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Stowa Prodiver & Stowa Seatime Pictures-Post Them Here!

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WatchDialOrange

Discussion Starter · Sep 1, 2013 (Edited)

Its hard to find pictures unless you do a wide search for Stowa Prodiver & Stowa Seatime Dive watches. This would be a good thread within the Stowa Forum to Post Your Prodiver & Seatime wrist shots or table shots and maybe size of your wrist. It would be good to see the wide variety of colors of dials & bezels. :-!

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Eclipse0001

· #118 · May 1, 2014

Looking at all these pictures builds the anticipation of receiving my first Stowa today! I have a carbonfiber dial Prodiver on it's way right now. It should be delivered around 4:00 PM!

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Eclipse0001

· #120 · May 1, 2014

WatchDialOrange said:
Can't wait to see pics please post them here!!

Thanks, I will definitely post some up!

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Eclipse0001

· #122 · May 2, 2014 (Edited)

Here it is! The only problem I've found so far and am reaching out for help with is removing links from the bracelet. The screws are so dang tight! What is the proper size of screwdriver to use? I believe I have the right one but could only get one side to loosen and it needed two links. I wanted to put one on each side to make it even but I couldn't. I hit the screws with heat but none of the others are loosening up. Any thoughts or advice?

Here are the pics I have so far.

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Eclipse0001

· #124 · May 2, 2014 (Edited)

marlowe55 said:
Great looking Prodiver and an outstanding choice. Congratulations.
I used a #140 screwdriver (grey colour ring on the handle) to size my bracelet, which worked well. You may wish to tape around the screws before you try to remove them, it should protect the bracelet in the event of slippage.

Thanks for both the compliments and the information on removing screws. I may have to order actual screwdrivers for the job. Which ones do you have? I bought one of those 2 dollar, made in China kits. The one seems to do the job when/if I get a screw loosened up enough. I'll be ordering the one you mentioned today.

So far, I love the Stowa! I've timed it since I got it yesterday. It's about +2 after about 18 hours. I think it will be well within COSC standards by 24 hours.

Have a good day!

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Eclipse0001

· #127 · May 5, 2014 (Edited)

WatchDialOrange said:
Great looking Stowa Prodiver Congrats!!!
I took my watch and SS band to the local watch shop and they sized it for me for free. Took them 5 minutes and no scratches to be seen!

Thanks, I worked on it over the weekend and ended up giving up because I am going to ruin the screws... I emailed Stowa today to see if I can just order another bracelet. I'm so mad about it. I hate screwed links! This is why I sold my Halios Laguna and I'm starting to think about just selling this one. I enjoy it on my wrist but it frustrates me to know that someone put the damn screws in so tight that the proper sized screwdriver and some muscle can't get them out. I don't enjoy it on the rubber strap and I'm not a fan of Natos either. I want to wear it on the bracelet and that's it. There are no local watch shops that will work on the screws.

Thanks for the compliments. It's a very nice watch but my experience I've had with it so far has me thinking about selling it and buying a black Omega SMP and calling it a day...

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Eclipse0001

· #131 · May 6, 2014

WatchDialOrange said:
Yes I feel your frustration on the tight screws. I think someone said on a forum here you could heat up the screws with a blow dryer and get the lock tight to loosen up around the screws. (Google this 1st). Once they are loose then you can change the bands allot easier . I go from the mesh bracelet to the steel bracelet and over to the NATO often. I bought extra screws and bars from Stowa in case I bugger the screws.

Well, I would love to get just the screws but short of drilling them out, I don't think I could get them loosened. I've boiled the bracelet, used a grille lighter to heat them up and have applied lots of pressure and they won't budge. It's ridiculous! Does anyone know how much a new bracelet is from Stowa?

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Eclipse0001

· #133 · May 6, 2014

I heard back from Stowa. The bracelets aren't available anymore. I will be shipping my bracelet to them and they are getting me sorted. In the meantime, I'll wear the Prodiver on the Rubber. I turned the textured side of the rubber strap up on the watch and it really looks nice. I'll like it a lot more on the bracelet though!

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Eclipse0001

· #135 · May 7, 2014

marlowe55 said:
Glad to hear that Stowa is going to take care of the bracelet issue. It's a shame that you had to deal with someone else's mistake.
Hopefully that experience won't turn you off of the watch itself as it's an outstanding timepiece (that I like far more on the bracelet as well).

No, it wasn't the previous owner's mistake either. Jorg has stated in previous threads that he purposely tightens them like that so they won't loosen and have people losing/breaking their watches. Some people have no problems with loosening the screws and some do. Unfortunately, I was one of the ones that had issues. The previous owner and I have had numerous dealings and I know if there was a problem, he would've told me.

As for being turned off by the watch, it hasn't turned me off. I really like it an cannot wait to enjoy it more on the bracelet. It keeps great time and the carbonfiber dial looks awesome in the daylight! It's just what I was looking for. I have a Rolex Datejust I'm going to be putting up on the boards for sale soon and with the proceeds I'll be purchasing a Tudor Black Bay to round off my rotation. I love dive watches!

Have a great day and thanks again for all the compliments and advice on my bracelet issue!

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Eclipse0001

· #137 · May 8, 2014

senna89wc12 said:
I requested the lug screws to be tight but not too tight and Stowa agreed to do it. When I took delivery of the watch I was able to unscrew the screws easily.

That's good. I'm glad you were able to loosen them.

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