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··Sunburst dial fanI know I’ve used the word 'faux' but this thread is, in part, an homage to @omegastar's original and very informative thread, 'About Omega buckles'.
I've been lucky enough to buy the odd vintage Omega that still has the original buckle. Most have been sold with a 'new leather strap', normally reflecting the seller’s taste rather than mine.
So, rather than carry on with a non-Omega buckle, I’ve looked for genuine Omega buckles. I always think that the strap looks better with one.
However, the asking price for the 'genuine Omega buckle's' is more than I want to spend so I now (fairly happily) spend a tenner on a faux buckle, where I need one.
Does anyone else?
I appreciate that any thread is better with photos, so here are some - real and faux.
I've been lucky enough to buy the odd vintage Omega that still has the original buckle. Most have been sold with a 'new leather strap', normally reflecting the seller’s taste rather than mine.
So, rather than carry on with a non-Omega buckle, I’ve looked for genuine Omega buckles. I always think that the strap looks better with one.
However, the asking price for the 'genuine Omega buckle's' is more than I want to spend so I now (fairly happily) spend a tenner on a faux buckle, where I need one.
Does anyone else?
I appreciate that any thread is better with photos, so here are some - real and faux.


Now the bad news: I have not just moved residence a few times since then but also moved between continents twice. It's amazing what gets mislaid under those circumstances.