Reply With QuoteThis is quite a good thread to browse through to get some ideas and comparisons
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/g...462569/page-95
I love GS, for all the obvious reasons, and I'm starting to think seriously about getting one. Ideally a Spring Drive, but am fully open to suggestions. The trouble is I find most of the regular collection a bit too dressy (I'm a scruffy so & so), and I've never found a diver that I really like.
I think my solution is going to be to make a shortlist of the least dressy non-divers in the range, choose one, then dress it down further with a strap. I was considering doing this with a white OP39 for a while, but the right one never came up.
Clearly this is not rocket science, but does anyone have experience of doing this with a GS & are there any obvious models I should look at?
This is quite a good thread to browse through to get some ideas and comparisons
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/g...462569/page-95
Dear god, 95 pages of GS on straps. That's actually amazing, thanks fella.Originally Posted by Senninha
Thanks, that is an interesting thread.
What about one of the new SD Prospex / marinemaster / land master. Not a GS but same movements and 90% of the build quality? I think they look better than most GS as well, I am also a scruffy sod so their styling suits me a bit better! If it like the dressier GS and the divers always have a design element that I dislike for some. Reason.
I am seriously thinking about getting one (the Spring drive GMT with blue and black bezel) instead of a GS if I chop a couple in.
But they are not a GS.
Last edited by Sinnlover; 10th January 2022 at 22:07.
I've not looked at that thread, but I'm sure there's plenty of inspiration on there. I have a black gator strap for my hi-beat GMT. It really helps make the case shape/design stand out. Terribly pics below...
The two I've got are both pretty versatile in that they suit a variety of straps, imo
@gcleminson
Can I ask which strap this is?
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I bought it from a member here some years back. I forget the detail but suspect it was custom made - not much help to you I know..
This is the only other pic I can find of it. It's quite unusual - I think it may be frogskin?!
Thanks, I'll have a hunt around.
Goes perfectly with your GS.
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Oh yes ..
ancient: 6145 lives on a rather worn hm piece of pull-up leather ..
Modern: sbgw001 scruffs along on an Eddie sand canvas ..
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I'm quite taken aback by how well the that GS goes on canvas strap.
Some outstanding combos there & great pics. Especially like these two - stunning dials. What references are they?
that 6145 is gorgeous! never really looked at vintage GS before.. a new rabbit hole opens up...
Another good resource is the 'Delugs' lookbook page - a few GS on there, and some striking combinations
e.g. Snowflake
https://delugs.com/blogs/delugs-look...wflake-sbga211
That is actually really helpful - thanks, I had no idea that existed. Some great options for the Snowflake, which is basically the one I'll most likely end up with.
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