Reply With QuoteI've just picked up a couple of watch stew-ard G series straps and very impressed with them
I picked up my replacement Tudor strap last Friday, which was a nice surprise regarding the speed of delivery, so if anyone is after the shorter Tudor strap they seem to be in stock at the moment.Originally Posted by Guitarfan
A quick update on this. My AD got back to me on Friday and have confirmed that they'll be exchanging my strap for a new replacement, which is a nice surprise result. They've ordered one but there's no expected delivery date so I'm guessing it may take some time in the current climate of supply issues with lots of things.
Good job I have a couple of Erika's on order
My Erika's have arrived too, which are as good as you'd expect them to be. This is the best match of the two:
I've just picked up a couple of watch stew-ard G series straps and very impressed with them
That's a nice contrast.
I've just picked up a couple of watch stew-ard G series straps and very impressed with them
Thrifty gentlemen elastic nato. Very comfortable
https://www.thrifty-gentleman.com/pr...ark-blue-white
Don't know how everyone else is getting on with the original 'hook & loop' but mine lost its grip pretty quickly to the point it was opening on it's own
anyway spoke with AD they kindly replaced FOC, but decided I would keep new one to one side and bought this rascal from AliExpress arrived in under a week and for £ 20.00 after discount I think its pretty good value and way more grippy than the original from Tudor.
Is it any longer than the standard OEM? I need a longer strap than supplied but can’t yet bring myself to give the £140 required.
According to the Ali advert it’s 20cm long. I enquired last week about these and was quoted £200 at the Tudor Boutique for a longer one.
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£200 now!! That’s some price tag and increase since Feb?
So quite an interesting development. Am in Thailand and an AD said there is info on good authority that Tudor are releasing a revision of the FXD for the Thai market that will be a left hander and also just 2 lines of text. Limited release, no idea of numbers other than I presume I have no chance but hopefully a version of that with full text on the dial makes it to general release worldwide.
The Tudor Nato for the Bronze 58 was nearly £300….. taking the biscuit.
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Yep probably 30mm longer will measure and let you know full details
Thank you
Yes but they're woven by buxom virgins who w*nk you off while you're watching yours being made.
Just checked its only a fraction longer at 300mm vs 285mm for the factory strap
But at £ 20 ish its worth a punt
Much appreciated
Green octopod
Regularly worn these days…
They look so much better when not on the OEM velcro to my eye.
One of these would be ideal https://www.watchgecko.com/products/...42534213222563
Last edited by Middo; 19th April 2023 at 11:46.
That's nice - which strap is that?Regularly worn these days…
Looks like an Erika to me (or it's a cheaper copy).
https://erikasoriginals.com/mn-straps/sahara.php
That's what I initially thought, that it was an Erika, but I'm wearing one at the moment and the clasp is different. It's not an NDC or a Watch Steward either...
Ahah, you're ahead of me (going into more detail). It will be interested to hear the response.
Elastic marine strap from cheapestnato, very satisfying for its price ;)
Got them on different colour for a fraction of the price a single Erika would have cost…
… even though the Erika is of a greater quality for sure
Last edited by pepere13; 20th April 2023 at 06:50.
Nice! Did you have to modify it to work with fixed lugs?
No need, it’s a single pass fabric
Is that the "paratrooper" strap from CNS? If so, I've just ordered 5 of these, including postage....for £22!!!
Just been offered one from an AD. Initially saleswoman said you need to make a decision by tomorrow morning, to which I said impossible and there’s no way I can collect before weekend. I said if you say it’s in such demand, offer it down the list and if I’m lucky you’ll call me at the end of the week to say it’s still mine. Calls me back in 5 mins and says the manager has agreed to keep it for you till Sunday. Makes me think that either more are coming through or simply demand is slowing or both.
Wonder whether I should just buy it or wait a little further for them to start dropping below
Rrp and pick up a used one as seen in SC recently….
Looks like these are coming through now. Well worth a try as there is nothing quite like it on the current market
I can only agree. They are certainly over-engineered at this price point. Stunning too.
I wear mine on a CNS ribbed NATO in grey, it suits the watch perfectly. In fact, I have the matching grey NATO for my '76 snowflake, and it suits that too.
I love the blue rubber strap that comes as standard but it's a bit too short so it's been replaced by a bespoke black rubber strap from an eBay seller. It's of good quality & the perfect length but, regrettably, the maker only does black - I'd love a blue one...
