I am a new member here..........before I joined the forum I saw a post where someone had asked the strap maker Stevio to copy an old strap for their Omega Chronostop.
I bought my Chronostop 35 years ago....wore it everyday till the strap perished and put it in back back of my "man drawer " I only came across it a few months ago ( after decades ) and was thrilled that it was worth a lot more than I paid for it ...And it is my eyes its still a lovely watch.
I contacted Stevio sent him my watch and a week or so later it arrived back with the new strap...Looking great...and utilising the original clasp.
I have never had the watch serviced or even cleaned......and it still keeps good time. Though I guess you guys will tell me to give it a treat and get it serviced.

But a big thanks you to Stevio ( who recently made the watch straps for Brad Pitt and the crew of the film Fury )

www.steviostraps.com

 

Nice! But, yes. Please get your watch serviced. It will desperately need it after 35 years.

 

Yes point taken ........I think it sort of deserves it
I suppose it says something about Omega that it fired up and seems to be doing well after such a long time.
But I will take your advice

barry

 

Steveo made the strap for my IWC Mark II (in the avatar) and he did it based on the photo of a strapped Mark II that is featured in the brilliant article "Man is not Lost" by Greg Steer. He even sourced some age appropriate leather!

Article can be found here: http://www.gregsteer.net/IWC/Mark_11/mark11a-en.pdf

Since then he had made at least a half dozen straps for a number of different style vintage watches I own. Can't praise the man's work enough.

 

Hi, im trying to source the clasp for mine as its on a buckle, can you tell me if your clasp is 14mm? so strap is 18/14mm? Cheers, ian.

ps yours is looking sweet!

 

Hi Ian...I have had a quick measure and yes the strap is 18mm at the watch pin end and 14mm at the clasp.Hope this works for you.
I sent my whole watch to Steveo with old strap on it so he could see the exact dimensions.
Good luck with yours.

 

correct link http://www.steveostraps.com/

 

Well done alam ..........thanks for picking that up

 

I just received a strap from Steveo last week.
Great quality.

 

I have a few straps made by Steveo. They are high quality an very affordable. Quite a bargain in my mind.

 

Hey man and thanks for the reply, yep ive managed to get an original 18/14mm clasp with an old strap for $100 so that should arrive within the next 10 days, steveo has agreed to make up a gen looking perforated strap to fit, cheers!