IWC Pilot strap suggestions
I am seeking suggestions.
This stock strap is a bit on the dressy side. I'm looking for something with stitches or rivets. Probably leather (evil, I know). I imagine the IWC straps are costly - worth it? Many thanks!
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John
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6.28” / 15.95 cm
Try this thick leather band with stitches.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EM1ZDI6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Here are some suggestions:
Canvas:
Nato:
Samples:
For the summer:
Also, might want to look at Barton Watch Bands or Ritche Watch Bands.
Try this thick leather band with stitches.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01EM1ZDI6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Thank you!
Here are some suggestions:
Canvas:
Nato:
Samples:
For the summer:
Thank you JJMM1983.
Check out Haveston straps, they make vintage military-inspired straps with rivets, thick leather, steel keepers, etc. Their NATOs are also top-of-the-line with great colors
(haveston.com)
Check out Haveston straps, they make vintage military-inspired straps with rivets, thick leather, steel keepers, etc. Their NATOs are also top-of-the-line with great colors
(haveston.com)
I've seen their NATO style at a shop, will have a look, thx pay2huynh!
OEM straps are $287 cad for 20mm leather strap.
I had used a company from Germany at one point for a bob watch strap full revisits and quality was top notch. Website is old but prices are good. Use the filters and find a strap for that awesome watch. https://www.watch-band-center.com/watchstrap-h1003-BOB-Watch-Bands.html
https://fluco-online.de/en/product/pilot/
They make really good straps👌🏽
You have a terrific watch..Spend the money and get a good strap..Something for 29.00 from Amazone is not the answer. Are you thinking something that is on the Big Pilot?
You have a terrific watch..Spend the money and get a good strap..Something for 29.00 from Amazone is not the answer. Are you thinking something that is on the Big Pilot?
Thank you LS9009. Possibly like the leather on the Big Pilot.
Thank you nightfury95!
OEM straps are $287 cad for 20mm leather strap.
I had used a company from Germany at one point for a bob watch strap full revisits and quality was top notch. Website is old but prices are good. Use the filters and find a strap for that awesome watch. https://www.watch-band-center.com/watchstrap-h1003-BOB-Watch-Bands.html
Thank you cyclopseye !
Try a chunky crazy horse leather strap from Delugs!
https://delugs.com/collections/ready-stock-straps/products/cognac-crazy-horse-chunky-strap
Try a chunky crazy horse leather strap from Delugs!
https://delugs.com/collections/ready-stock-straps/products/cognac-crazy-horse-chunky-strap
Sick! I wish my small arm could do justice to a Luminor or Radiomir! Thank you Mr.Dee.Bater
Sick! I wish my small arm could do justice to a Luminor or Radiomir! Thank you Mr.Dee.Bater
Ha! You wrist can totally do justice to a big watch. I have a 6.75" / 17cm wrist circumference, but I LOVE my SBGC249, which is on a chunky crazy horse strap.
45.3mm diameter, 15.8mm thick, and 52.6mm lug-to-lug. Wears like a dream! But, only because it's titanium.
The only reason, IMHO, there's this move to smaller watch sizes is...
Big watches were fashionable for a generation
Market for big is saturated - for us enthusiasts, we got enough, and for normal people who own 1 watch, they have 1 biggish watch, and that's all they'll ever need
How can watch manufacturers sell more? Convince everyone that what they already have is unfashionable!
Big watches can be too heavy and uncomfortable. But, that's only because they're so robust and well-built due to modern manufacturing techniques. If you ever handle a vintage Rolex, it feels like a Moonswatch.
So, the solution is simple: titanium!
But, watch manufacturers haven't moved to titanium because...
The public tends to associate light weight watches with fakes - if you ever hand over a Chinese fake to someone, the first thing they'll say is, "Wow! It's actually heavy - it feels so real!"
Titanium is much harder to machine and to polish than stainless steel, and if the public will pay top dollar for stainless steel, why waste time on a more expensive material?
This is my next watch, and it's even bigger than the SBGC249!
Found this
https://youtube.com/watch?v=HAAEUPzg0-o&feature=share
Ha! You wrist can totally do justice to a big watch. I have a 6.75" / 17cm wrist circumference, but I LOVE my SBGC249, which is on a chunky crazy horse strap.
45.3mm diameter, 15.8mm thick, and 52.6mm lug-to-lug. Wears like a dream! But, only because it's titanium.
The only reason, IMHO, there's this move to smaller watch sizes is...
Big watches were fashionable for a generation
Market for big is saturated - for us enthusiasts, we got enough, and for normal people who own 1 watch, they have 1 biggish watch, and that's all they'll ever need
How can watch manufacturers sell more? Convince everyone that what they already have is unfashionable!
Big watches can be too heavy and uncomfortable. But, that's only because they're so robust and well-built due to modern manufacturing techniques. If you ever handle a vintage Rolex, it feels like a Moonswatch.
So, the solution is simple: titanium!
But, watch manufacturers haven't moved to titanium because...
The public tends to associate light weight watches with fakes - if you ever hand over a Chinese fake to someone, the first thing they'll say is, "Wow! It's actually heavy - it feels so real!"
Titanium is much harder to machine and to polish than stainless steel, and if the public will pay top dollar for stainless steel, why waste time on a more expensive material?
This is my next watch, and it's even bigger than the SBGC249!
Those are some sophisticated GS's!