That's an M-1918C, albeit nicely faded.
Here not so faded . . .
That's an M-1918C, albeit nicely faded.
Here not so faded . . .
F.T.F.A.
Thank you, I thought it was but it’s quite a bit lighter so was wondering if it was an older model no longer made.Originally Posted by magirus
Cheers,
Rob
Last edited by barbusg60; 8th April 2021 at 21:47.
Here's a look at how the straps have faded after a good bit of wear and washing. The top 2 are M-1944Cs, unworn and then faded, then a pair of Bakelite-Fs unworn/faded, followed by a Forecastle, M-1918C (a little lighter than it actually is) and A-12 (a little darker than it actually is). The Bakelite has hardly had time to fade as I haven't had it that long and not worn it as much as the others. What pleases me is that what I thought might be a weak point, ie. the stitching around the tang holes, has been no problem whatsoever. These are all 20mm, the 22mm versions which are older have fared the same.
Last edited by magirus; 6th April 2021 at 07:31.
Great pic, thanks.Here's a look at how the straps have faded after a good bit of wear and washing. The top 2 are M-1944Cs, unworn and then faded, then a pair of Bakelite-Fs unworn/faded, followed by a Forecastle, M-1918C (a little lighter than it actually is) and A-12 (a little darker than it actually is). The Bakelite has hardly had time to fade as I haven't had it that long and not worn it as much as the others. What pleases me is that what I thought might be a weak point, ie. the stitching around the tang holes, has been no problem whatsoever. These are all 20mm, the 22mm versions which are older have fared the same.
I’ve just sold the watch I was interested in these for but when I find the next one I will definitely be getting a selection.
They’re a fair price too
Trust me, the price belies their quality, and that goes for the nylon Havestons too . . .
Based on this thread I bought a couple of Haveston straps. I have looked at them previously but because of all the US military references and the fact that the website was in dollars, I didn't realise they were based in the UK.
I went for the M-1944 green canvas, with canvas keepers and an M-1936 single pass layout.
I had a canvas strap a long time ago from Eddie, but that was fairly cheap and had a cardboard structure if I recall correctly. The Haveston one seems much better quality, and I assume it is canvas all the way down. I've not had any problems fitting the canvas strap through the spring bar gap on my CWC. It's tighter than a regular NATO, but not unduly so.
I like the floating keeper on the canvas, although less so on the nylon strap, which has metal keepers and it tends to slip more easily. Also because my wrists are relatively small, I have a long tail, which the floating metal keeper doesn't quite reach.
I've been alternating, but I think I like the canvas one the most, and I will probably be ordering the black canvas at some point soon as well.
As we all like photos
For those of you that have a canvas Forecastle, is it grey or is blue-grey?
I have a M-1936 single pass which I use on my CWC Divers and I agree - it looks good on the watch but the metal keeper does move about a bit.
I went for the M-1944 green canvas, with canvas keepers and an M-1936 single pass layout.
Does the canvas strap make the watch wear too high on your wrist?
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