Author Topic: i'm 1000m Sinnful (Read 15597 times)

ckng515 · « **on:** March 31, 2009, 12:03:23 AM »

this is my 1st German watch and definitely won't be the last one!
i'm so in love with this piece because of it's material,size ~44mm and it's RED second hand.

It's one of my favourite daily watch.
until today i never regret on my decision to pick Sinn U1 over Ball Engineer Master II diver watch.

The red second hand.

1000m diver

the screw in double locking crown

the sapphire with outer AR coating.

enjoy!

regards,
ck

danny · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2009, 06:42:54 AM »

CK,
Great pics. The U1 is one helluva diver watch. Such a great chunk of metal, as Cocobean's wife would probably say

.

ckng515 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2009, 06:59:07 AM »

Thanks Danny,
Great chunk of metal,that's a good one...lolz

when i was sourcing for one about a year ago,i met SC in the TZ.
thanks to the U1..

ck

chrisyen · « **Reply #3 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:14:20 PM »

yeah man.... its 1 of my favorite.... all time favorite i'll say...
big, heavy, solid, scratch free bezel, good water resistant, easy to read....

Cocobean · « **Reply #4 on:** March 31, 2009, 12:58:06 PM »

Hey CK,

How did u set the black backdrop for these pic ? Care to share with noob here ? it creates the ' infinitely deep ' background and make it looks like 'floating' in the void. Wonderful shots and beatiful timepiece too.
Too lazy to google and check the watch size , looks to me its 40 mm onwards , and the 'candles' type of hands make it stand out from other swiss's divers series. It surely looks 'macho' enought to serve Germans SWAT/Special Ops team well.

Since when ' chunk of metal ' become classic term to describe oversized watch huh ?

chrisyen · « **Reply #5 on:** March 31, 2009, 02:41:48 PM »

case dia is 44mm to be exact

Scott C. · « **Reply #6 on:** March 31, 2009, 06:37:19 PM »

Great pic CK

this 44mm doesn't look/feel 44mm when's on your wrist.. it's my first big watches!

Alvin-8880 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:35:00 PM »

CK, what do u think of this?
[urlhttp://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/Alvin-8880/U1BlackLE.jpg][/url]
(borrowed pic)

Alvin-8880 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 31, 2009, 08:40:43 PM »

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/Alvin-8880/U1BlackLE.jpg

danny · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2009, 09:28:05 AM »

Quote from: Cocobean on March 31, 2009, 12:58:06 PM

Since when ' chunk of metal ' become classic term to describe oversized watch huh ?

Since your wife first coined the term

danny · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2009, 09:35:21 AM »

Quote from: Alvin-8880 on March 31, 2009, 08:35:00 PM

(borrowed pic)

Alvin,
That's the Hourglass Tempus U1 LE, which I prefer to the new all black. However with only 250 pcs produced it's pretty hard to find one, even from the pre-owned market. Do you own one?

Alvin-8880 · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2009, 11:09:42 AM »

Will bring to the next GTG.

Thx Danny to help post the pic. I wonder why the link didn't work.

I have problem inserting image as well.

terryiwc · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2009, 12:05:48 PM »

here's mine.. the darker sibling .. acquired it a few hrs before Danny bought his nice omega last Tues

Cocobean · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:13:23 PM »

Quote from: terryiwc on April 01, 2009, 12:05:48 PM

here's mine.. the darker sibling .. acquired it a few hrs before Danny bought his nice omega last Tues

Hi Terry,

Unique dial colour and markes , any glowing effect on hands and markers ? Also, wonder if the original strap comes with brown colour instead of black , i pressumed.

Cocobean · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2009, 01:16:04 PM »

Danny,

Where's the pic of your omega mentioned by Terry ? Share on new thread please

terryiwc · « **Reply #15 on:** April 01, 2009, 02:07:10 PM »

yep it glows in green... it came with the black rubber strap but i replaced it with my greg strap with pvd buckle. still waiting for my ted su black strap with dark grey stitching

here's danny's nice watch

http://tamhk.com/mwf/index.php/topic,92.0.html

Cocobean · « **Reply #16 on:** April 01, 2009, 03:44:31 PM »

Thanks for feedback terry.

