Vintage look for RAF B of B C5

alphajet · Post by **alphajet** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:33 pm

Another look for my RAF Battle of Britain C5. Not too keen on 18mm straps so thought to beef it up a little with this vintage look bund style strap.

Mr Rick · Post by **Mr Rick** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:42 pm

I agree. The B of B screams for a vintage strap.

Amor Vincit Omnia · Post by **Amor Vincit Omnia** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:46 pm

Looks good, Alpha, and probably quite authentic?

Kip · Post by **Kip** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:58 pm

It looks great...just not my style.

It certainly beefs it up a bunch.

ianblyth · Post by **ianblyth** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 6:06 pm

Not for me. But it does look old. It looks like what Robin Hood would have worn if he had a watch.

Lavaine · Post by **Lavaine** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:28 pm

The bund is not my style (on my small wrist it would look like the watch was eating my arm), but that does look good. I'm very impressed with the distressed leather look. I'd wear that strap without the pad on the C5A.

Linedw · Post by **Linedw** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:16 am

Cn i ask where did you lurchase that strap?

castle · Post by **castle** » Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:50 am

ianblyth wrote:Not for me. But it does look old. It looks like what Robin Hood would have worn if he had a watch.

Now that make me chuckle.

alphajet · Post by **alphajet** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:25 pm

Linedw wrote:Cn i ask where did you lurchase that strap?

There you go http://www.watch-band-center.com/watchs ... r-18m.html

Linedw · Post by **Linedw** » Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:36 am

Thanks for the link for the watch strap..ive got a c5 aviator n the way and will probably want a new strap

SperlingPE · Post by **SperlingPE** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 3:49 pm

I don't like the feel of those wide straps when I tried one.
However, it looks really great with your B of B

alphajet · Post by **alphajet** » Thu Mar 22, 2012 7:36 pm

An update to this strap, because of the thickness of the pad the stap was on the last hole. So I trimmed the pad down to fit the shape of the watch and reduced the pad length, the strap now does up to the third hole.

Before

After

Mr Rick · Post by **Mr Rick** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 8:28 pm

That strap really suits that watch.

jrpippen · Post by **jrpippen** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:22 pm

Are these still available?

ianblyth · Post by **ianblyth** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 1:25 pm

jrpippen wrote:Are these still available?

Do you mean the watch or the strap? The watch is http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/av ... -bb70.html

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