a mesh to leather transformation in the works....

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Good luck, come at those spring bars from behind the watch!! Learned that one the hard way myself...

 

You're joking right?

You're not joking?

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since you asked for memes

 

Success! with the help of electrical tape managed to preserve the original state of the lugs! I love pancakes!

 

Is that a big no-no then? Because that's how I did the recent strap change on my SMPc

 

Don't mention straps around me. I've been on a buying frenzy. Vintage NOS on fleaBay, crocodile, ostrich and various snakes from SE Asia.

Oh, and buckles from Jolly Olde England...

 

Why on earth would you try and remove Spring bars from the dial side of the lugs?

 

I didn't. He said come at them from behind, which is what I did. Were you just implying that was so obvious it needn't have been said?

 

I was implying that since he "learned that one the hard way"... that he was... less than Mensa bright.

 

Here we go again, this one just landed at my door. A medium brown from Ostrich leg with patina stiching.. proper fitting is next!

 

Wow, that one is perfect (and gorgeous ) for most of my needs/wants... where is it from?

Coincidently, I have three new leathers arriving today, myself... Kelarans.

 

yep! am pleased with the quality/details of this one, got it from Combat Straps

welcome to the strap addiction club!

 

I will post up pics of my new ones when they arrive

 

Combat Straps is highly recommended. Very good quality, great service and reasonable pricing for such high quality work.
Have ordered a bunch of straps from them and always delighted..

disclaimer: no relation to Combat in any way

 

Just in from Florida (KelaranUSA):

a shark, a python, and an alligator (sure glad it's just the skins!):

I like all three. They're soft, medium thickness, and pleasing colors.
Now, to match them with watches !

 

Funny that you ask, because the python is the first one I tried on the first watch just now!



The GP came at the same time as the straps just an hour ago, so it's kind of like Christmas in May here at the 'Dude' ranch!

It wears very nicely; very comfy on the wrist. I'm not getting that polygon affect you mentioned, but I need to add a strap hole so that I can wear it a bit more tightly on my 6.75 inch wrist.

It's definitely worth a try at only $18, which, to me, is a remarkable price! I would've paid three times that for this one (don't tell Kelaran!)

 

I may or may not have ordered 6 straps in the past 5 days.....