GP Deep Diver

Jan 07, 2018,13:15 PM
 

Dear Friends,


a few days ago I got a Deep Diver which belonged to a relative who passed away some years ago. The watch was not used for about the last 25 years but immediately began to run when moving. While searching for some information about this watch I found your forum with several other 9108 but not with a dial coloured like mine. Therefore you propably  will like to see a picture of my watch. The scratches on the glass are not as severe as on the foto when the sun is not shining directly on it.
The next days I will give it to my watchmaker for some cleaning and service  and propably changing the glass if
 possible...

Sorry for my writing but english is not my native language ...

Best wishes,

frame65











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Hello Frame65 and warm welcome here.

 
 By: Alkiro1 : January 7th, 2018-13:58
You’ll find a lot of GP fans here. I hope your watchmaker will give to your Deep Diver a new youth. Best wishes Alkiro

Fram! Warmest welcome

 
 By: Ares501 - Mr Green : January 7th, 2018-22:17
Thanks for joining Lovely Deep diver you have there Cheers D

Thank you!

 
 By: Frame65 : January 7th, 2018-22:52
Thank you all for your warm welcome! I will send some other fotos when the watch comes back from my watchmaker. I Intend to install a black silikone wristband, perhaps with a similar structure to the tropic band shown in the old advertisement blomman post... 

Liebe Frame,

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : January 8th, 2018-00:36
Warm welcome to our GP forum! What a nice Deep Diver you have there! To find new crystal for this watch is often not that easy. IWC had a 812 crystal which match, but need to be with the special edge, not the straight edge one. Would you please check the ... 

Thank you for your tips

 
 By: Frame65 : January 8th, 2018-00:43
Thank you for your tips! Today I go to the watchmaker and will bet him to Check the Information you have asked for... Best regards, frame65

Edit: Thank you for your tips

 
 By: Frame65 : January 8th, 2018-02:07
I just was at my watchmaker, unfortunately they are closed at the moment because of having painter and craftmen in their shop. So I will try again at the end of the week... I come from Lübeck/North Germany (Bomman, I suppose you are from Sweden, so you pr... 

Yes, I am from Sweden

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : January 8th, 2018-14:59
But never had the pleasure to visit Lübeck. Will make sure to if I ever have the chance. Please keep us updated once you had the chance to see your watchmaker! Best Blomman

Welcome here and thanks for haring this white dial 9108

 
 By: crown comfort : January 8th, 2018-02:13
pretty rare one. I have a similar dial design with blue dial. Enjoy it in the best of health. CC

18-27-37-52

 
 By: MTF : January 8th, 2018-03:04
frame65, Welcome to PuristSPro! You are on a journey to honour your cousin and the watch. We wish you well. Even after restoration, I'm sure you will not be deep diving the watch. I wonder how deep the original specification was? Also, what the extra dial... 

18-27-37-52

 
 By: Frame65 : January 8th, 2018-03:46
Hello MTF, thank you for your warm welcome. I am not sure, but I think the numbers on the dial have something to do with the minutes of decompression time. I think I have read it (here...?) somewhere... The depth on the bottom is 20ATM though it is meanwh... 

After having changed the wristband

 
 By: Frame65 : January 12th, 2018-10:16
... to a black patterned made of silicone the watch now looks a little bit to me like the tropic band in the old advertisement (thank you for that, blomman) ... ;-) Giving a revision to the watch seems to be a little bit difficult, my watchmaker told me t...  

Looks great!

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : January 13th, 2018-01:21
Please make sure they are able to handle vintage watches! Many modern watchmakers do not know how to handle the vintage side... Over polish case and repaint of dial as results... Personally, I would not touch the case and dial. But of course, that is my p... 

Of course...

 
 By: Frame65 : January 13th, 2018-03:10
... they should neither touch case nor dial. The watch must keep it's appearance as a used watch from the seventies... I think the watchmaker knows what to do. He has his workshop in Hamburg for over 50 years and is well known in the scene. There had been... 

That is good news! :) [nt]

 
 By: blomman Mr Blue : January 13th, 2018-10:30

A little update

 
 By: Frame65 : April 21st, 2018-10:34
a little update: unfortunately the watchmaker in Hamburg also did not succeed in getting a new crystal. So I decided for now to keep and wear the watch like it is. Beside this I asked my watch dealer here in Lübeck if he probably will get a crystal for a ...