Wanted a perforated black genuine Omega Racing Strap 17 mm for a new project. Any whereabouts or leads or potential sales please let me know.. Much appreciated!



To have the buckle too would be a bonus..

 

Can someone edit the title? Needs to be 17mm

 

Not sure what you mean...

 

What is the standard Alex mark-up?

 

Im not selling anything?!

 

I reckon he's after a racing strap for this:

http://omegaforums.net/threads/wruw-today.567/page-386#post-89923

Edit: 17mm lug size sounds right to me?

 

I am totally at a loss as to why this has become a talking point! I was looking for a strap, simple as. I'm not sure why anybody would read more into the matter. Regarding my selling activity, I don't force anyone in to buying my watches, it is freedom of choice. I love to collect these watches as I am passionate about my music and, as passionate about my watches, but of course I am constantly trying to better my collection which is human nature. And therefore I sell watches as and when other watches that I would like to be in my collection become available. I do not have an agenda regarding buying or selling. Often I only get back what I have paid, taking into account servicing and customs expenses, in fact, on occasions actually I have made a loss. I have people who are only too keen to buy from me. I thought we were all like minded with our love of these beautiful timepieces. I never expected to be under scrutiny over a watch strap.

 

But put me out of my misery.. is the racing strap for that Admiralty? It should match the watch well, towing that line between dress and casual..

 

Yes! It certainly is. I'm finding it hard to find a 17mm one though. As they are usually for much larger lug widths!

 

And whats wrong with that, if its even the case? I wouldn't sell any of my watches at a loss and would certainly try and recoup my expenses into it! Anyway I personally have brought several watches from Alex without incident...I'm not sure whats going on here...Spiki, I'm not sure if you have any personal experience buying from Alex or are going by a third party's perception...

 

Hijak, just to make things clear there have been several incidents that generated complaints, neither of which I'll comment on as I wasn't involved directly but other mods were.

I have no issue with turning a profit either. I also did quite a bit of flipping up until recently slowing down my pace. However, to use a general example hypothetical situation, saying a watch is running well means that the watch work properly and there aren't any broken parts in key places like pallet jewels. Granted, these are 50 year old watches (+ or - a decade or so) and some imperfections are expected, but complete honesty about the condition is expected. I once sold a Longines Conquest that turned out to have a some problems with the wheel train among other things. The buyer was having it serviced, so I paid for all the replacement parts that weren't normal wear. In the end, I took a bath on it - losing a few hundred. Those are the breaks and I accept it as part of the hobby. It's when you start to look at it as a business transaction and profit / loss is the primary motivation that problems can arise, particularly when you pass on those problems to the next person without disclosing them.