"Say hello to my little friend". I'm not sure what to call this one. 
Ricky Lee
February 18, 2009 02:50AM
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"Say hello to my little friend". I'm not sure what to call this one. Ricky Lee February 18, 2009 02:50AM |
Registered: April 2005 Posts: 1,776 (2009-02) |
You be the judge...
And I mean fogged up big-time, one of the worst cases of crystal fog I've ever seen. Not acceptable! 
Even a Caveman has his standards, and I don't need a watch that's gonna fog up every time I sneeze on it. 
) Nah. Too much trouble, and who'd want this POS anyway?
movement into in the St. Valentine's Day Watch Massacre.
I was pretty sure I wouldn't have the same problem here (depth
insufficient to accept the movement), but I also expected the diameters
wouldn't match up. I had both watches opened up in a flash, produced me
calipers and.. to my surprise the dial diameters were
the same! 29.5 mm on the nose! Alright, but surely the stems &
crowns will be incompatible. But the caliper tells me that, again, the
diameters of the stems are both .9 mm. But the pitch must also match,
since to make the swap work the Sub-style crown will have to be
transplanted onto the stem of the GSW's quartz movement. I did a visual
thread-pich count using a 1mm screwdriver and a loupe and, to my
astonishment, both stems checked in at 4 threads/mm. This might actually work! 
and have another cup of coffee.).
Fabricating the required spacer was perhaps the most time consuming
step of all. What I did was to take a piece of black cardstock (me
wife's scrapbookin' hobby comes in handy once in a while ),
cut it to the proper diameter, carefully smear a bead of contact
adhesive around the perimeter, stick it in place, then trim out the
excess with ye olde X-acto. Worked a treat! 'twas absolutely necessary, though, as when the crown was screwed down completely, it put the stem into one helluva bind, enough to shift the position of the hands at about 3/4-seated and to stop the movement if seated all the way. Luckily, this didn't seem to cause any permanent damage.)
and Bob's Your Uncle. This is the only step that leads me to include
this in my 'Caveman series', really. Sure, a savvy WIS would definitely
pick up the fact that this insert mated to this bezel is an.. ahhh,
mod. These side views should be worth 999 words, if not a thousand;
Heck, as the day went by, I even started to like the Caveman Bezel
insert, since it gives the whole package juuuust enough character not
to come off as Yet Another Slavish Submariner Clone. The caseback helps
a bit there, too..
-pattern, like uses. Perhaps one could think of it more as a Marcello C homage, vs. a Rolex homage? 
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New (and better!) photos of the Cavemaster. Ricky Lee February 21, 2009 02:29PM |
Registered: April 2005 Posts: 1,849 (2009-02) |
photos. Not exactly Kelly-Rayburn quality catalog shots, but I reckon they're a bit of an improvement...
Modest as its pedigree and credentials are, it strikes a deep chord in
me. Partly, I guess, it's that bein' a DIY project makes me feel a bit
of pride and responsibility for it. I mean, I can say with some
confidence that there's not another watch exactly like it in the whole wide world... 
This is one of the budget-priced $5 straps from Modena, by the way. Fits the ultra-PMW theme of the watch perfectly, I reckon.
And I like the semi-sterile nature of the dial. I'd prefer it
full-sterile, without the "QUARTZ".. But, hey, the "Use What Ye Got"
aspect has me Inner Scotsman dancin' a jig, so it all works out. 
, and a Frankenwatch at that.. But this one is shaping up to be a very special watch indeed, for me personally. (views: 162)! Check's a lot of boxes for me too! (n/t) (views: 5)
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I think I've found a new mascot! (n/t) (views: 7) (views: 21)
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