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Difficult! Just missed out on a couple this weekend. Well I say missed out, I appeared to come second but you don't know how much the winner was willing to go over the final price.
I know one has been sent, it should be with the new owner very soon, if not already.
Update on my Heimdallr.
It eventually arrived after 3.5 months, and looked good.
The lime then fell out of the 12 o'clock position in the bezel. Cue contract with Heimdallr and them saying they would send me a new bezel.
I was walking out on Sunday, when hit by the torrential rain. Crown screwed in on said watch - but 1/2 hr later the glass is completely fogged up.
Heimdallr now say they will replace - I am saying refund - as it is nor fit for purpose. Let see how long this is going to take ...
Caveat Empor, guys and gals ....
Heimdallr now say they will replace – I am saying refund – as it is nor fit for purpose. Let see how long this is going to take …
I'd want a refund too but unless they've an EU presence (and if they do the 3.5 months suggest that's not where you bought your watch) I reckon you'll struggle to get one. You might just have been unlucky, Heimdallr get decent reviews so a replacement just might save fruitless hassle.
Well, that did not take long, first TZ-uk classified purchase on wrist. Really delighted.
Just bought something so need to make space - is anyone interested in these? After £110 for the diver and £60 for the dressier one, both have brand new straps and batteries.
Picked up for my 50th just before lockdown and I'm only just getting around to posting here.
Can’t see pictures toofarwest?
Ahh that didn't work, to be honest I've not tried uploading since Photobucket started charging for hosting.
Watch swap watch has arrived and it’s spot on, though the strap is terrible, I may yet replace it.
Lucky recipient, I will get it in the post shortly.
Not suitable for the £30 watch thing, but does anyone want a free watch? Leather Nato is tired but the black one is new (and cheap). Keeps good time but has an incredible loud movement and is cheaply made.
Ooo, come on toofar, you have me interested now!
I'm thinking ahead to my own 50th currently. Still 2.8 years away but it takes me ages to choose nice watches!
Current considerations, after the wife shook her head when I showed her a Pam 372, are: GS Snowflake, Rolex op39 white dial, white dial black bezel SMP. Or if somehow very flush.... Rose gold tresor. Next week may be a different list.... Who knows.
But if Rolex ever do a white dialed in explorer my decision is made.
I’d want a refund too but unless they’ve an EU presence (and if they do the 3.5 months suggest that’s not where you bought your watch) I reckon you’ll struggle to get one. You might just have been unlucky, Heimdallr get decent reviews so a replacement just might save fruitless hassle.
They have said they will not refund an “old watch” - so 6 weeks old, broken bezel, and not waterproof. Has to be sent to CH to be returned, and I will get a replacement - not chance of a refund.
Maybe my experience is bad, maybe I should have not dealt with them directly ... but I have hated the experience - so even when I get a replacement (let’s see if that happens) it will never get worn.
Buy from them knowing the risk
Hi Neil, I’m pretty much the same age as you and currently saving for my 50th birthday watch. We have similar tastes, I’m humming and harring over a few watches and change my mind pretty much every week.
As I’ve said on here before, I just don’t like Rolex. But they make so much sense to buy as they won’t lose any money. My white face Explorer II is a bit to “bling” for me. I love my Panerai, but haven’t had it since lock down as it’s in the father in laws safe. The grand Seiko in your list floats my boat, I like the fact that most people won’t know it’s an expensive watch.
My only advice is to not let your Mrs interfere with your choice. My wife has bought me a few watches that are expensive, and being absolutely honest, her choice is not what I would choose. But they were gifts so I can’t complain.
Currently high up on my list is a Glashutte Original Senator, something a bit different, expensive and the nagging feeling I have is that the future value will drop significantly.
https://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Glashutte-Original-Senator-Chronograph-Panorama-Date-Mens-Watch/p/17140354/#fo_c=655&fo_k=523e8b5132a4fb9401e8ada537c5cd26&fo_s=slisys
New watch Friday! Ready for all the rain.
That's nice, I like that.
