Hi this my first post !
I have a chronostop from the mid 70 I am looking for the leather straps to fit a Omega Clasp Ref No 27 18 mm
I live in Australia Can anyone help or point in right direction
St Kilda

 

Hi and welcome.

Your quest will be a hard one as the leather parts of the bracelet are fixed into the clasp and I haven't seen any replacements recently.
The clasp/strap combo almost seems to me to be a single use item, or is it that the straps are replaceable?
You may be able to find a suitable leather strap and by cutting off the right amount and fixing it to the clasp.

If you post some clear hi res pics of the inside of the clasp I might be able to come up with some ideas.

I'd also suggest setting up a few searches on eBay and biding your time.

Good luck with it.

Cheers

Jim

PS: Maybe @Tom Dick can advise?

 

Hey there!

The straps with no27 deployant do turn up on ebay every now and then, but have been NLA from Omega for a long time.

If you have a strap that's fallen apart, but still have the metal end pieces which lock into the no27, there are strap makers who can help you out (google SteveOStraps).

Cheers

Chris

 

Yep, they do turn up, James Chat has a few at the moment but I think for the bigger watches. Prices are eye watering though!

I reckon a generic strap, drill out the rivets, cut to size and re-rivet.

 

I should add that finding just the leather sections themselves will be very difficult.
All of the ones I've seen recently (last two years or so) have been complete strap/clasp combos.

 

Hi Here are some more pis
Thank you

 

Hi some more pic

 

http://www.steveostraps.com/

He did mine...

 

Hi thank you for the info just one thing what was the cost ?
Ian

 

@St Kilda

I can't remember exactly...around £40 maybe.

 

I'll be bookmarking that for when I need a handmade strap for my deployment clasp

Thanks for link

 

Hi.
I’m in the same situation. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
I’m a new member (from Helsinki). I’m a Chronostop “Driver” owner and I would like to find a suitable leather strap for the clasp and probably I will contact steveostraps as well.

@smitty190373, I have a question for you if you don’t mind. I don’t get how you managed to remove the metal final ends from the leather strap. Are these parts glued or welded? Did steveostraps all the job for you?
I also think that the final ends that I have are not working properly. As you can see from the pic one of them doesn’t come out. Suggestion and hints are more than welcome. Thank you.

 

Hi @Daksu

I sent the existing clasp to him and he took care of everything. If you email him he usually responds quickly with any answers.

He's worked on several of these now so i'm sure he can help you out. Good luck.

 

Thank you for your help.

 

Hi,
This is the final result of the restoration of my clasp. Steveo (http://www.steveostraps.com/) did a great job. I sent him the clasp and my wishes and in a short time I got the result.
I want to thank you, especially @smitty190373 for sharing your experiences.

 

@Daksu

Wow that looks great, congrats! I'm glad Steveo came through for you. He's getting pretty good with the Chronostops!

 

Great post guys

 

That does look jolly good.

 

Sure looks great!

I also own a Chronostop Driver with a No 27 deployment clasp. Can't wait to bring it back to its former glory.. Only parts still missing are the two 14 mm metal lock fitting ends.

Any ideas/tips on where to find them?

Many thanks!