A most magnificent historical reg set and you've turned it into a toy
Hi Happy-diver,
Thank you for the comment. Yes, I do understand & have thought about the historical regs that I usually customized.
I've thought about them for a very long time before I even started to customized them. I am very aware that those regs are historical & that's one of the reason I like them. I purchased them, rebuild them & collect them, hoping to keep a part of the history & share with the younger generations. At the same time, I really like the older models much more than the newer ones.
There are reason why I customized & did so to some of the historical regs.
Firstly, the main reason for all the customization is to add a layer of protection to the historical/original units. Thus, preventing them from major cosmetic/structural damages & further maintaining the original looks. Example, with the inner ring (red), it actually makes the 2 pieces of lock rings tougher & preventing easy dent/bent, since there's no gap/hollow area.
An example - A rubberized protection on the outer rings & cover. Customized & sold these 2 to my younger generation students.
Secondly, I wanted those regs to have a different looks & colors instead of all just shiny chrome (except for this one, it's an original black chrome). Looking at the modern regs nowadays, am sure SP would have come out with different color variations back then, if their designers have thought of them.
Anyway, on this particular set, I've decided to put in a touch of red is because I'm not an Italian navy/army personnel. I'm just a recreational dive instructor & diving is my passion. I'm hoping by customizing certain historical regs, will create a sense of curiosity among the younger generations & interests them in wanting to know more about the historical part.
Lastly, I don't just collect them but I use them on my dives as well so I hope to minimize the chances of any damages. I spent a lot of effort getting them, rebuilding them & lots of time, carefully & delicately customizing them, not to mentioned the amount of money spent in doing all those things.
Anyway, those customized protections can be removed at any point of time without causing any cosmetic/structural damages to the original unit.
Aren't dive gears, diver's toys?
Anyway, thanks for the comment & no pun intended on my reply. Just sharing my personal opinion.