The old £30 watch swap is going to the wire for me, watching (pardon the pun) a few but I bet they're all going to go north of thirty quid. Then there's others that I kind of like, but I'm not bowled over by, but will that have to do? Time's a tickin' (see above)
Hi woodster! You've a fiddy haven't you? I never used to like panerai but having seen some really great photos and read a bit more of the brand they appeal more. I like bigger watches despite a 6.75" wrist. I like tool/divers, hence the 41.5mm 8500 PO (black dial), pelagos on (blue) and sumo (green). The size, tool look and simple styling of a fiddy appeal but I'm undecided, it seems too simple and value wise is poor (although I'd likely buy used to overcome that). Generally my Mrs tastes match my own so I still her view as a guide, but she knows it's my watch and my choice.
Yeah the explorer 11 doesn't appeal to me. I do like the original explorer 1 but don't want it black dialed.... I think. If they do a white one I'd be keen, and the op 39 very nearly fits the bill....I just want the 369 dial!
The Snowflake does look incredible and my engineering background means good movements are something I look for, the coax escapement sold me the po and the spring drive could sell me the Snowflake. It's a strong contender!
The SMP I've always liked and I was close to getting a blue one last summer as my wedding present but then the smurf pelagos came along and I loved that so much! I think I've a soft spot for Omega divers though and either the silver with blue bezel or white with black would be different enough from my other watches... The white when black is gorgeous I think.
The tresor would be a pure stress watch and..wow it's stunning in rose gold, but I'd probably hardly wear it.... Weddings and funerals only error thing!
The glashutte does have a sweet vintage look! I too would be fearful of how much it would drop in value. Personally I'd not have a problem buying used but can see not everyone wants to, especially for a big occasion watch. It'll cost more to own too with those complications, but it's very attractive.
It's a fun journey, choosing.
The old £30 watch swap is going to the wire for me, watching (pardon the pun) a few but I bet they’re all going to go north of thirty quid.
I think we're all pissing in the same pot and outbidding each other. 😊 I've tried looking at other sources, but pickings are slim outside e-bay.
Ok let's try again
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Very nice toofarwest. Now you know how to upload photos let’s see one on the wrist (sounds rude but you know what I mean!)
I like the history behind zenith, especially the el Primero and cal 400 being used by Rolex for the Daytona.
I'd been looking at speedmasters prior to this, didn't really know much about Zenith until I came across a watchfinder vid then started looking into the brand.
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I’m liking the Zenith a lot.
This is now leading my next watch purchase debate at the moment....
Ah man, I should banned from the internet! I’m now even thinking I could sell my Blackbay 58 to buy the Zenith....
Ooo nice, wl primero, quality chrono. My perception of zenith is a quality brand that flies under the radar bit deserves more respect than it gets.
That link just leads to a 404, page not found error - did you buy it w00dster?
The Zenith I like is Zenith El Primero 50th Anniversary A384 Revival Original 1969 37mm. I think it’s £6500 from WoS, but can be bought for under £5k though.
Unfortunately I have a wife who also has expensive hobbies, so the purse strings are tightly closed for now.
Next month I’ve got Mrs W’s 40th birthday gift to pay for......which conveniently will help me if I do decide on the Daytona for my 50th.
Surely if you think you have the purchase history, sorry...'think you have the relationship with the ad' for a Daytona you take it whether you want it out not. Stash it away safe, if you decide you want it then it's there, if not then you cash in when you need the cash
Yeah don’t disagree, but I’m also conflicted as I’m not a huge fan of the brand and the Daytona is one of the main watches that Rolex produce so few as to keep an inflated price.
Not yet got a good enough relationship for the Daytona hence buying the wife something for her birthday, pretty sure I could get the Sky Dweller though, but next door neighbour has that watch and I’m not too keen.
The wife thinks I should buy the Daytona for the reason you mention. It’s a significant purchase for me though, so also thinking it needs to be something I enjoy. Silly first world problems I know!
A question for you all.
If you had £500 to spend on a watch, what would you buy? This is the amount I have been told by my family I have for an upcoming birthday.
Don’t want a generic Sub “homage”/copy, must be mechanical and not fashion brand (so Tissot is OK, Hugo Boss isn’t).
Something Seiko is my first thought, a Pressage is a maybe, though they are a little big for dress watches and it doesn’t quite stretch to the Prospex.
Hard to say what type watches another person is in to.
For me, I’d probably look for a second hand (but new) Christopher Ward C60 Trident, should get one for £500. I wouldn’t pay full price for one. Another eBay option is to try and get a Longines Hydroconquest, over budget but you never know what a cheeky bid will get you.
