shrimp spotted at this depth in 1979 may be all we know about the deep-sea biology of the North Pole.

14,764 feet: Maximum operating depth of the research submersible Alvin. In use since 1964, Alvin was the first deep-sea sub to successfully carry passengers.

15,420 feet: Some of the deepest photos Kristof has taken are of anemones on the wreck of the Bismarck in the Atlantic Ocean.

19,685 FEET: HADOLPELAGIC ZONE
Despite the intense pressure and frigid temperature in the deepwater trenches and canyons, life still exists here, especially near hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor. Invertebrates such as starfish actually thrive.

19,685 feet: Maximum operating depth of the three-person Russian submersibles Mir I and Mir II.

26,850 feet: Deepest depth reading taken by HMS Challenger at the Mariana Trench in 1875 during the world's first oceanographic expedition. The measurement was made by lowering a weighted line to the seafloor. The Challenger stocked 144 miles of rope for this purpose.

27,460 feet: Depth of deepest-living fish ever recorded. The 8-inch-long Abyssobrotula galatheae, a species of cusk eel, was collected from the Puerto Rico Trench.

35,800 feet: Depth of the deepest manned dive. Jacques Piccard and US Navy lieutenant Don Walsh visited the Mariana Trench in the submersible Trieste on January 23, 1960. Through their porthole, Piccard and Walsh reportedly observed an animal resembling a type of flatfish that was about a foot long. The Japan Marine Science and Technology Center revisited the site with an ROV in 1995, setting a new official unmanned submersible depth record.

36,201 feet: Deepest recorded ocean depth, taken by the Soviet submersible Vityaz in 1957.

B-Line

9nine3 --

Fantastic collection..

rj777

Wow, there are some truly awesome watches on display in this thread!!

Here are a few of mine...

tj90

RJ: Sea dweller?! How rare are they? I was reading the technical features of the sea dweller - Helium exhaust valve on the oyster case since the gas permeates the sapphire. Awesome watch.

Do you actually wear the porsche gloves? That may be over the top IMHO...... Maybe, just maybe if Im driving a 356 and Im over 60.....

mborkow

i am not sure that anyone on this board should be calling anyone else on this board over the top; most people think we are ALL crazy ;-)

9Nine3

B-Line, Thanks and I Love your Super Cool AP Polaris; You are lucky to have been able to acquire one.

Brett, Here's the list of the watches.

On the 1st pic, starting from the top, Left to Right :
1. Langematic WG Sans Date
2. Lange One Pt Stealth
3. Lange Datograph Pt
4. Patek 5056P
5. Patek 5085 SS
6. Patek 5134 WG
7. Patek 3710
8. F.P.Journe Octa Chrono Pt
9. IWC Portuguese Perpetual RG
10. Roger Dubuis Much More WG
11. CVSTOS Twin Time SS
12. Parmigiani Hebdomadaire SS
13. F.P.Journe Zodiaque Pt
14. Langematik Anniversary Pt
15. Patek 5059 RG
16. F.P.Journe Dead Beat Tourbillon Pt.

Second Page:
1. Bell & Ross Space Chrono
2. Omega Speedmaster Split Second
3. Graham Flyback
4. Blancpain Aqualung Flyback
5. Breguet Transatlantique Flyback
6. JLC Grande Date Reverso
7. IWC Portuguese Rattrapante
8. IWC Portuguese Chrono
9. IWC Doppelchrono
10. DJR Chronoscope
11. AP Royal Oak Auto
12. Glashutte Original Panograph
13. AP Royal Oak Chrono
14. Swatch
15. Omega X-33
16. Seiko Kinetic Chrono
17. Glashutte Original Karree Perpetual
18. Hublot Elegant Power Reserve.

Third pic: Just some Rolexes, Panerais and Zenos.

Sorry if I bore anyone.

9Nine3

Check this out : http://www.network54.com/Forum/22516...cooled%26gt%3B

It was posted in a Watch Forum http://www.thepurists.com
I suggest anyone who want to learn more about watches to visit the forum.

They have an Automotive section and guess what car is on the homepage?

AV8TR

9Nine3

I sent your pics to my wife titled my "hero" her response "oh, hell here we go"

Awesome collection!

9Nine3

LOL
Of course I didn't realize I've collected that many until I actually took them out.

I must admit that I've had one or two regrets with my purchases...so here's a piece of advice from your "hero" : Be wise and try to avoid impulse buying...except of course when it comes to AP Polaris.

Regards.

cabrio993

9nine3,

What is your Avatar? Looks like a close up of a jewel and a watch spring. Is that right? Very cool!

9Nine3

Cabrio993, you have one very cool Avatar yourself.

You are right; it is actually a Makro Shot of a Tourbillon. Spot where it is in the actual watch; Can you imagine how small it actually is?
No, I didn't take the shot.