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Caliber561
·I’m sure we could get both quality and exact reproduction of the original.
To me, the main interest is to have it like it was back in the sixties 😀
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Glylex
·Were the "ronde" style still being made in the '60s? Where they the rule in the '50s or just one of several options? Is there a good one-stop resource for vintage strap info? I've not managed to find one, so each new data point has been precious.
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SkunkPrince
·Interestingly enough, the Omega Vintage site suggests some straps that might be appropriate.
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SkunkPrince
·Im completely up for it if we can get them made and I would be very interested. Im a strap addict (I have hundred of NOS straps for less than 30 watches) and am always on the hunt for good quality straps so I am very interested in what you could get made
I have a few of the originals which are nos and wearable and they are superb quality (but you are right bulky etc) but I avoid wearing them as they have survived so long. Kaufmann ones are very good but Kaufmann only really deal with trade and as such aren't easy to deal with as a private customer. Kaufmann ones are also not cheap
I was looking at Lemania ads and they used the same type of strap.
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toddle321
·Here is the Bulang & Sons (lighter strap on the watch) next to the original
@Tom Dick, did you buy the other heritage style that Kaufman sells which seems to have a thicker border around the edge like my original omega strap?
I also several of the old Omega straps, but also don’t wear them and would love to find a good alternative
@Tom Dick, did you buy the other heritage style that Kaufman sells which seems to have a thicker border around the edge like my original omega strap?
I also several of the old Omega straps, but also don’t wear them and would love to find a good alternative
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Caliber561
·This is the other Kaufmann style I'm referring to
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SkunkPrince
·It looks good except none of these have the line impression of the original.
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Caliber561
·It looks good except none of these have the line impression of the original.
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SkunkPrince
·If the rest of the strap is good, we could consider seeing if Kaufman is willing to make a model of that strap, just with the line-impressed keepers?
I don't know if they still have the tooling for these.
On the other hand, Lemania also used straps like these in the 50s, so it would work for those watches as well.
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support DeptHi Tom, from what I understand the quality of the originals wasn’t necessarily very good, I’ve been told by someone who’s dissected one that there was literally paper inside the strap to give it shape.
My maker friend doesn’t have the equipment to produce the “ronde” edge, but they will cost significantly less than B&S, and should be more comfortable, thinner and pliable than the originals.
The idea here is to do a quality machine-stitched strap that’s a nod to the past but not a perfect recreation.
That’s very interesting, I was wondering whether he could replicate the rounded edge as I know he is very specific about the details. I was going to volunteer to give him a 16mm of which I have several examples to see if he could use the info.
PS edit/ add, I had previous plans to order from him a strap like in my XS size so the group order doesn’t help me much unfortunately....however I am a big fan of his straps.
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SkunkPrince
·I have an 18mm short...
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Syrte
··MWR Tech Support DeptI have an 18mm short...
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SkunkPrince
·Short as in «too short » for you to wear? I’m a taker 😜
It's grey.
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SkunkPrince
·Ohhhh pics!
Syrte has right of refusal.
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SkunkPrince
·I see variations in your originals where the line is sometimes there and sometimes not. The Kaufman might be more tolerable knowing that not everything is like the ad shows.
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SkunkPrince
·Found this on a site with a large number of Omega ads.
Not ever strap had those rolled edges. But the line....
https://millenarywatches.com/omega-vintage-advertisements/
Not ever strap had those rolled edges. But the line....
https://millenarywatches.com/omega-vintage-advertisements/
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