Or if you prefer tool style watches, you’d be able to get a new Seiko Prospex Arnie re-release just in budget.
Or if more dress watch, then this is nice....
Example Longines
Something Seiko is my first thought
I must say I’m very happy with my Arnie, which doesn’t wear as large as you think, has a certain feel about it, and for me has drawn three spots/comments already. It’s an amazing thing. I appreciate it’s not mechanical but it’s solar, Prospex and ISO certified.
Or, a friend of mine is very happy indeed with his Orient Triton.
Or a Tissot Visodate. Or hmm Christopher ward are bit beyond that these days... Seiko sumo. There, I've recommended 2 of my watches
Or the new Spinnaker Hydrofoil mech quartz. The panda looks great:
https://spinnaker-watches.co.uk/pages/sp-5086-hydrofoil-unveil-signup
That Spinnaker looks lovely. Wake for me.
There are some Christopher ward in budget, they are worthy watches
I may be slightly biased but Steinhart may have something that fits the bill.
Well, watch-swappers, I've found one! Bit of a gamble, it's to my taste, will the lucky recipient agree...
If you like Presages the new Presage Skybar SRPE43J is apparently a bit smaller and has a distinct Grand Seiko vibe to it.
1 September, rolex drop the 2020 watches. i reckon it will be underwhelming....rolex very rarely do big changes, they prefer to evolve slowly, not revolutionary change. however....a white dialed explorer, in 40 or 42mm wouldo me please.
Has anyone spotted the Tag Lewis Hamilton in the classifieds? Looks a bit over valued perhaps, especially as its a Maclaran edition...
huh? I was just looking at a spesh tarmac on sales corner, now classifieds has a Tag?!
For £500 it's worth a look at Timefactors.
Steinhart, Laco & Stowa also make some nice watches and used to be in that sort of price bracket though I've not looked recently.
I’m old enough to remember when it was so exciting to be able to buy digital watches from petrol stations, total reliability for £1.99!
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@IvanDobski that's lovely! I like the green SRPD37J1 as well
Yeah, when I saw it I did think it looked really smart!
Had a look at the Presage's in a shop yesterday. Tried on a SRPB43J1
And a SRPC99J1
Both loads smaller than I thought and I really liked them, the SRPC99J1 particaully wasn't something I thought I'd like but I did.
I have the SRPB43J1. The ice blue face is mesmerising. A really beautiful watch to own and enjoy.
So, am I the first of the Watch Swappers to post my watch-swap watch? I think I may be. So, here goes...
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A G-Shock 3263, with World Time feature. Not only that, but also:
Everything, and I mean everything, this thing came out of the shop with. Box, tin, warranty card, instruction book, even the little tag. By any objective measure this is cracker of a buy for £30. It's got to be a 10/10 for value.
However, watches aren't about objectivity are they, really? They're about looking at something and thinking 'ooh, I like that'. So, do I like it?
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Well, do I?
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My watch swap buddy said they'd done a bit of mild watch stalking of my posting history and couldn't see that I had a G-Shock. In that, they were correct. The reason being, and it pains me to say this, I really cannot stand G-Shocks 🙁
Sorry watch buddy, in the stupid subjective world of personal taste, this is just not me. But, obviously, no hard feelings, that's kinda the fun and the gamble of the game, innit? 🙂 Life would be boring if we all liked the same things.
^^^^ A packaged G-Shock is quite a good result to be honest - shame you're not a fan.
So after my "which new outdoorsy/bikepacking watch?" post the other day it's new watch day here and the winner turned out to be...
...an orange Garmin Instinct Solar.
Looks ok, bit more cheap plastic and g-shocky than I was expecting and the menu system etc isn't in any way intuitive but that's to be expected for Garmin I suppose. On the plus side it's light and comfy so we'll see how it goes.
(Samsung Galaxy smar****ch for sale in the classifieds if anyone's interested by the way!)
A packaged G-Shock is quite a good result to be honest – shame you’re not a fan.
Oh, absolutely, this is very definitely "it's not you, it's me" scenario, and the buying-blind and not knowing what the other person will like, or what you'r going to get, is all part of the fun of the game. You may get something you love, you may get something you're indifferent to, or, worst case, you may get a G-Shock 😉
Which brings me on nicely to an idea my watch buddy and I have been discussing. Once all the watch-swappers have received and reviewed their watches, we thought we could have a final 'all-in' watch-swap round, where we have the oppurtunity to trade the 'first round' swapped watches between ourselves (if we want to, obvs). Whaddyathink, watch swappers?