How about a blue Bonetto Cinturini rubber nato from watch gecko
https://www.watchgecko.com/products/...-tactical-blue
All the hardware is on springbars so can be converted to single pass if you don’t want the extra nato flap.
I’ll stick one on mine and post a pic.
Edit - here you go. Comparison of colour. Don’t be misled by the length, I’ve cut mine down to size so they come longer.
Last edited by matt74; 25th April 2023 at 19:07.
Those straps are ace Matt, I have been have them for a while.
Makes me want another FXD now
What’s the general wait times for these at the moment from AD?
Still quite a wait, I put my name down in summer if I remember correctly and will (most likely) pick it up this weekend
Congrats!
On a monkey swag nato with black hardware.
I never liked the original Pelagos but I love this one.
Purely because of its singularity of purpose and practical design.
I dont speak French but can understand a lot of this video.
What they are doing is the watery equivalent of what we did when marching on a bearing.
Before we went map reading we would measure how many paces it took us cover exactly 100m.
Then march on a bearing counting off the paces.
They are using time to indicate how long it takes them to swim a set distance while heading on a bearing (having worked out swimming distance by time instead of by paces).
Yes not one of us will need to do this of course.
Unless I am missing something the military divers watch seems to have the full 4 dial lines,might the 2 lines been on a prototyp?
The 2 line dials are the watches the purchased by the MN divers. (These are not an issued watch they are a private purchase only available to serving MN personnel)
The 4 line dials are the watches civilians can buy in the shops.
Last edited by Sinnlover; 12th May 2023 at 10:59.
In the video the French servicemans watch he takes of seems to have 4 lines.
The watches used by the MN have 2 lines of text.
It’s the easiest way to tell them apart from the commercially available versions. They also have a different strap and case back.
https://tudorcollector.com/rosstalks/tudor-pelagos-fxd-mn-issued/
Last edited by Sinnlover; 12th May 2023 at 10:56.
Sinnlover is correct on that.
It just means the watches the guys are wearing in the video haven’t been purchased through the MN, or at least not during the first batch, or simply that they were provided by Tudor for the video (regular production watches)
I would have thought that a promo video for Tudor would want to show the watch the punter will be buying in the shop. Not the one that he or she can’t.
Here is an interesting article by the same journalist you can choose English.
I expect they switch over from the tethering strap when necessary as seen.
https://www.my-watchsite.fr/blog/tud...eurs-commando/
klavye testi
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First thing to remember: never say “combat diver” in the presence of a member of the Hubert commando, that does not exist! The correct term is “combat swimmer”. No one plays on words, it's not a joke. Understanding this term even explains the main particularity of the Pelagos FXD: it is a combat swimmer's watch, it is not a diver's watch... according to the official criteria of the ISO 6425 standard (read our article for All you need to know about water resistance of diving watches ).
I hope this applies to all the watches.
The Tudor manufacture has placed its caliber MT5206 at the heart of the Pelagos FXD. This automatic movement is certified by the very serious Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute (COSC). Tudor goes even further than the COSC tolerance (-4/+6 seconds per day) since it internally imposes on its calibers a rate difference of between -2 and +4 seconds. Combine this performance with an amagnetic silicon hairspring. Add a “weekend proof” power reserve of 70 hours. And you have the assurance that the Pelagos FXD has a caliber to match. In other words: foolproof.
Did anyone post this one?
There is a new better buckle system.
Other options as well good for fixed lugs.
I posted photos of an original MN in the other thread on straps.
https://erikasoriginals.com/mn-straps/pelagosfxd.php
Last edited by bwest76; 17th May 2023 at 09:39.
There's plenty in this thread. One at the top of this page in fact. I have one and it is a nice strap if a bit pricey. Currently rocking a Nick Mankey and I've ordered another couple of those for less than a single EO
One of these Bark & Jack NATO's arrived in the post today. I'm really enjoying this combo already.
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What’s the landed cost on a NM pls?
$34 each for the FBV3 Classic - Stainless Steel plus $12 postage. No other fees last time.
It would be nice to see some more strap options you are using.
I have a FXD arriving tommorow, I have ordered a 22mm CNS paratrooper in the green and yellow original colourway.
They had sold out of 21mm or I would have bought that seeing as that was the original strap size from back in the day.
I have some standard black and grey NATOS to try it on as well.
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