incoming "new" diver

**timesofplenty** · 05-05-2010 08:31 AM

Got it 3 days ago, Fedex arrived before 10am, a good day for watches!
Haste Jenny Caribbean 1000m
44mm x 50mm, 20mm strap
I installed the nos NSA bracelet.

**Steve** · 05-05-2010 08:34 AM

That's an interesting looking piece.

And am I the only one who sees the irony of a watch company being named "Haste"?

**timesofplenty** · 05-05-2010 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by Steve

That's an interesting looking piece.

And am I the only one who sees the irony of a watch company being named "Haste"?

hehehe! I've been thinking the same thing!

**silent sam** · 05-05-2010 08:56 AM

The case back looks nuke proof. I've never seen a glass crystal shaped like that. It looks like it might be molded or cast. Is it sapphire, mineral, or a composite?

**timesofplenty** · 05-05-2010 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by silent sam

The case back looks nuke proof. I've never seen a glass crystal shaped like that. It looks like it might be molded or cast. Is it sapphire, mineral, or a composite?

Yeah, these cases are awesome, monobloc, screw-crown and screw-in bezel to retain the crystal.
2 pics of a couple 708's, this Haste and a later Aquadive, similar but not the same:

The crystal is acrylic. The 708 Aquadive may have come with a mineral crystal, but I'm not sure.
The 709 cases (round 50mm) have all been mineral that I've seen, regardless of name on dial or back.