Err, are we meant to have contacted our watch swappers? I ask as I just put my purchase in the post with no correspondence!
So if you randomly received a watch at the back end of last week it may, may have been from me...!
I stuck a note in mine, basically saying "I hope you like it", and my watch-swapper did the same, but that's all
My new watch
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So if you randomly received a watch at the back end of last week it may, may have been from me…!
I'm sure he'll guess - and hopefully post some photo's up soon! As will I now.
Was waiting for me when I got home from work today! A quick bit of internet research suggests it's French from the 70's. Mayerling was a range of watches named after a 1930's film, (random) and it's in terrific condition, there's not a mark on the plastic crystal or case and the watchtimer app says it's running about -15 to 20 seconds.
I do like the way the sunburst dial continues onto the bezel.
And it fits my skinny wrist nicely.
Probably not a daily wearer, it's not water resistant and would be a shame to damage it as it's lived this long without. I really like it, which in some way is a little disappointing as the I manged to do a direct swap with IHN and supplied the G-Shock. Maybe he will be able to punt it off in the suggested final round.
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As that didn't work, I assume cb200 is referring to Murray's little photo from last night.
It's a smart watch with a Rolex screen I think. 😁 (at least I really hope it is or he's going to be mighty offended)
I liked this when I saw one online:
However, it was a limited edition and the £100 watches are now all on eBay for £400.
I do like the blackout version of the square g-shock though:
Have seen it for around £55 here, which is less than second hand ones: https://www.getgoods.com/products/706404/Quartz-Wris****ch-DW-5600BB-1ER-L-x-W-x-H-48.9-x-42.8-x-13.4-mm-Black-Enclosure-materialResin-Material-watch-strap-Resin.html?ref=39&utm_source=affilinet&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=C646071&dciso=AT&PublisherID=246555&awc=17430_1598892420_bb22c04e2dc38aa7803541ae578b1078
Bit suspicious of the site though
It's a Galaxy 3, my first smart watch. The orange strap is a homage to a TAG that I had in the eighties. Makes a nice change from my 70s Bulova Accutron
I really like it
Whoop!
Probably not a daily wearer, it’s not water resistant and would be a shame to damage it as it’s lived this long without.
Nonsense man, watches were made to be worn, it'll be fine as long as you're not, I dunno, scuba diving or bricklaying. I think a brown leather strap will really finish it off and bring out the red of the second hand (and the existing strap is actually the wrong size, I don't know if you noticed, it's a 22 and should be a 20).
Well I have it on at work today. 👍 I noticed it said 22mm on the strap, and thought it seems wide for a vintage watch, hadn't noticed it was squashed into the lugs though. I think you are right about a new strap, I'll have a look later.
@yourguitarhero, you know what they say about a deal that seems too good to be true?
Edit - I looked at that website, it doesn't look too dodgy to me, but I'm no expert. You can pay by PayPal, so if you are sure you actually get directed to PayPal site and not some dodgy copy, I think it'd be fairly safe.
Have we done the new Rolex Sub and OP41 yet?
I'm really into the sub, I think the lugs are so much better than the maxi case.
Interesting, I personally like G-shocks, but not all G-shocks, there's so many that at least some are going to be duffers...
My swapper picked up on the fact that I like a nice Casio and popped in a little, anonymous, note saying so.
I was gifted what appears to be a brand new Casio Black and grey AQ-S810 (boxed with all papers and tags), which is a pretty good score if it was under £30. it's Not a G-shock, but it sort of Apes the looks of certain Gs, it reminds me of the GA 800.
It's a Tough solar, Ani-digi watch with pretty much all the functions you'd expect from a G-shock (World time, 5 alarms, Stop watch and the first watch I've had with 2 timers). It has a chunky appearance at 46mm diameter with a few case protrusions that seem to help protect the Acrylic crystal, 100m water resistance is plenty for this sort of watch.
I received the watch Mid-August and decided to wear it exclusively for next week, as we were away for a mini-break in the New Forrest and then back at home for a bit of general purpose knocking about.
