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- Chronovski Dual-Time

Caveman001

September 09, 2012 06:25PM

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Sure ye saw this one in the What are you uwearing?

this very morn. But I did promise to tell all.. so here we go!

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That's the OEM strap sitting beside the watch. The dual-prong design makes perfect stylistic sense when paired with a 2-eye watch, I reckon. But, alas, it was at least ¾-inch (1.9 Cm) too short to fit me, not to mention the missing 10mm buckle & tang.

Now, it's an exceedingly odd width, at 29mm, so I really didn't have much hope as I started sorting through me mammoth box o' spare straps. But to my utter amazement, I found a match!

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Well, kind of a match. The 29mm width was right, and it was nearly long enough. But, of course, being basically a 1-piece non-tapered Bund was rather a problem. This calls for a bit of Caveman Strapmaking!

I grabbed me trusty X-Acto

and a straightedge, split the strap into 2 pieces, fashioned springbar loops, and voilà! smiling smiley

Splitting it in twain effectively lengthened it by 20mm or so, and it's just long enough now.

Yes, the Caveman nature of the mod is apparent looking at the back side..

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But not bad at all from the front, I fancy. If you discount those now superfluous Bund loops that would normally grab the springbars, that is. Hey! Think of it as a feature not a bug! Perhaps I'll clip my keys there. Whistling...

OK! On to the watch itself! Chrome-plated base metal, it measures a whopping 52.5mm wide w/o crowns, yet only 36mm lengthwise across the lugs, and 8mm thick. Again, the lug width is an oddball 29mm. Turns out they can also be had..

Stock photo

..with cream or red dials, and they go for ~ US $32 shipped. Power is provided by a pair of SII/TMI PC21S movements thumbs up

so that's a big plus in my book.

Photo by Ricky Le

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A bit on the crude side, perhaps, but I find that a dual-movement design is an eminently practical way to implement Dual Time. No fiddling about with a 4th hand! And you can reset the one without disturbing the other, of course.

I'm even pretty happy with the way the Caveman strap turned out...

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That whacking great buckle might look more at home on a belt than a watch strap, I grant ye. And, yes, the design philosophy is totally opposite that of the teensy dual-10mm buckles the OEM strap wore. But it works for me, as a sort of study in contrasts.

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It's certainly different, and I very much doubt I'll run across anyone else wearin' one. winking smiley

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Shoot, it even wears pretty darned good! thumbs up

Thanks for readin', y'all.

Sláinte! smileys with beer

-Ricky

"A man, like a watch, is to be valued for his manner of going." - William Penn

Messages In This Thread

- Chronovski Dual-Time	Caveman001	123	September 09, 2012 06:25PM
(n/t)	JY	24	September 10, 2012 02:33AM
(n/t)	jackrobinson	23	September 10, 2012 02:59AM
I call it steampunk and I love Warehouse 13! Well done Ricky!	James T. Kirk©	27	September 10, 2012 03:21AM
Re: I call it steampunk and I love Warehouse 13! like this?	jackrobinson	28	September 10, 2012 03:36AM
SURE! Not that i would WEAR it! Just like to see it! (n/t)	James T. Kirk©	24	September 10, 2012 03:48AM
Re: Well done Ricky! mate.	Caveman001	23	September 10, 2012 05:36AM
Yea, Steampunk is exactly what came to mind when I saw this yesterday, too. I like the Roman numerals/Arabic numerals contrast. Great job on the strap!	JFK3531	25	September 10, 2012 04:31AM
Well. Perhaps not "Steampunk" to the degree... ..of those 4-eyes. But, yeah, kinda sorta! Quote JFK3531 I like the Roman numerals/Arabic numerals contrast. A "Caveman California dial"... Quote JFK3531 Great job on the strap!	Caveman001	25	September 10, 2012 05:34AM
Re: I Love the name : Chronovski Dual-Time (n/t)	DRFP	30	September 10, 2012 06:27AM
Same here! "Chronovski" definitely has a Ring to it.	Caveman001	20	September 10, 2012 06:38AM
Well, that's certainly a no-nonsense approach to "dual time." I suppose it doesn't get any simpler, conceptually. (n/t)	DJM	21	September 10, 2012 01:41PM
And I've found that, as a general rule, Simple=Good. Yeah, it can make for a pretty funky watch. But it works like a champ!	Caveman001	49	September 10, 2012 02:00PM