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UTTrading 3T WIS 
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Hi Oscar my old friend, Thanks for stopping by my facebook page. It's been a long time. I am sure all is well. Sorry for not posting for sometime as I have been working on a few projects. Here are some pictures of my "Concept Rubber" as requested. I have always wanted to design a strap that puts what I have learnt in school in best use (Mechanical engineering). The design of the strap is mainly inspired by vintage submarines and there are 3 key elements: 1st: "wrap around the case". I wanted something to be different, in both design and engineering aspects. 2nd: "Gills". The "gills" on both sides of the strap are "see through", which allow your wrist to breath in humid conditions. They are inspired by the valves the ballast tanks of Submarines which are used for submerging or surfacing. 3rd the see through back. The idea comes from vintage diving helmets. This is my favourite part of the strap. The strap is made of medical grade rubber. Those of you who are familiar with the mold industry may know how challenging this project is. My plan was to have this strap ready for last Christmas, but... This is my first rubber strap, but definitely not the last. Please enjoy the pictures and feel free to send me any comments.        The actual strap, a prototype I have been testing for months:  Thank you for reading my posts. Again, please feel free to e-mail me anytime for watch talks or any comments on the rubber strap. My e-mail: unitektrading@yahoo.com Best wishes, Ted Su(TW) |
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ndburley 3T WIS 
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Well I must say this is impressive, I think its a good idea. Looks good. You could wear your pan in a slightly more hostile environment but not lose the whole style by incasing it.  |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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Welcome back TW, the strap is incredible, I love it, looking forward to your updates on it  |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Very interesting! |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Cool concept strap forsure. |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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always good to see you Ted!....this is an amazing strap concept and I look forward to seeing more of it as you make it available to us WIS!!....I know you are a huge Panerai fan and have been developing straps for them since we 1st met but hope to see you make this strap available for some of the other common dive watch cases....very cool Ted! |
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UTTrading 3T WIS
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Thank you for your kind comments. Oscar, I do have plans for making straps for watches other than Panerai. Do you have any recommendations? Best wishes, Ted |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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Ted I think the obvious choice would be make one for Rolex....as it would work on the Seadweller,Sub,GMT....and another 100 brands that use this case!....this would be the only strap I would use in place of the bracelet on mine imho... |
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UTTrading 3T WIS
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Oscar, Rubber strap for the Deepsea is already in the mold making process. Its a simpler design as we don't want to take away too much attention from the watch. Strap for the Submariners will come next. Best Ted |
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Nabco 3T WIS
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I would really like the one above for my PAM 111 Homage too |
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Hammerfjord Moderator 
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Sweet piece of engineering and design! It also protect the case edges when grabbed by close objects. BRAVO!  Last edited on Wed Jun 23rd, 2010 01:17 pm by Hammerfjord |
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Graham 3T WIS 
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Amazing, out of the box design! |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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This is Awesome, Im guessing this isnt the final Proto? I was wondering how you pull the keeper out to wind or change the time? keep up the great work |
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downhills13 3T WIS 
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WOW~~ it is awesome!!! When I saw the back view, I was like "Damn..." what a great piece of creation and I think you definitely put what you study for at its best!!! keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. by the way, are you from Taiwan as well? |
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UTTrading 3T WIS
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Yes I am from Taiwan, you too? With regard to widing: simply push the rubber lining down to access the crown lever and the crown. The rubber will bouce back in seconds. All the best Ted |
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downhills13 3T WIS
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yup Ted, I am from Taipei and now live in Taipei as well. please kindly update the selling price if you ever going to put this design into production. thank you for the reply!! have a good one~ Jim |
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