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| U-Boat Classico 45 | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 05:50 pm |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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I picked up this U-Boat 45mm from Ashford.com a month ago and it was a great transaction. I was drawn to the design of this big Italian style, but stuck with 45mm and didn't go with the larger 53mm. One of the things that I couldn't get use to was the bright colored leather strap, so I purchased an Italian rubber strap, cut it, drilled it, sanded it, and got it to fit perfectly with the U-Boat steel piece that I wanted to keep as it is part of the overall design. Here are some photos:     Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2011 05:54 pm by Steve Laughlin |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 06:16 pm |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Cool wrist tank there Steve. Enjoy that big'un. 
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 08:11 pm |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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forgot the back view. This rubber strap only shows the holes you need and the butterfly clasp covers that one up.
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 08:57 pm |
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stew77 Admin 
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Very cool piece Steve...Congrats!!!! That rubber looks like it was made for that piece...Incredible work on that!!!! Looks perfect! Would love to see some wrist shots if you get the chance! Enjoy this beast! Last edited on Tue Mar 8th, 2011 09:29 pm by stew77 |
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 09:19 pm |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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Very Cool Steve,Congrats!....TY for the pics...I have been wondering what it looked like in the wild as I think I'm gonna snag the same size in the pvd/stealth dial before the prices go up this summer...awesome job on the strap conversion!... how is the lume?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 8th, 2011 10:10 pm |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Cool piece Steve I have a Cab 50MM Chrono in route. Nice to see something different come in
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 07:35 am |
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elemental 3T WIS
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i have been eyeing the "thousands of feet" model as of late, the UNITAS version calls to me.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 09:54 am |
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ivster 3T WIS 
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Good looking U-Boat
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 11:47 am |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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oagaspar wrote:Very Cool Steve,Congrats!....TY for the pics...I have been wondering what it looked like in the wild as I think I'm gonna snag the same size in the pvd/stealth dial before the prices go up this summer...awesome job on the strap conversion!... I see the price already went up quite a bit on this one. I bought this in February. The lume is a weak point, the hands are ok, but the dial is not good... but I didn't buy this one for the lume. I think the reason for the poor lume is that in order to get bright lume you need to print white on the dial first, then pile the lume onto the white, and I think Italo Fontana does not like the piled on lume look, he probably prefers the smooth printing which equals poor lume. I think they should learn from BENARUS on how to apply lume on a dial.
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 12:29 pm |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Looking good Steve but as many around, I thought that the lume was TOP with those huge markers... Too bad that it isn't. But if you are happy, so that's nice. Don't want to be a buzzkiller but in my opinion, 1530$ for poor lume, a 2824-2 ETA and only 100-meters rating for a diver... Not such a good deal. 
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 12:35 pm |
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stew77 Admin
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Steve Laughlin wrote: oagaspar wrote: Boy...that is the TRUTH Steve...I know for a fact that Benarus could teach a number of manufacturers how to apply high performing lume on a dial!!! Don't be just giving away your Intellectual Property though !!! 
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| Posted: Wed Mar 9th, 2011 12:51 pm |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Hammerfjord wrote:Looking good Steve but as many around, I thought that the lume was TOP with those huge markers... This isn't a dive watch, it is a fashion watch, it comes on leather. The price is high and that is because U-Boat is spending a lot on marketing and product placement. Is a Panerai Luminor Base Pam 00000 a good deal with an ETA movement at $5,000? At this price point people buy the brand, not the technical specs. I bought a U-Boat because I like the design of the case, dial, and crown. I have plenty of higher spec technical dive watches that cost much less.
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