KLR_Redux wrote:

downer wrote:El Primero Wednesday...



I was all set to change the strap today, until I discovered this one is 21mm. Oh well.

Orient GMT is a 21mm also. Still rocking the bracelet, but have some 21mm NATOs that are waiting for their day. I find the lug width an odd choice.

Yeah, I have a bagful of 22mm and 20mm straps. I was pretty sure the Zenith was 22 until I tried a strap against it. Of course, on closer inspection, the clue was there... 21 stamped on the back of the Zenith strap.

downer wrote:

KLR_Redux wrote:

downer wrote:El Primero Wednesday...



I was all set to change the strap today, until I discovered this one is 21mm. Oh well.

Orient GMT is a 21mm also. Still rocking the bracelet, but have some 21mm NATOs that are waiting for their day. I find the lug width an odd choice.

Yeah, I have a bagful of 22mm and 20mm straps. I was pretty sure the Zenith was 22 until I tried a strap against it. Of course, on closer inspection, the clue was there... 21 stamped on the back of the Zenith strap.

Can't you get 22s on it? My Balls wear 22s without any probs, and the JR wears 26 on 25 lugs?

Stiff shouldered straps can be difficult to squeeze on though.

smegwina wrote: Can't you get 22s on it? My Balls wear 22s without any probs, and the JR wears 26 on 25 lugs?

Stiff shouldered straps can be difficult to squeeze on though.

My plan was to try the blue Hirsch Tiger, but I was concerned that if I managed to force it on, I'd never get it off again. Those performance straps are pretty rigid (widthways) due to the rubber backing.

I agree though, many 22 straps would easily squeeze down to 21.

downer wrote:

smegwina wrote: Can't you get 22s on it? My Balls wear 22s without any probs, and the JR wears 26 on 25 lugs?

Stiff shouldered straps can be difficult to squeeze on though.

My plan was to try the blue Hirsch Tiger, but I was concerned that if I managed to force it on, I'd never get it off again. Those performance straps are pretty rigid (widthways) due to the rubber backing.

I agree though, many 22 straps would easily squeeze down to 21.

Only the ones without quick-release pins (from experience). You can use a flexible 20 or a beefy 20.

KLR_Redux wrote:Boydesian - don't you have work to do?

BTW, for everyone else: two of the watches in my signature were gifts from Boydesian.

Wearing this today:

That is lovely, great colour.

New arrival today. Guess what.

It'sAliveJim wrote:

blowfish89 wrote:New arrival today. Guess what.

SKX 007 or 009?

Its a Seiko 6309 mod, but I want to return the watch however, the seller is not very agreeable. According to him, specs of dust on the dial of a used watch (not disclosed before) is perfectly reasonable. I do have Paypal protection, and might need to use it for the first time.

blowfish89 wrote:Its a Seiko 6309 mod, but I want to return the watch however, the seller is not very agreeable. According to him, specs of dust on the dial of a used watch (not disclosed before) is perfectly reasonable. I do have Paypal protection, and might need to use it for the first time.

That sucks! Good luck.

blowfish89 wrote:

It'sAliveJim wrote:

blowfish89 wrote:New arrival today. Guess what.

SKX 007 or 009?

Its a Seiko 6309 mod, but I want to return the watch however, the seller is not very agreeable. According to him, specs of dust on the dial of a used watch (not disclosed before) is perfectly reasonable. I do have Paypal protection, and might need to use it for the first time.

Depends what price you got it for but if it were a bargain I'd just open the caseback and blow the dial. Gives you a chance to put some real seals in it/ check movements condition. Honestly I don't think he's messed you over. Vintage watch...specs of dust/ lume, it's nothing.

Dancematt wrote:Depends what price you got it for but if it were a bargain I'd just open the caseback and blow the dial. Gives you a chance to put some real seals in it/ check movements condition. Honestly I don't think he's messed you over. Vintage watch...specs of dust/ lume, it's nothing.

Nah, its a modded watch, the person who did a mod did it shoddily, so not the seller's fault really. But it should still have been disclosed. I think it might be cheaper and quicker to go to my local watchmaker and have him fix it, this should be a quick job I guess.

Does it require a loupe to see or is it painfully obvious? I could see making that mistake- I rarely notice dial stuff. For me it was a hazy residue on the Pepsi Mako when I bought it. That was like a beacon calling my attention to it.

KLR_Redux wrote:Does it require a loupe to see or is it painfully obvious? I could see making that mistake- I rarely notice dial stuff. For me it was a hazy residue on the Pepsi Mako when I bought it. That was like a beacon calling my attention to it.

I can learn to live with it, I actually like the watch as a whole and it didn't cost much.


Don't want to derail the thread any further so here is a pic of the new arrival (better showing it) -

With thanks to theaub for showing me how the Club will look on mesh.

With new mesh.

Nice mesh, Graham.