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Aiiii

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I do like that. Vintage Panama or the newer Palma Pacific?

That does look good.

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Yesh.

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Excellent

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Yes, that really works. :eagerness:

Dunno about perfect but works for me

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This one is rather obvious, because the strap is designed to match the watch.

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And here is another combination that I'm very...

Yeah, that works :thumbsup:

Thanks for the kind words. It's reference 420419B, a Meranom special edition and sadly now an archived item. https://meranom.com/en/amphibian-se/420se/vostok-watch-amphibian-se-420419b.html
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Cheers. The watch is a J.W. Benson with 16j Smiths Movement dating from the early '50s. It has a very similar dial pattern and movement to the 1953 Everest expedition Smiths watch worn by Sir...

Cheers, it's a combination that I'm very pleased with. The watch is an early 1950's J.W. Benson with 16j Smiths Movement, it has a similar dial pattern and movement to the well known 1953 Everest...

I'm happy with this.

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That's class

How do the buckles compare? Mine have all felt like ring tops off a can of juice.



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On the modern version the buckle can’t be adjusted to shorten the strap, but the design is a lot more...

That is a Perlon strap. Vintage Eulit 'Panama' and modern 'Palma' are a lot more substantial than the 'Kristall' and modern 'Panama' weaves.
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A few more combinations that I quite like.

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:biggrin-new: This one's an original V.B. Hygienique, not a Rev-O repro (for images open the link in Chrome with the 'Photobucket Hotlink Fix' extension).


Here's one from the Rev's first batch...

I think that this combination works rather well.

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