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Old 9 November 2011, 11:48 AM   #31
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Makes me want to delete my wimpy 103ft. Dive pictures wearing my DSSD.


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Me to Eddie, and your already twice as deep as I've ever gone!!!
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Old 9 November 2011, 11:50 AM   #32
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Cheers nyc6 for reply, makes sense! You forget sometimes. No damage done anyway. Thanks
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Old 9 November 2011, 11:58 AM   #33
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This thread has COOL written all over it! Love it!
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Old 9 November 2011, 11:59 AM   #34
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Me to Eddie, and your already twice as deep as I've ever gone!!!
Rob, we can both agree the OP left us in the kiddie pool.

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Old 13 November 2011, 03:39 PM   #35
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Well, since i dropped my g-shock out the bell, been wearing the dssd on every dive (6 hour bell-runs). No probs at all since i opened the crown, so all good! Been trying to upload photos i took with ipad but no luck. Day 8 now complete!
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Old 13 November 2011, 04:20 PM   #36
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The problem makes sense. If you are in a higher pressure environment than sea level, the watch will be a vacuum inside. The seal in the tube will not allow it to equalize. That is how it should act. Why do you have to set the watch? Did your timezone change? As far as winding, you could bring a winder, or use the movement of your wrist. I would say you are stuck as far as setting it. I would not force it out, as it may brake the stem.

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Eddie, vacuum is not the word. The pressure inside a watch can not be less than atmospheric (14.8 psi) under diving or decompression conditions.

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My rough calculations have you at about 164psi at a minimum. Thats way more than enough to cause your original issues.

The crown opened is designed to keep the watch sealed and intact at surface pressures not at depth! Open a crown while diving at 100ft and see what happens.
Nothing would happen.
The triplok is rated to diving depth with the crown open or closed.
Just like the Daytona is rated to it's maximum depth with the pushers screwed in or out.
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Old 13 November 2011, 04:27 PM   #37
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Well, since i dropped my g-shock out the bell, been wearing the dssd on every dive (6 hour bell-runs). No probs at all since i opened the crown, so all good! Been trying to upload photos i took with ipad but no luck. Day 8 now complete!
Someone please help that man. Dying to see some pics.

And really great stuff. Have a colleague who has a friend who knows a guy like yourself, him working at oil riggs somewhere. What's your area and loco? You guys work for about 4-6 months a year and then (have to) "rest", is that correct?
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Old 4 January 2012, 06:57 AM   #38
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At last, some photos!
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:06 AM   #39
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i am tired of sitting behind the computer all day i need a career change ... something that would involve DSSD
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:12 AM   #40
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That's just BEYOND COOOL!!!!!

Thanks for posting!

What depths are you working at=?
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:24 AM   #41
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wow..fantastic...good luck to you man! awesome!
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:34 AM   #42
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B@@ls of steel ... and not precisely for opening the DSSD ...

Amazing stuff!
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:34 AM   #43
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i just washed my hands with mine on
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Old 4 January 2012, 07:51 AM   #44
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Thanks for the pics. Very cool.
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Old 4 January 2012, 08:10 AM   #45
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Very cool!
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Old 4 January 2012, 08:33 AM   #46
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Really cool stuff/info. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 4 January 2012, 08:49 AM   #47
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I love this thread.

I'm glad it got resurrected, because I missed it the first time around.
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Old 4 January 2012, 08:57 AM   #48
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This is great thread even though I don't dive and have no idea what everyone is talking about but it sounds really cool!
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Old 4 January 2012, 09:34 AM   #49
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This is great thread even though I don't dive and have no idea what everyone is talking about but it sounds really cool!
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Old 4 January 2012, 09:46 AM   #50
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This is great thread even though I don't dive and have no idea what everyone is talking about but it sounds really cool!
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Old 4 January 2012, 09:52 AM   #51
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Where`s the audio button?,I`m missing the helium induced cartoon voice soundtrack.
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Old 4 January 2012, 10:05 AM   #52
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Wow .. one of the coolest dive watch thread I read at a long time

As least you guys (OP) have internet ... LOL :D
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Old 4 January 2012, 12:22 PM   #53
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This thread just gave me a lot of info on the capabilities of Man and the DSSD, More More More More information please!!!!
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Old 4 January 2012, 01:24 PM   #54
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One of the coolest threads ever!

Thanks for sharing Si!
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Old 4 January 2012, 11:23 PM   #55
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Interesting thread to read! Very cool.

Awesome to think what technology allows we Humans today!

I would like to ask Aquanaut about humidity level in his environment.

My concern would be to think that to open the crown in higer pressure than surface produced the effect of pushing the crown in till pressures inside watch and inside diving chamber equalized, meant also that some high humidity could enter the watch, and make some damage to its movement.

If so, a check by an authorized service would be recomended, I guess.

Thank you for sharing your experience Aquanaut! Almost in real time!
Best cordial regards, Abel.
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Old 4 January 2012, 11:56 PM   #56
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Hey, can I ask a stupid question (out of ignorance and curiosity)?

As the whole point is to minimize / eliminate repeated decompression cycles, I understand the entire habitat is pressurized, right? How do you keep the ipad from cracking (special case?)?

Like I said, this can be a really stupid question but I was just thinking about it ...
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Old 5 January 2012, 01:37 AM   #57
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How do you pass the time of day? 4 weeks is crazy
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Old 5 January 2012, 07:36 AM   #58
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How do you pass the time of day? 4 weeks is crazy
I'd kill for 4 weeks with no kids, no wife, no dog, and getting paid for it.


Really cool thread! My DeepSea is jealous of yours.
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Old 5 January 2012, 07:55 AM   #59
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Hey, can I ask a stupid question (out of ignorance and curiosity)?

As the whole point is to minimize / eliminate repeated decompression cycles, I understand the entire habitat is pressurized, right? How do you keep the ipad from cracking (special case?)?

Like I said, this can be a really stupid question but I was just thinking about it ...
Hello Masterserg!
That´s not an stupid question, but an interesting one to make.

I guess that, as long as any piece of equipment is not contained in a waterproof case, and it is not submerged in any liquid (e.g. sea water), any device can be taken inside of the chamber, because internal pressure is raised in the chamber, but this pressure is increased in same level outside the device (I Pad) and inside the I Pad as well.

You can even take a non-waterproof watch, inside the chamber, and as long as it has a vent (e.g. the crown stem hole) which can alow pressure to build inside case, and then when the chamber is raised and pressure lowered, to vent pressure inside case again, the pressures will be equalized, and the I Pad and the non-waterproof watch will suffer no damages.


Aquanaut will surely confirm my guess.
Cordial regards, Abel.
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Old 5 January 2012, 08:04 AM   #60
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I cannot believe that no one has asked why you are using the crown to wind it instead of letting it wind automatically on your wrist like it was designed to do?

Awesome thread though.
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