I see it as being a good candidate as a general purpose quartz "beater" type watch, however my current favourite beater watch is a Square G G5600E (also tough solar, but a wee bit more compact and with a posher finish).
Size wise I don't normally get along with larger watches, my wrists are about 6.75" so a 42mm is normally about the limit for me, but the AQ-S810 doesn't wear quite as big as it is. That's probably due to being made mostly from plastics making it quite light.
The strap is G-shock style with a braced connection to the body and little shock absorbing convolutions that also serve to hold the strap away from your skin a bit and allow some air underneath, for me this seems to help comfort wise.
Relative to the diameter the watch isn't too thick, and so doesn't tend to catch on things and will happily slide under a sleeve.
Function wise it's on a par with my preferred daily wearer G5600E matching it for multiple alarms/times/Stopwatches and having a dual timer (they seem to run consecutively and can be set in 5 second increments) which was a new one on me.
The Analogue hands are tied to the digital time setting, and the watch has a home city/time zone set, which once set or changed will spin the hands to the chosen time. Better yet if you travel to a new time zone you only need to select that new time zone and the watch will set itself to the new location, this probably makes it quite a good watch for traveling with, especially as you can leave the world time function set to your home time zone making it easy to know when to call the missus.
I happen to have an ani-digi G-shock, an AW-591 which actually requires the user to manually set the hands completely separate from the digital watch making it a relative ball ache and overall a less useful watch than the AQ-S810, which costs less than half as much...
Daylight legibility is good, obviously you always have the analogue hands displaying the time, the LCD display does quite a lot with a very small area and the constant seconds counter can get a little confusing in timekeeping mode (as you can have the LCD showing time, date or day) but it works.
It's not so great for reading at night, that LCD lights up well enough but being so dinky (and occasionally obscured by the hands it's a chore to read with tired eyes and while the hands have lume, the dial on this particular version (Black and Grey) doesn't so they are quite hard to relate to anything, but that's a minor niggle...
I've taken the watch swimming, walking and wandering about, out on a couple of bike rides and hammering away in the garage, it's done the job nicely and I found it comfy enough to wear day and night for a week without needing to take it off
So has it displaced my favourite G-shock?
No, it's a wee bit bigger/bulkier than I would have chosen, it's less legible at night, overall doesn't quite do anything extra to justify a reshuffling of preference, but it will have a place in rotation for a while yet and may get used if I want a reliable (don't forget it's a tough solar so should be maintenance free for ~15 odd years), inexpensive, traveling/knock about watch that can be merrily dunked in water. if I had been choosing I'd probably have gone for the smaller version (AQ-S800), possibly in black and orange to add a splash of colour.
But it was definitely a good purchase, cheers mystery swapper...
Looking to sell my mont B&R 123GMT If Anyone interested?
Which brings me on nicely to an idea my watch buddy and I have been discussing. Once all the watch-swappers have received and reviewed their watches, we thought we could have a final ‘all-in’ watch-swap round, where we have the oppurtunity to trade the ‘first round’ swapped watches between ourselves (if we want to, obvs). Whaddyathink, watch swappers?
I'd thought the point was not to identify ourselves to our recipients, leave a bit of mystery. So While I know who I sent to they don't know who sent it and I don't know who sent that casio to me...
As to your question, Stick or Twist? I'm actually not sure if we really should, maybe voluntary swaps? there's nothing to stop people doing that once we've all posted up what we were sent and if we liked it...
As to your question, Stick or Twist? I’m actually not sure if we really should, maybe voluntary swaps? there’s nothing to stop people doing that once we’ve all posted up what we were sent and if we liked it…
Yeah, that's what I meant (I think), I meant swap within the watch-swapping group, not straight back again with your watch buddy. I may not have explained myself very well:
1) Everyone gets their watches
2) Everyone posts the photos, review and whether they like it or not.
3) If anyone wants to swap the one they got for one someone else got, and the other person is agreeable, then they do so. No compulsion, if you like the one you get initially and want to keep it, crack on.
My own idea was, pending the outcomes of this current round, would people consider another watch swap in a few months time?
possibly in the run up to Christmas...
Maybe some additional (self enforced) rules?:
-You have to buy a different brand to last time (if you took part)
-you can't just pass on the watch you were given last time
-You have to put an anonymous note in explaining why you picked what you picked
-You have to wrap it in Christmas themed paper
Just because...
