Hi - looking for some advice. I recently put a golden brown Hirsch duke 'alligator look' leather strap on a stainless and gold watch. I went cow because I felt a bit weird about real alligator and I wasn't sure the colour would work. It does, I love the colour, but hate the texture, so im thinking about a real one. Two questions - is there any difference on terms of ethics between cow and reptile? Second, what's the difference between alligator and crocodile? Thanks in advance.

 

The difference really depends on where the skin is taken from. Both croc and gator have a similar look to me. Both have similar grains. You'll notice that the real stuff has more fine texture since the fake is only made by pressing the pattern into leather.

 

aesthetics

...... and personally, I have no issue with killing something that would kill me first if it had the chance - as long as most of the animal is used for a purpose more than a trophy.

 

I was just being an aesshole and busting your stones.

 

Actually, "esthetics" is an acceptable spelling in the U.S. We are too pragmatic for all those darn Greek diphthongs, and I don't want to hear any juvenile jokes about girls going for dips in thongs, neither.

Regards,
Jon

 

Can we make jokes about girls going for a dip without thongs then?

 

Sure, that would be fine. While you are at it, tell me about your Playboy connections.

Regards,
Jon

 

dunno about croc's being endangered.... you need to read the NT Times. It would appear that every home has 2.3 croc's per kid.

as Dennis said. It all depends on where on the skin the strap is taken from.

 

See here I was thinking this could be a movie, like Alien v Predator

 

Brilliantly helpful, thanks. I did mean ethics, and I think my mind has been set to rest. I'll check out some of the sources linked - gator it is...

 

That would be a Rangers fan. The few Red Wings fans I know are decent.

 

No, that was Teletubbies.