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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!Mine are from 'Crown and Buckle', and I've been pleased with them so far (3-4 months).
Here's a few buckle shots:
Here's a few buckle shots:
Perlon straps, are they becoming modern again?
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teamlam
·I am curious... What brands have a decent buckle? Eulit is not one of them.
I have tried several different sellers. All so far have had crappy stamped metal buckles with wobbly pins that can barely pierce the loose weave of the strap.
dont have personal exp with eulit but others have actually praised their buckle. what problems did you have with it?
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marturx
·Here's the buckle on mine. Generic band for sure, since it was cheap, $2:50
The buckle looks OK to me, the pin a little loose maybe, but cannot see any apparent risk that it would fall off
The buckle looks OK to me, the pin a little loose maybe, but cannot see any apparent risk that it would fall off
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ConElPueblo
·Here's the buckle on mine. Generic band for sure, since it was cheap, $2:50
The buckle looks OK to me, the pin a little loose maybe, but cannot see any apparent risk that it would fall off
…About to dip it?
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marturx
·No, just wanted to show all of you guys how a non-Gentleman takes his morning coffee 😁 😝
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Darlinboy
··Pratts! Will I B******S!!!T teamlamdont have personal exp with eulit but others have actually praised their buckle. what problems did you have with it?
Buckle pin fell off after wearing about half a dozen times. On two different straps.
Mine are from 'Crown and Buckle', and I've been pleased with them so far (3-4 months).
Here's a few buckle shots:
That one looks pretty decent. Is the buckle sewn in?
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Ludi
·Cheap Perlon, cheap watch
I'm more a nato strap guy though, much versatile, comfy and aesthetic from my own point of view
I'm more a nato strap guy though, much versatile, comfy and aesthetic from my own point of view
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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThe traditional Perlon-strap sits like this on the back. I don't know if there are 2 piece perlon straps too
Gotcha - I was assuming it would be a 2 piece strap. I have a couple of Perlon NATO straps and just ordered some regular Perlon straps from cheapestnatopstraps, so I'll see what those are like with regards to the buckle quality. I want one for my PAM 104 so with the weight of that watch it will be a test of the buckle for sure.
In addition to putting a sticker on the back of the watch, washing that strap now and then wouldn't hurt either, eh? 😉
I throw my nylon NATO's in the wash every so often so the same could be done with Perlon without issue I suspect...
Cheers, Al
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marturx
·Yes. $10.50. And except for the wilder colors, they are mostly out of stock (C&B).
@marturx where did you buy yours?
From a wholesaler of watch related stuff within Sweden
http://degeimport.se/klockarmband/perlonband-10-pack-blandade-farger/
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teamlam
·are you guys finding the perlon themselves cause the scratches on the case back? or perlon + dirt or vigorous activity causes these case back scratches?
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marturx
·My theory is that it's some kind of chemical reaction involving sweat and the (plastic?) material the perlon-straps are made of. Not so much "dirt" maybe. People's transpiration can contain a lot of ingredients.
I have seen a lot of caseback with horrendeous damages caused by perlon-straps. Not so scratches but pitting and corrosion. Perlon-straps "eats" stainless steel. In the long run that is, but nonetheless
I have seen a lot of caseback with horrendeous damages caused by perlon-straps. Not so scratches but pitting and corrosion. Perlon-straps "eats" stainless steel. In the long run that is, but nonetheless
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micampe
·The original company that made them in the 60's and 70's was Eulit and they are still making them today. The ones from way back then seems better made and came in greater variety. The modern Eluit ones seem to be better made than the generic ones.
There is a seller on eBay that has a surprising number and variety of NOS ones. The buckle is a little flimsy but I think the quality is fine. They are expensive just for the fact of being NOS. I believe they are true NOS, I have no idea how they have so many. I only have the one, can't compare to others directly, but I think they look slightly nicer than others you see around and they have nicer colors and patterns, more “period correct”.
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSo Perlon is just braided nylon, does it feel better on your skin than normal nylon NATO?
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micampe
·It's stiffer and rougher. I don't think it feels better than NATO straps.
I personally don't like how NATOs look and wear, I prefer these braided ones, less bulky, like an even thinner RAF strap.
And I think they work as more casual and less sporty than NATO. I would never put a NATO on that Seamaster but I think this one works.
I personally don't like how NATOs look and wear, I prefer these braided ones, less bulky, like an even thinner RAF strap.
And I think they work as more casual and less sporty than NATO. I would never put a NATO on that Seamaster but I think this one works.
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gophishin
·So Perlon is just braided nylon, does it feel better on your skin than normal nylon NATO?
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teamlam
·My theory is that it's some kind of chemical reaction involving sweat and the (plastic?) material the perlon-straps are made of. Not so much "dirt" maybe. People's transpiration can contain a lot of ingredients.
I have seen a lot of caseback with horrendeous damages caused by perlon-straps. Not so scratches but pitting and corrosion. Perlon-straps "eats" stainless steel. In the long run that is, but nonetheless
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devnull
·Perlon is a polymer developed to reproduce the properties of nylon without violating the patent on its production. It behaves and looks like nylon but it has a cooler name, which is what really counts 😉
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dougiedude
··Carpe horologium!Nylon is inert, and will not chemically react. Any increase in wear on a caseback would have to be from its physical properties. Sweat and dirt probably hangs around longer instead of being absorbed such as with leather or cotton; that would account for greater/different wear.
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teamlam
·But if you're not wearing the NATO in rugged areas and only to work it shouldn't damage the case back with normal wear.
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