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Post by tomcatpc on Sept 28, 2016 22:05:27 GMT -8
The Dacor DGD-150 Depth Gauge in the photo with the Dacor Clipper that Jay posted...does anyone have any ideas of what years this was made? I just bought one online and am wondering how old it is? Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Sept 29, 2016 8:58:26 GMT -8
Mark, my 1970 catalog show that they were still using the their "Thin Line" gauges, so my guess is late 1970's early '80's?
JB
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Post by tomcatpc on Sept 29, 2016 11:21:20 GMT -8
I saw a 1978 Dacor Cat. online last night and it was not listed in it either. My guess is mid-1970's? Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Sept 29, 2016 16:20:44 GMT -8
Mark, if I can remember, I'll ask my friend Jim, he'll know, as his shop was/is a Dacor-shop...
JB
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Post by surflung on Sept 30, 2016 7:21:38 GMT -8
This One Still Works!- My buddy Sea Hunt Jerry had this official worn-by-Mike-Nelson Sea Hunt depth gauge waiting for me when I arrived at the Sea Hunt Forever event in Silver Springs FL last March. It is a Sportsways depth guage that's unique in that the dial moves instead of the needle... So you are always reading the numbers straight up and level. This is the depth gauge that Lloyd Bridges (as Mike Nelson) wore in most of the diving scenes of the Sea Hunt TV show. - I wore it as part of my Sea Hunt "Costume" for the event and never expected it to actually work. But, it worked perfectly. The main Silver Springs pool is about 30 feet deep and the gauge displayed it. - These are very rare depth gauges when you are trying to find one to buy. So, I thought I was going to make major points when Alec Pierce judged me in the Mike Nelson Look-alike contest. But when he got to my gauge he said, "I'll have to deduct some points because you have the 250 foot model and Mike Nelson wore the 150 ft gauge." Cripes! I think Alec was having entirely too much fun. P.S. Now I'm seeing the gauge in the picture says 150 ft. I grabbed this picture from my files and it might not actually be a picture of MY gauge.
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Post by nikeajax on Sept 30, 2016 8:03:12 GMT -8
Eb, did you ever pop the cover off and try to look around in there? Not take it apart, but just see what you could see? I'm sure there's an o-ring between the lens and case that seals it up, the knurled bezel, ya know?
JB
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Post by surflung on Oct 3, 2016 5:50:54 GMT -8
- No, I think I'm going to leave this one alone for now. I have a couple of formerly nice vintage depth gauges I've taken apart and ruined in the process... Due to fragility of the old stuff inside. This one works and it's part of my Sea Hunt Forever "costume" so I'm not going to mess with it...
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Post by surflung on Oct 6, 2016 5:09:58 GMT -8
Just Got This... Brand New In The Box!- Rich and I visited a dive shop last weekend and I bought this vintage depth gauge for $20. It is in brand new condition. I couldn't resist.
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 6, 2016 7:50:36 GMT -8
So um, what're the white digits on the outer bezel for? Funny, it kinda looks like you glued a button onto the side: you'd better sew it on too, don't wanna lose it, eh?
Judging by the orange color, that looks early 1970's... late 1960's...
Very fun sir: you'll need to take an arm load of them down to depth and get us a snap-shot (do people even use that term anymore?)
JB
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Post by surflung on Oct 11, 2016 5:22:37 GMT -8
- The gauge itself is marked only down to 100 feet. Digits on the bezel are the no decompression times. So, if you wear this gauge and a watch, you'll be reading the similar No Deco information as we all do now-a-days with our real time computing dive computers.
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 23, 2016 22:01:11 GMT -8
Late 1970's/early 1980's? Dacor Depth Gauge. Strap is a modern replacement. Tested this out today and it works just fine. Not exactly very vintage, but not brand new either... Mark Save
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 24, 2016 7:44:07 GMT -8
Mark, I think "vintage" is a bit of a throwaway term, a lot like "Classic Car" most people don't know the difference, so don't worry about it. Did you know classic cars were made from 1929-49 and only very specific models, and yet you see all these people calling their 1957 Chevys and 1959 Cads, "Classics" nope, uh-uh, never can be. So like what you like, and I really like that gauge JB
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 24, 2016 18:52:26 GMT -8
I'm starting to take an interest in gear from that era now. 1970's and 1980's stuff does interest me, granted I still have a bigger interest in 50's and 60's gear, but not going to close my mind to later items. Mark
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Post by nikeajax on Oct 24, 2016 19:18:34 GMT -8
Mark, I think you might be ahead of the curve here: from the gear I've seen, the late 1970's and early 80's was the apex of single hose technology, after that they just had to start making cosmetic changes. Uh-oh, I'm gunna shut up now... JB
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Post by tomcatpc on Oct 24, 2016 20:14:19 GMT -8
I gravitate towards the late-80's because I was a teen then, and also it is a totally awesome excuse to find and wear the brightest neon colours I can find! Mark
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