Really can't find anything.... Don t want to spend a gazillion pounds on one...
22mm in a kind of cola suede colour... Where to go? Guidance would be appreciated!
One of the members on boards.ie had a suede strap made to order by a Chilean lady - Martu straps. Prices look to be very reasonable.
http://www.martuleather.com/
I believe that it's the Glycine chrono on the selfies page. I haven't got around to it yet but i plan to.
Prices seem quite keen... I've fired off an email. So, we'll wait and see...Originally Posted by Carlton-Browne
Thanks for the response...
Ben
some real nice straps on that website,thanks i have bookmarked it...
Update... I sent them a pic of the Pleamar and they are going to get a nice match for the colour of the markers and do the suede strap for $35... Has to be worth a punt?!!!
Thanks Carlton-Browne!!!
Ben
Ps... I will update with progress/ pics
The Martu Leather straps do look good and at a great price. For a more 'traditional' design strap in suede I found a German seller on ebay 'Sandtuhr' had a good range of straps including suede, except they are sold as 'velour' which is apparently German for suede, but of course velour has a completely different meaning in English. I bought a Horween Cordovan strap in black and a 'velour' one in dunkelbraun and am very happy with both.
John
I'm in the process of bespoking a strap - it's taking a little longer as I want a non-standardish colour.
Thanks for that - some good deals on Rios 1931 alligators, I thought.
Have a look at Bas and Lokes, they do some really nice stuff, all hand made...
http://www.basandlokes.com/julian-br...e-watch-strap/
Last edited by Dai Capp; 17th November 2014 at 21:00.
Freshly delivered from Chile... Completely bespoke and very good quality... Delightful to deal with and @ £22 a stonking bargain!
Thanks again for the heads up!
Excellent - mine is also on it's way. How long did it take to get to the UK, as a matter of interest?
Looks great on the Pleamar, think I might try one on a Seagull 63.Do you have another picture of the underside showing stitching and buckle?
Thanks.
Last edited by barryw; 28th November 2014 at 19:39.
Hi... Responded to your pm, but, thought I'd stick it in here too
ordered on 14th so bang on 2 weeks... Thanks again as I shall certainly be using this chap in the future!
Ben
I think she's one of those female chaps. Funny chaps, women.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Yes... Bizarre that... I had simply assumed she was a he when chatting to her specifying my order... It was only whilst chatting to BarryW over PM, that I worked out she was a lady... there was even a pic of her on her website swinging around on a swingy thing!
a slight bump to this thread - another positive vote for Martu Straps - the appended took slightly under two weeks to arrive, and is
one of the vintage/slim straps:
the included buckle I would probably exclude next time, but the fit/finish is very good and has a
nice vintage patina with no effort - thanks again to C-B for the pointer earlier in the
thread; I'd cheerfully have another..
saw a seller on wr the other day offering seudes at 49 euros i believe, loads of colours
Thanks for the heads up on Martu some great looking straps and not bad prices.
suede seems bit fragile
why not trying nubuk instead?
bit similar feel
Wanting an open-end strap for my Bertucci military style beater to replace the original which was apparently intended for wearing round the leg, I decided to have a go myself. I dug out an old luggage strap and set about my first strap, only to discover that the leather was an inferior grade faced with a plastic stick-on "real leather grain" fabric. So I turned the material around and ended up with this:
The problem with the Bertucci is a/ 25mm fixed bars, and b/ the design of the case means that if on a nato (if I could find a 25mm nato!) the case would hover above the strap like a satellite.
Encouraged by my fledgling efforts, I am now seeking some suitable leather for another attempt at an open-end strap, this time for my CWC G10.
Practice makes perfect I hope.
Nice attempt and a great looking watch.
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