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jatco · 2 April 2010, 11:49 AM

Damn nice trio there, HGE/Donald..
Sharp..!

RLXSTR · 2 April 2010, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jatco

Damn nice trio there, HGE/Donald..
Sharp..!

Thanks! The two vintage are displayed in our Rolex Room...along with a few others for the event on the 10th! The 18K Strap model with the gray dial is da bomb!

johnliley · 2 April 2010, 02:22 PM

JL

Flyjet601 · 2 April 2010, 03:20 PM

Here are my 2 on a strap. Although I dont wear them very often on straps.

This is wear Rolex needs to step up....and finish between the lugs in.....how can I say this

This is where attention to detail warrants the big bucks for a Rollie, not the second rate press marks that stamped out the case. The don't even finish or polish between the lugs. They hide it with the end link and hopes nobody see's it. C'mon Rolex......
cheers

Autobot · 2 April 2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cdnwatchguy

Sometimes wear this combo.

Keith, where did you get that strap? Thanks

padi56 · 2 April 2010, 09:13 PM

Yes leather makes quite a change normally change sometimes in winter but still prefer the oyster, great picture guys.

MagedMS · 2 April 2010, 10:38 PM

Great pics guys.. We can really discover here (@TRF) beautiful ideas. But let me add that I only love leather straps on Daytona's. Full stop.
I am not convinced to use a leather strap on a Submariner !! This is a diving watch the only option may be a Nato straps that can resist water.. But nothing will be better than its Oyster bracelet.. Come'on guys Rolex bracelets are really part of its beauty..

SCD · 17 April 2010, 10:57 AM

I really like straps.

HL65 · 17 April 2010, 11:03 AM

Prefer strap myself!
pandas 004.jpg

bluefingers · 2 May 2010, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by pz93c

Black dial DJ on black leather.

And brown leather.

Hi, (first post),

just bought a datejust (from year of birth) and would like to get hold of a strap like the black one in your pic. Could you please tell me where i might get one of those?

Cheers

J

cjcar631 · 2 May 2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by cdnwatchguy

Sometimes wear this combo.

Thanks for the re-direction guys... some really outstanding combos here! I especially like the grey carbon fiber pictured above. I didn't want to go with more black. That's why I was seriously considering the medium brown leather (for the winter months here in N.E.), but I have to admit the grey carbon fiber looks like the perfect combo.

Latrodectus · 2 May 2010, 09:57 AM

It happened today....

basmannen · 2 May 2010, 10:20 AM

In the good old days...(read 1980´s)

Rolex sold the Datejust,OP, Date, GMT, Submariner-Date, Day-Date, Cosmograph
on leather strap :-) although only precious metals.

Basmannen

Mockingbird · 2 May 2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

It happened today....

That looks like an IWC right next to it there! What model? It looks like a Mark.

PA6-541 · 2 May 2010, 12:42 PM

My reason for wearing a metal bracelet is quite pragmatic. If I wear a leather or cloth strap in warm weather, things start to grow on the underside of it. Also the straps wear out a lot quicker than metal bracelets.

Latrodectus · 2 May 2010, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mockingbird

That looks like an IWC right next to it there! What model? It looks like a Mark.

It is on Joji's Sinn...he will know!

Mockingbird · 2 May 2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

It is on Joji's Sinn...he will know!

Well... I was off by a little bit!

It does look like an IWC in the previous shot though!

hooliganhooker · 2 May 2010, 09:00 PM

I'll play...

zillap · 2 May 2010, 11:14 PM

Gotta love this thread! Lovely pics!
Just have one Rolex, and in no way it is going to get a leather strap.

But thinking about changing my navitimer from black to brown leatcher, and get myself a folding clasp too.

Btw. Favourite pic in this thread is the Black dial Milgauss on leatherstrap. Beautiful!!

Dan Pierce · 2 May 2010, 11:52 PM

K-Strap custom made carbon fiber.

dP

Latrodectus · 3 May 2010, 12:02 AM

you did it again...beautiful pictures, Dan...

cjcar631 · 3 May 2010, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by hooliganhooker

I'll play...

Very nice Robert. I actually had the same "curved end" croco-patern band, (your first photo), on my Explorer I, (your second photo), which I gave to my son, along with the original Oyster bracelet, this past Christmas. I went with the black version first, but just found it to be "none more black"... LOL!

cjcar631 · 3 May 2010, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

K-Strap custom made carbon fiber.

dP

Fantastic photos Dan. I like the way the band incorporates the original end links. How was that done? Does K-Strap have a web-site... scratch that... I''ll Google.

hooliganhooker · 3 May 2010, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cjcar631

Very nice Robert. I actually had the same "curved end" croco-patern band, (your first photo), on my Explorer I, (your second photo), which I gave to my son, along with the original Oyster bracelet, this past Christmas. I went with the black version first, but just found it to be "none more black"... LOL!

Tried the brown on the explorer but didn't like it. Brown strap - black dial. So I tried this:

cjcar631 · 3 May 2010, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by hooliganhooker

Tried the brown on the explorer but didn't like it. Brown strap - black dial. So I tried this:

Yeah, the brown/black combo does take some getting used to. The Explorer looks great by the way. The Bond Nato strap looked outstanding on it!

Dan Pierce · 3 May 2010, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Latrodectus

you did it again...beautiful pictures, Dan...

Quote:

Originally Posted by cjcar631

Fantastic photos Dan. I like the way the band incorporates the original end links. How was that done? Does K-Strap have a web-site... scratch that... I''ll Google.

Thanks, Fred and Joseph.

Yes, here's the website: http://k-straps.com/Carbon-Fiber.php .

The end links [I love them] are held in by separate lug holes [internal] and allows for a strap to be installed using the normal lug holes. This is the same setup found on Rolex gold Daytonas w/ leather straps.

dP

hooliganhooker · 3 May 2010, 12:32 AM

I must say though that for those looking to put a strap on a Rolex, you probably want to look at a CURVED END STRAP. Nylons are no problem, but it seems that the springbars on the 3 Rollies I have are so close to the case that the leather straps rub. Then you wind up with this...

hooliganhooker · 3 May 2010, 01:09 AM

Sea Dweller on a Corvus Bond NATO strap

RLXSTR · 18 August 2010, 04:29 AM

Today I installed a tan ostrich strap to my daily-wearer 18K/SS DateJust. In the other photo, I have been wearing it with a Bordeaux Wine Crocodile Strap. The ostrich is very comfortable and needs no break-in! Very comfortable!

(Excuse the dust on the crystal...I know, shame on me)

darklord · 25 August 2010, 03:48 AM

Freshly done...DSSD on leather!

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zillap Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Real Name: Martin Location: Sweden Watch: Rolex Daytona Posts: 462	Gotta love this thread! Lovely pics! Just have one Rolex, and in no way it is going to get a leather strap. But thinking about changing my navitimer from black to brown leatcher, and get myself a folding clasp too. Btw. Favourite pic in this thread is the Black dial Milgauss on leatherstrap. Beautiful!!

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