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 Posted: Fri Mar 4th, 2011 10:25 am
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bigrustypig



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 William/Hammerfjord pointed me recently to a mesh supplier and I ordered a few in stainless steel and in PVD in various widths. I decided to fit and crimp a 22mm stainless steel mesh into the 21mm lugs of my Fieldmaster. It looked swell. But soon after, I wanted to match the polished sides of the Fieldmaster with a polished mesh....NONE, said the supplier. So off to the watchsmith I went last weekend and had him polish the bracelet as best he could.

The bracelet looked just fine and enjoyed a nice shine. Shown beside it is the original and still brushed extra length. the watchsmith said if I didn't like the sheen anymore, he could brush it back to the original.

Looking forward to the day when mesh will be issued in bronze and maybe then, I'll shoot down a bronze-cased timepiece.

Thanks for looking. Comments/disagreements very welcome.


The cut portion on the left is the original mesh and the one on the watch is the polished version.

Another view/look

And still another...not very noticeable in the pic but much clearer in person


Here's what the Seiko Kamikaze might look like on anti-shark.....just experimenting. Might need to crimp the mesh a little more because the Kamikaze lugs are just 20mm. Might try it soon.