When it comes to divers watch, how many of you guys really wear it for swimming, water sports, snorkeling or even scuba diving ? Really interested to know.

David_cheong · « **Reply #17 on:** April 01, 2009, 04:09:20 PM »

Bought this monster especially for Pulau Rendang trip

DC

ckng515 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 01, 2009, 09:17:32 PM »

cocobean,
all u need is a white tent which comes with a black,white or even colourful backdrops.you can actually set up the lighting to get the effect you want.A black cardboard paper would be useful for you to reduce the reflection on the crystal(place it in front of your watch to reflect the 'black' back to the watch).
i hope this will help.you can find a tutorial in TZ with pic on setting up the gear.

and
I wear my Luminox orange colormark and Seiko Landshark for my diving trip...Sinn only Swimming in the pool and seaside.remember to watch with fresh water after the dive..

Alvin,
Oh,the Tempus LE,what a nice piece!But i kinda feel that the all black lost the metal feel of it..just my 2 cents.. $:-\$

Terryiwc,
This is new to me,i have no idea Sinn came out with the 'phantom' U1 as well,it's kinda cool but it will definitely look better with the ted su black strap

by the way, is Bell n ross the 1st brand to come out with the phantom version?i saw hamilton also came out with a phantom below zero 1000m diver.

Cocobean · « **Reply #19 on:** April 01, 2009, 10:37:34 PM »

Thanks for reply , will try that sometimes.

I been using my ML Chrono for all sort of activities, snorkeling, jet skiing, canoeing , swimming and etc. It's stated 50 m water resistant which i should not ve it expose extensively to all this kind of activities, well its still working perfectly after 5 years. Wondering why those manufacturers having 1000 m water resistant on their watch , i perceive it as nothing but a gimmick.

danny · « **Reply #20 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:15:21 AM »

Quote from: Cocobean on April 01, 2009, 10:37:34 PM

Wondering why those manufacturers having 1000 m water resistant on their watch , i perceive it as nothing but a gimmick.

I don't think it's a gimmick. The 1000m rating comes in useful if you happen to drop your watch in the middle of the ocean. At least you can then sleep at night knowing that the 1000m WR watch will still be there until someone like Dr. Robert Ballard comes around to find it.

But seriously, I believe that, in the long run, the diver watches with high WR rating will outlast dress watches with 30m or 50 WR rating simply because the diver watch cases are practically impervious to dust and moisture, 2 elements which are highly detrimental to watch movements. That's the main reason why I try to only wear sports or dive watches for any outdoor activity.
Just my 2 cents.

chrisyen · « **Reply #21 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:20:03 AM »

Quote from: ckng515 on April 01, 2009, 09:17:32 PM

is Bell n ross the 1st brand to come out with the phantom version?i saw hamilton also came out with a phantom below zero 1000m diver.

i think all black watches started by hublot...
bell and ross first for black luminous....
now got dozen....

chrisyen · « **Reply #22 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:21:16 AM »

i wear my sinn u1 on rubber, enzo on rubber, ball on bracelet for out door and sports....

but a cheap casio on rubber for badminton....

danny · « **Reply #23 on:** April 02, 2009, 07:37:25 AM »

Quote from: Alvin-8880 on April 01, 2009, 11:09:42 AM

I have problem inserting image as well.

Hi Alvin,
To insert an image you can just type

Code: [Select]

[img]http://tamhk.com/mwf/Smileys/Custom1/grin.gif[/img]and it appears as

To insert url type

Code: [Select]

[url=http://mwf.tamhk.com/]This is a link[/url]

and it appears as This is a link

You can also use the insert image and insert url buttons on the toolbar as a shortcut to insert the code.

Hope the above helps.

Alvin-8880 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 02, 2009, 03:29:19 PM »

Yes, CK, I like the iron feel of U1 original, esp the red hands & prints. It goes very well with red strap.

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Author Topic: i'm 1000m Sinnful (Read 15597 times)