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26 November 2023, 07:05 AM | #1 |
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SBGY029 New Strap Opinions
Dear Forum friends,
Below is my Grand Seiko Karesansui. SBYG029_4.jpg The watch itself is fantastic: slim, lightweight, interesting how it catches the light and throws off light beams and creates shadow. What I am not enjoying is the strap, or more accurately the strap and deployant clasp. 1) The deployant clasp add a lot of bulk and thickness to the wrist and is at odds with the thinness of the case. 2) This thickness is exacerbated by an overly long strap - at least for my 16.5cm circumference wrist. So the tongue hangs out like a puppy dog. A puppy that isn't being cute, but instead has just vomited ingested grass up onto the living room rug. Good news is that the clasp is easily replaced with a conventional pin buckle. And likewise I can get an aftermarket strap. So here is my question. Not really asking which manufacturer, but more ideas on what material and colour choice will look good with this Karesansui / Zen Garden watch dial. This version is the creamy dial from the UK special edition. (My understanding is that both US editions of this watch and EU editions have a more grey tint to the Karesansui pattern.) Stick with brown? Maybe try Ostrich leather perhaps? Or shark? Or croc? Any good ideas gratefully received. |
26 November 2023, 08:41 AM | #2 |
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Very nice and clean looking watch.
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Yesterday, 07:01 AM | #3 |
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Thank you.
Here is an update: I ended up going for a similar colour. In fact a bit darker brown in semi matt alligator from Jean Rousseau. It is off the awful, over engineered and thick Grand Seiko deployant clasp and onto a simple and thin Grand Seiko pin and buckle. It has transformed the comfort of the watch. It has gone from a watch that was used maybe one a month to one that can stay on my wrist for weeks at a time. |
Yesterday, 07:16 AM | #4 |
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Very nice! I had the SBGY003 and didn’t like the strap. Replaced it with a black ostrich strap with grey stitching (Hirsch Massai), which to me was a perfect combination. It also has a matt surface.
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Yesterday, 07:48 AM | #5 |
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That watch would look good in many straps. Glad it worked out for you. Enjoy.
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