When the watch stops dead in the store the salesman informs Elliott that it's a tap watch which means that it stops itself to keep from overheating and must be tapped to be re-started. Elliot is told that it's the Cadillac of watches. But not just a Chronosync, the Chronosync 2000. What he will sell to him is the Chronosync. Underwater Watch is a piece of junk and he won't sell it to him. At the local watch store he's told by the salesman that the Mr. Underwater Watch", the fictional SCUBA watch worn by one of the "Sea Hunt" characters. This inspiration leads him to seek a "Mr. In this episode Chris Peterson, played by Chris Elliott, is inspired by the television show, "Sea Hunt". One of the episodes titled "The Counterfeit Watch Story" was one of my favorites. It was cancelled, I think, a little prematurely by the Fox network about twenty years ago after only two seasons. Raise your hand with the SCUBA watch on it if you remember a television show named "Get A Life". Why is that the only thing in English? Why make a claim of no radiation? Do watches usually have radiation? Does my Timex have radiation? Note to self: Keep Russian Diver watch away from front of pants just in case. I don't speak or read Russian so the instructions are superfluous exept for the stamp that says in English "NO RADIATION". The watch comes in a small blue box with instructions, a screwdriver for strap pin removal and an additional gasket to be used when the protective grill is not installed. I admittedly don't know anything about the movement but it supposedly utilizes 15 jewels. To tell you the truth, I'm actually a little skeptical about getting it wet but since I'll never actually wear it that won't be a problem. I suppose that at one time the watch was all steel and the depth rating was as claimed but I suspect that was back in the 70s. And the claimed water resistance of 700 meters is doubtful. The case material is almost certainly nickel or chrome plated brass. Lug to lug distance is 75mm and lug width is 24.5mm. 75mm with the crown and about 60mm without. This is one heavy canteen watch weighing in at 260 grams. I speak of the Russian Diver Watch (Type 3) made by the good people at the Zlatoust Watch Factory. the size of a tractor, pencils that run on car batteries, diesel hair dryers and a diver watch that is so big that no normal human would ever be able to wear it in public. And thanks to the latest Soviet technology you could get an i.u.d. I remember seeing for sale such items as used East German uniforms, Russian uniforms, communist bloc rifles, pistols, binoculars, night vision goggles, flags, ammunition, etc. Since the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989 and the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 we capitalists have been able to purchase surplus Soviet government and surplus military items at bargain basement prices.
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