Member X 91 Posted June 16, 2010 Fuck me, I can't believe how lucky I've been today. Rushing to a meeting, parked up, jumped out the car to pay for parking (£4!). CLANG!!!! SHIT, you fucking idiot, what have you done??? I looked down and realised I had literally battered my SOH crystal first into my steering wheel lock, perhaps right on the joint at the bottom that sticks out...: There was a scratch right across the crystal, looking like it had gouged out the AR Consequently, the whole meeting I was distracted, staring at it and feeling gutted and angry but with no-one to shout at but my clumsy dumbfuck self It was a couple of hours before I would get home after my meeting but I thought 'No, leave it till you have a soft spectacles cloth to try to see if it buffs out as otherwise you might make it worse' so I restrained myself from doing anything with it till I finally arrived home. Finally home, I set to work with the soft cloth and lots of breathing heavily onto the crystal to give the cloth some 'lubricant' in the form of condensation from my breath. I feared the worst - I thought I'd end up with a tidy but deep scratch in the AR that would forever bug me until I could afford a Chief AR run But, wait... What is this?? It can't be?! By some miracle, the AR had taken the paint off the metal steering wheel lock (which had deposited itself on the crystal to look like a scratch) but the AR and crystal were fine!! WTF?!?! So today I must thank the gods for being kind and letting my stupid, clumsy self get away with what looked like a very expensive accident B) And I must also thank the factory and Mary for delivering a watch that must truely be up to gen standards if it can survive that!! Overall a good result, and I now won't have to sulk all evening and annoy the missus LoL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brightlight 0 Posted June 16, 2010 Wow, lucky, lucky, lucky! And think how much worse you would have felt if you'd done that with a Rolex Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted June 16, 2010 nice steering wheel lock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndoggie 58 Posted June 16, 2010 nice steering wheel lock Don't you want to know how much it cost and where he go it??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pollux1 3 Posted June 16, 2010 Factory AR too, top stuff mate! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AustinTech 0 Posted June 16, 2010 nice steering wheel lock Don't you want to know how much it cost and where he go it??? And would it fit a such-and-such? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted June 16, 2010 You lot are mean! lol I'm so happy right now, I feel like I've cheated death or something LoL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GC 4,488 Posted June 16, 2010 The Germans would say... "Aber echt Schwien gehabt!!!" It translates poorly...but it's funny as helll " You had some real pig!!!" Now stop scratching your wheel lock with your watches mate! I'm very happy for ya. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
P_Diddy 0 Posted June 16, 2010 you crazy yanks, not even the Chinese would buy a rep steering wheel lock nice steering wheel lock Don't you want to know how much it cost and where he go it??? And would it fit a such-and-such? are you sure its AR coating and not teflon you got on your crystal? You lot are mean! lol I'm so happy right now, I feel like I've cheated death or something LoL Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luthier 1 Posted June 16, 2010 Why you need this "DICKLOCK" in the first place? Nobody will try to steal your Hyundai anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted June 16, 2010 lol You're probably right, but just in case... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted June 17, 2010 The "paint" on the lock is probably powder coat, not paint. This is considerably softer than a painted finish and that, my friend, is what saved you. Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted June 17, 2010 You may be right, thinking about it - it's similar in finish to some alloy wheels I had powdercoated... Either way, I'm counting my blessings!! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ska 11 Posted June 17, 2010 mate fancy alloys aren't going to help you pull in a Hyundai!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted June 17, 2010 LOL I haven't got a hyundai, I have a rattly french shopping trolley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Member X 91 Posted June 18, 2010 Ok, as I haven't got any decent pics yet, these are the wristies I posted today from this week I seriously love these, they are never leaving!! (well, except if I can upgrade the black to swiss...) I'm debating a brown one but I don't think I'd ever wear it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greg_r 81 Posted June 18, 2010 lookin' good. I'm going to pass on the black (I have too many black-dialed watches), but there's a bronze one in my future. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trailboss99 994 Posted June 18, 2010 There's a bronze gen in your future. Ya know ya wanna! Col. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
