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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 08:35 pm |
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Topher1556 3T WIS 
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First, let me know if you have a specific procedure for getting a leather strap like this to 'break in' and form to your wrist... So, after scouring forums, and looking for this, I just couldn't find any examples. I wanted to see a 300m MarineMaster on a Chronissimo strap. I was hoping to find someone that had already tried it...no luck. So, I picked up a barely used 22mm Chronissimo, and fit it on my MarineMaster. It's not as 'squished' as I thought it would be (this Seiko has 20mm lugs). Let me know your thoughts:             
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:12 pm |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS 
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Looks goodhand6.gif If your bothered by it at all, the way tha strap is made, with a sharp razor blade you could cut i smidge of the leather on each side and then hit it with a sharpy marker.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:17 pm |
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Topher1556 3T WIS
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I wondered if I should do that. I figured if it doesn't look too bad, I'll leave it in case I want to use it on a 22mm watch later. Would leaving it like this damage it in any way?
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:33 pm |
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KenC Admin 
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That's a great strap...I got my 1st one several weeks ago when it came on a VIXA Type 20 I bought. I got a Watchadoo for the VIXA and put the Di-Model on my Graf-Zeppelin...it is a 24mm mounted in 22mm lugs and it looks and fits great! woohoo.gif
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:34 pm |
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hucky 3T WIS 
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I think it looks just fine like that, its really hard to tell its squished. Keep it, If not, do what tony said, but use a really sharp Xacto small blade. Great Photos too
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 09:56 pm |
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Tony Duronio 3T WIS
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Topher1556 wrote: I wondered if I should do that. I figured if it doesn't look too bad, I'll leave it in case I want to use it on a 22mm watch later. Would leaving it like this damage it in any way? Dont think so because the stitching is inside the trimming you would do.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 10:02 pm |
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KenC Admin
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STEP AWAY FROM THE XACTO KNIFE...it looks great just the way it is!
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| Posted: Mon Jul 14th, 2008 10:36 pm |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Hate to be a naysayer, but I'm not feeling it. No offense intended and JMHO. :P Looks a bit squished to me, and I expect the MM to be on something with more of a diver vibe.;)
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 09:41 am |
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Topher1556 3T WIS
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Thanks for the input everyone. Paxman wrote: Hate to be a naysayer, but I'm not feeling it. No offense intended and JMHO. :P Looks a bit squished to me, and I expect the MM to be on something with more of a diver vibe.;) Pax, no worries! I know...I know...it's more of an aviator style strap. But it's one of the few I know of that is wider after the lugs. The MM really would benefit from a 22mm lug width, so I was hoping to make a wider strap look good. And it is just a bit squished. I wonder if blacking out the stitching would help.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 09:53 am |
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KenC Admin
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You might want to try a Seiko Monster bracelet....20mm with a (approx) 1.5mm shoulder on each side...
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 02:02 pm |
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Topher1556 3T WIS
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KenC wrote: You might want to try a Seiko Monster bracelet....20mm with a (approx) 1.5mm shoulder on each side... Ha! I knew I should have kept my bracelet for something...doh! That would be a pretty neat experiment. I don't know why I didn't think of that too. Thanks for the suggestion. Maybe a little photoshop is in order to test it out.:D
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15th, 2008 08:55 pm |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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That's beautiful Topher. A great combination.
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