Thoughts?
Here’s the watch I received from the watch swatch....
https://photos.app.goo.gl/69F4BBaeQYLGAwcH6
I really need to learn how to show individual photos, but hoping the link takes to the correct folder.
I received a Swatch Irony. Got quite a retro look to it. With the date function reminds me of older Casio style day date. The watch size is small which I like, being a typical skinny roady I’ve only got small wrists. I’ve got a photo of the watch next to my BB which is 38mm, the swatch is a tad smaller.
It’s ultra lightweight as well. Strangely it’s not something I’d normally buy or wear but I really like it. I’ll be using it in my rotation as one of my daily beaters, and will be used for most road rides I do.
The negative, this morning when I woke up it had stopped. It’s battery operated so may just need a new battery. I reset the time earlier and it’s been working since.
That's a smart, understated looking thing that, W00dster.
So that's four watch-swap-watches posted I think, does that mean there's another two waiting in the wings/post?
does that mean there’s another two waiting in the wings/post?
I'm pretty sure there's at least yet to be received (he says having just checked the post box!), and at least one yet to be posted on here that has been received (he says checking Royal Mail Tracking!).
Seamaster is now on leather. Verdict?
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I am a little disappointed at the OP going up in size. It was something I was giving serious consideration to at 39mm as it was like an old Air King before they ruined the dial
I’d thought the point was not to identify ourselves to our recipients, leave a bit of mystery.
Yeah, sorry about that but I tried to remedy the situation of the disliked G Shock.
Seems that most are pleased with their winnings though, which is good news, and there's been some great bargains by the looks of it.
Seamaster on leather looks good!
Well then, my watch swap has now arrived and I have to say that I rather like it, mainly as I have nothing else like it.
It's pretty small, maybe 35mm I guess, much smaller than anything else I own, and also much dressier. It's also got a fresh leather strap on that works really well.
It's clearly been worn, and there's are a few scratches on it, but overall it's very nice indeed.
Thanks to whoever sent it over.
That's pretty cool that, Lunge, I do like a vintage watch.
Been on the hunt for one of these for a while. Not sure why I'm so taken with these old Hamilton Khaki watches. I'm obsessed with them.
Finally got lucky. Was waiting for the new Tudors in April but then but my name down for a black bay 58 when it everthing got cancelled. Waited a while then the blue one got announced, asked to get on the list for one but was laughed at mostly! Turned down two Black 58's, passing them on to other internet WIS and it looks like the karma counted for something. Got called saturday from a place in Suffolk to say they had one. The had phoned 10 other people before getting to me!
I need a new g-shock. My youngest got his "adventurous" hands on mine and I'm convinced its buried in the garden. Digi only, does anyone know of any deals around by any chance?
Oh yes I also commissioned a pretty special Tudor; they did 59 of them for a group of us. I have issue 1, it'll never be worn.
I think a brown leather strap will really finish it off and bring out the red of the second hand (and the existing strap is actually the wrong size, I don’t know if you noticed, it’s a 22 and should be a 20).
When I put a new leather strap with a deployment clasp onto my Yema, I went for black leather with red stitching which matched the face colours, (the original was brown leather with squarish tapered holes, sort of 60’s rallying-style), but I deliberately bought one slightly bigger, and cut notches in the shoulders so the strap butted up to the outside edge of the the watch pillars. It wasn’t that great a job, because the strap was thin leather with padding down the centre, so when I made up a new one, it worked much better because the leather was about 4mm thick, with a very thin goatskin liner on the back. If you can modify a leather strap this way, it haves the watch a rather more ‘solid’ appearance, to my mind. You do need a very sharp blade, a new Stanley blade, or a scalpel.
This is the first one, that I modified...
You can see how the thin leather sort of ‘flared’ out at the edges, this one I skived the leather down then trimmed it to the right size, then when I folded the end over, I enclosed a plastic tube, part of a ballpoint refill, inside and glued it, then did the stitching to make sure it all held together.
This photo shows the new strap in place, and just how grotty the old one had become, the thin soft lining had gone hard and cracked, no matter how much leather treatment I put on it; I don’t think my new one will go the same way, the goatskin is quite a hard surface, and seems to be a lot more sweat-resistant...
