Reply With QuoteHow about asking a boutique for an 1171? Probably cheaper than Cousins these days anyway. They certainly are on links etc.
Hi all - I'm taking delivery of one of the Lewis Watch Company SM300 new builds after Christmas (these are superb examples - I'll do a write-up about it after it lands) and its coming with a couple of Omega leather straps and one deployant clasp. The straps look okay and it's nice to have the deployant, but I think this one might be better on a bracelet.
Anyway, I was going to opt for a modern 1171.633 but I see that Cousins are no longer able to provide them (and I don't want a vintage one). I suppose the obvious alternative is an Omega mesh, but does anyone have any other suggestions that won't break the bank?
TIA :)
How about asking a boutique for an 1171? Probably cheaper than Cousins these days anyway. They certainly are on links etc.
Maybe try a Steib (sp?) as a quality but much cheaper mesh alternative. I don’t really rate the Omega ones, in fact to my eye all Omega bracelets were a bit rattly until the 90s designs. Rolex too.
EDIT: it is STAIB who do the affordable decent mesh bracelets.
Last edited by Padders; 9th December 2017 at 11:35.
Buy a later 1171 if you don't want a vintage piece and buy new 633 end links.
Cousins can supply the end links; they have them in stock as I've just bought some. Just be mindful that they are sold singularly, not as pairs.
I bought the 1171/633 from my local omega dealer for my speedyTuesday was about £320ish. Think it’s a nice bracelet but doesn’t feel great value for money, but when has this hobby ever beenit’s rattly in a old jubilee kind of way.
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Looks well. Was that price including the end links?Originally Posted by johnnyhayward
I bought the 1171/633 from my local omega dealer for my speedyTuesday was about £320ish. Think it’s a nice bracelet but doesn’t feel great value for money, but when has this hobby ever been
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The 1171 will look much better than any mesh on it.
It's just a matter of time...
I've tried an Omega mesh on mine and I really don't think it worked as well as the 1171:
Agreed
The mesh doesn't suit it so well
I'm not convinced about mesh on any watch tbh
Looking for a satisfactory bracelet for that is going to be a thankless task. You can either have something that looks right but is hideously expensive for what it is and isn't actually that comfortable, or you can have something that doesn't look right, isn't hideously expensive but is still uncomfortable. Just my 2p. I'd go nice black leather or hirsch performance. Nato would only cheapen the watch imo.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Yeah included the 633 end links too, they came shrink wrapped together in a packet.
I paid over £60 for a pair of end links from Cousins inc vat. 🙁
I built a couple of these a few years back and supplied one with an 1171.I also briefly owned one with an 1171 bracelet back in the days when the bracelets were around £100.
Have to say I’m not a fan of this bracelet, the modern ones Omega sell are poorer quality than the originals..........but that’s Swatch Group all over, the organisation’s got very questionable core values in my opinion and selling poor quality replacement bracelets typifies this.
The bracelet used for the 2254.50 (1610.930) would fit if the end pieces could be modified a little by micro-welding the underside to make them contact the case properly and prevent thwm swivelling around. Same applies to a Bond 1503/825 but I don’t think it would suit the watch well. I tried this myself and I’m sure the holes lined up OK and the length was fine, but the little tags on the back weren’t deep enough. Heating end bending up slightly might work, but building them up with micro-welding would be better.
I sold a Seamaster 300 with a Cousins strap at under £20 and it looked great. I think that woukd be my preferred option again.
Paul
Tony i know alot of people will think this is heresy but i think it would look really nice on a perforated strap like the dimodell rallye
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
I have had a couple of 'new build' SM300 and my preferred strap is a black Di Modell shark skin. IMO a classic diver suits a shark skin strap better than anything else. My favourite is the, sadly discontinued, Hirsch Artisan Shark range, but the Di Modell is pretty good too.
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