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LONGER 18mm straps - any ideas?

Hey Crunch folks!  Chasing some straps for a beloved Seiko SNK809 (baby's first auto) and for my grandfather's old Seiko SQ quartz. Both are 18mm lug...
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Drilled lug pin tool

Might be an obvious one but is there a specific tool that pushes pins from drilled lugs from both sides simultaneously? I have a normal pin remover th...
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Nomos is not for me

I finally had the chance to visit a Nomos AD today and try on a bunch of the watches. I was mainly there to check out Grand Seiko, but tried these on...
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GS does makes watches with a 20mm lug width.

I was really surprised to come across this article today about a release of 4 GS models in October of 2021.    https://grandseikogs9club.com/chronicle...
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Tic tock!

Another blast from the past!!! 
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To drill or not to drill

In the last years I felt a push towards drilled lugs. It started to be a watch enthusiasts' topic for tool watches, then for all retro styled watches and by now it seems that it's another checkmark fo...
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Lug holes?

Do you prefer cases with or without lug holes and why?
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What is the worst strap width (or lug width)?

And why is it 17mm? I had an old watchmaker tell me once that Bulova went to 17mm in the 1960's so that you had to buy from one of their affiliated stores. I don't know if that is true, but it sounds...
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Side shot

Must say I really enjoy how well the downturn on the lugs fit my wrist. it makes It very comfortable to wear.
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Do lug hole scratches bother you?

Somehow managed to scratch my brand new Seiko for the first time when performing a strap change, does this bother anyone else? I know it's a tool watc...
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