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ALAMO 3T WIS 
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This is a story of an idea. The idea was, to prepare a modern watch which tells a inspiring history of brave sailors of Polish Navy during II World War. We considered it crucial for the watch to be a well motivated project – a watch that takes all it needs from history and looks into the future as far as it can.  This is how it starts.The choice was a diver watch, that will be tribute to crews of ORP Sokol and ORP Dzik submarines called Terrible Twins. The bravery of the sailors, the spirit of the corps, to go and fight for the fatherland, even when it was conquered, and troubled by the enemies. To fight, hand in hand, with allies – far, far away, not saying ‘it is not a war of ours’. The same spirit is known now. And we are very proud of it. Going back to the history, the first “official” diving watches in the Polish Navy – the Vostok Amphibians, appeared in the late ’60s. Our perfect diving watch was inspired by those early Vostoks and their robustness, minimalism, ergonomics. This is why we decided on a solid case with attached strap adapters. It makes a better fitting for wrists of different sizes.  The case is made of 316L grade stainless steel (often called “surgical grade”). The best you can get – with outstanding rust and acid resistance, suitable for salty waters.We couldn’t decide:  what color of the face will be the best? So we have done both. There are two version of our watch, like there were two Terrible Twins : ORP Sokol comes with a white face, ORP Dzik with a black one. Of course hands, markers and an unidirectional rotating dive bezel are brightly luminous.  The crystal had to be updated to today’s standards – this is why we’ve picked a sapphire crystal. To make it pressure resistant, we increased the normal thickness to 2.7 mm. Combined with the way its mounted into the case, it makes for a true and trusted water resistance, as the pressure inflicted on the glass presses it against the case, sealing it even more firmly The screwed caseback and crown are a standard in WR200 watches, here the crown comes with 2 orings to ensure a reliable seal. Both the case and the crown are engraved, to pay a tribute to the story told by the watches; the story of the two Polish submarines – the P52 and the N97. Looking for movement, we can mention one disadvantage of the first Polish Navy diving watches – it was a combination of a screw-down crown and a mechanically wound movement. This is a point that we’ve had to address. An automatic movement is a perfect option. We have decided to pick one from the Sea Gull – worlds biggest automatic movement producer.  We considered it crusial, that modern diving watches with a decen history shallbe powered with most modern automatic movement developed. So we went with a genuine Sea Gull ST25 – a well respected and widely known automatic movement with astonishing parameters. We’ve put it through a thorough examination and checked for its efficiency and solidity. The ST25 comes with genuine synthetic ruby bearings, as in the old, good times – not a cheap quartz movement that is only for show, like in others. All the parts are made of good materials and it actually looks more like a movement made in the golden era of the ’60s and ’70s. Its automatic winding system is one of the most efficient ever made – full winding takes less than two hours of rather static usage, and after that the power reserve can last for more than 45 hours!The shock absorbing systems worked perfectly in our tests as well. Nothing more is needed! Series of ORP Sokol and ORP Dzik are limited to 300 pieces each. Specification:
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captobvious 3T WIS 
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Love it! I just placed my order for the Sokol! |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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captobvious wrote: Love it! I just placed my order for the Sokol!Cool Mark!...I have Dzik incoming,and I'm looking forward to giving it a test run!  |
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ALAMO 3T WIS
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Mark, your piece was shipped today. I hope you will enjoy it :-) Last edited on Wed Nov 28th, 2012 04:33 am by ALAMO |
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captobvious 3T WIS
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Thanks Chris, I'm really looking forward to it. I have a classmate from Poland who is also excited to see it!  |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Mark,you're gonna love this watch,very comfortable,and impressive for this price range imho!...more pics,and a short review to follow,TY Chris! Attachment: 018.JPG (Downloaded 94 times) |
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captobvious 3T WIS
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I like it! |
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captobvious 3T WIS
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My ORP Sokol arrived yesterday afternoon and I'm liking it a lot! Great size for my 7" wrist with a nice balance on the optional bracelet. Fit and finish is quite good, lume is great, and the 60-click bezel works nicely, even with no texture for grippiness. Overall, I'm very pleased with the amount of watch I received for a minimal investment! |
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ALAMO 3T WIS
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I'm glad that you enjoy the new toys :-) There will be more soon. |
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