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The Historic Route 66 adventure 2014 watch project. (Pic Heavy)

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nyckid

That a cool idea mate! :thumbsup:

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draggnation

Thanks for sharing pictures Mr P. Just gone back to see all. I'm inspired. :)

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not_finbar

Really enjoyed reading this thread, thanks.

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Timebandit

An awesome trip mate, and abolutely wonderful pics :thumbsup:

 

Greetz

Uwe

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Not That Rich

Amazing, thanks for sharing, something I would love to do one day.

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gareth

That's fantastic bud love seeing what you guys across the pond get upto looks like a great adventure ;)

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Thang

Very nicely done. Awesome watch with great story. Thanks for sharing

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solkryssare

What a project!!! Hat off to you Sir

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n of 1

new to the forum and catching up, love this post! thanks for sharing, seems one of those trips you'll re-live for years and years to come.

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UmpaHimself

Are you kidding, with the boxes and everything. What an amazing project. I think all the dials looked great. My hat's off to you Pihlippe!

 

Amazing!

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PinkPanther

JUST SEEN THIS!! made me all warm inside I took the route 66 trip in 2012 I miss it daily! everyone must do this trip it stays with you deep down inside...

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TBKing

Great idea, the watches look awesome

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Pihlippe

Thanks my friends, this was a bad ass trip. :)

 

I'm not a thombdigger, but looked through the thread to get back some memories. ;)

Can tell that I love US after this trip.

Has been in the US seven times after this trip and next one is New York this April. :thumbsup2:

 

Some of my friends and me are planning a blues/country trip from Chicago to New Orleans in May 2017.

Don't think there will be a new prosject though.

 

We will drive parts of the highway 61....

 

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Beael street Memphis

 

 

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Cheers

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Thrasher

Awesome.

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Jagsman

I missed the pics when you posted them, looks like an awesome experience, thanks for sharing.

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Sellc08

These watches are one of my personal favorites because of the design changing over time and the position of the route 66 Symbol o the dial. My specific favorite is the Panerai Harley Davidson matte black dial. I wish to get one in my soon future. ^_^

 

-Sellc08

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shinynewbling52

Necropost revival. :mummy:  Why?  Because it's still an interesting read @Pihlippe  it's almost summer, most people that posted are still here/active and may remember this including you, I like motorcycles too  and I had some questions.  :D

My questions are how long did the whole Route 66 take?  Did you stop a small amount, medium amount or very frequently along the way to take in scenery, rest, eat etc?   Also, did you have communicators to be able to talk to each other or keep each other awake at that time like a Cardo or something similar? 

I came to this post from the link in your signature after seeing you post with your HD watch which I thought was cool and honestly this was one of the most entertaining posts I've seen in a while learning the history of the watch and your trip.  I love seeing peoples journeys By Way of Motorcycle.   

 

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heini
On 06/07/2014 at 00:02, Pihlippe said:

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In the summer of 2013 decided some of my friends and I that we would experience the historic Route 66, driving a Harley Davidson.

Would think most people have heard of this road and its history, starting in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles.

Our adventure begins in LA and ends in Chicago. This is to avoid the big time difference between the U.S. and Norway, on the way home. we will also experience some blues gigs, when we're in Chicago and it’s best when not to drive, the next day. :beer2:

 

Soon I got the idea to create a special route 66 watch ...I asked some of my friends if they wanted one and decided to make four pieces.

The question was who could help me with this?

Oke Uwe, at timebandits was already decided I guess, but who could make dials?

Did contact daytona and rmcsherry at Homageforum and it was rmcsherry that could help me, eventually.

 

This is the first drafts that were made.

 

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The final draft.

 

 

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It was natural to use a cali dial since we start our journey in California.

The second dial that was chosen is almost a copy of the 1957 Harley speedometer,

for the Harley fans…

 

 

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Had plans to use these hands on the Harley speedo dial, but did not have time to do these finished in time.

 

 

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Uwe had leather from some German army field shovels, made in the late forty / early fifties stored and this was used for the straps.

 

 

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With some vanilla thread, could these symbolize the asphalt and road markings on the Route 66.

 

 

 

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To keep costs down, I chose to use the 47mm Radiomir case and a 6497 movement from MilitaryTime. Actually it was cheaper to buy a complete MM42 and throw away the incredibly bad straps. This is/was the the old mother road, so I thought the radiomir case was best suited.

 

 

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When we talk about the mother road ...... a map

 

 

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The bike that I have rented for the trip, is a 2014 Street Glide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a thrilling week eventually came the dials and straps in the mail. Was afraid the project would go to hell when the the dials was stuck in customs this week. The joy was therefore great when both straps and dials were in place on this Friday.

Used time Friday and today for the assembly of the watches and are satisfied with the result. Have others hands to use, but will not change anything on my friends' watches. Since they do not have very much interest in watches, I think they will be happy regardless of hands used.

Guess I will do some mods on mine thought.

 

Now that you know a little about the story behind this project, let’s see some pictures.

 

Not to forget: Want to thank Uwe and especially Ross who made this project possible!

Thanks to both of you!

 

 

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Cheers

Send me a note ,please Thanks  Heini

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heini

Has anybody contact with Pihlippe ?  Tell him , I need an info from him. Thanx.

Heini

 

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PickledBeetroot
56 minutes ago, heini said:

Has anybody contact with Pihlippe ?  Tell him , I need an info from him. Thanx.

Heini

 

He pops by often, just tag him @Pihlippe

 

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Pihlippe
On 22/01/2025 at 22:31, PickledBeetroot said:

He pops by often, just tag him @Pihlippe

 

Well, not so often lately.
Been sick since November last year, but 'back in business' now :) 

I'm getting a pacemaker in 14 days, so I'm hoping to get a little more time here. :Love:

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