I went on a trip to the Sea of Cortez and took this photo while diving with the sub 300 carbon:
Continue readingOris “Whale Shark” in its natural environment
Just got back from a dive trip to the Sea of Cortez. We did a day hunting whale sharks in Bahia de Los Angeles. Behold the Oris “Whale Shark” next to its namesake:
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Continue readingChrono 24 private seller: a cautionary tale
The seller listed the watch as “like new and unworn.” Some of the pictures were somewhat blurry. The watch looked in good shape. There was no picture of the clasp.
I offered about 10 percent less than he was asking and we made the deal. The watch arrived. It’s running well within COSC and the crystal, bezel, and case are in good condition.
“Like new and unworn?” Not even…
SW2OO-1 (COSC) variations
I have a "COSC-certified" (Doxa) Sub 300 with I believe to be the SW200-1 (made in 2025). I bought it from a fellow WUSer when it was essentially new. I have observed the following:
1. It ran within COSC (like +1-2 spd) for a week or two aft…
Continue readingDive report: four tool dive watches in Cozumel!
I just came back from a week-long dive trip to Cozumel last week (my eighth trip to dive there). I wore four watches in my five days of diving. This is my report.
First, the lineup:
Sinn U50 Blue:
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Continue readingUnimatic U1S-MD
Limited edition of 99. Sellita SW200-1 movement. 40mm. Thoughts?
Preorder at Unimatic website
Also, a Gear Patrol article
Continue readingFSO: Sinn 903 St HB Limited Edition
Up for sale (no trades please) is my Sinn 903 St HB Limited Edition. I don't wear it often. It's in excellent shape, with a couple of small scratches on the polished clasp and a couple of scratches on the lugs from strap changes. It spent mos…
Continue readingSW200 on watchwinder: doesn’t fully wind!
The other day, I put my Doxa Army (SW200-1) on it. I noticed that it was losing time after a few days. I put it on the timegrapher, and noticed the amplitude was very low (~250-260 degrees). The movement was also slow (~-10spd). I took the watch off, wound it manually several times, put it back, and the amplitude was back up (~310 degees) and the timekeeping…
Frustrating Doxa CS experience: am I the crazy one?
So I tried to buy a 300T bracelet on the Doxa website. It’s not available for purchase. I wrote an email to Doxa CS asking if I could buy an Army or 300T bracelet to put on my 300. They responded with some gobbledy-****…
FSO: Tuul “Filthy 13”
I bought this in Oct 2024 and only wore it a couple of times. I didn’t wear it on the included strap except to try it on. It comes full kit with warranty good until Oct 2026…