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SAAS · 16 March 2014, 03:47 AM

Hello all

Please post pics of your sub on a leather or gator strap with details on the craftsman.

My GFs daily watch is a 14060 on nato, yes she's a keeper! Recently she expressed interest in trying out a leather or gator strap. I've had good a good experience with Micah and I know there is a wealth of ideas in the Panerai sub forum but most of the makers listed there only show Pam photos on their websites.

Your ideas are much appreciated

Saas

southtexas · 16 March 2014, 04:02 AM

Hadley Roma, "oil tan leather brown" or something like that. $20

I have it in black also, I like them both but prefer brown.

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Ben39 · 16 March 2014, 04:27 AM

1680 on bund croc

linesiders · 16 March 2014, 04:31 AM

Roverhaven Horween NATO - custom made for you. No website but he has email - PM me if interested (no, I gain nothing by this - just a happy customer)

Pete · 16 March 2014, 07:22 AM

subs on leather (or nato) are a guilty pleasure of mine... Sorry I can't contribute a pic but I will be taking advantage of the pics posted! Thanks for the thread... will be watching (and smiling) hehe

Pete

Americanlife · 16 March 2014, 07:23 AM

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jedly1 · 16 March 2014, 07:28 AM

one of ours ....50's military look IMHO.

CrownMe · 16 March 2014, 07:57 AM

Such a beautiful day outside. Wearing the Red today! Have a great weekend everybody!

Franks07 · 16 March 2014, 08:45 AM

Check out stone creek straps in Mesa AZ. Jeanna (owner) hand makes anything you want. As good as it gets!

Vincent65 · 16 March 2014, 09:50 AM

here's my Old Red on fat Yank Python!

mysonsrolex · 16 March 2014, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jedly1

one of ours ....50's military look IMHO.

That's sensational Jed - both the watch and the strap!!

Do you have a particular strap in your stable you would recommend for the 1016?

CrownMe · 16 March 2014, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

here's my Old Red on fat Yank Python!

That's a different look Karl. Not for me but you can pull it off

eeh100773 · 16 March 2014, 02:39 PM

Globalwatchband.com. I think it ran me ~$30.

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V.lats97nsx · 16 March 2014, 02:58 PM

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Vincent65 · 16 March 2014, 08:41 PM

and here's a stingray one:

CaveDiver · 16 March 2014, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by jedly1

one of ours ....50's military look IMHO.

Something about a sub, water and leather just has me thinking a bit??

6538 bc? Is that insert original? Is it available? Lol

Vincent65 · 16 March 2014, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by CaveDiver

Something about a sub, water and leather just has me thinking a bit??

6538 bc? Is that insert original? Is it available? Lol

I'd venture; 1. yes and 2. no

cruvon · 16 March 2014, 11:33 PM

<edit>Three of mine in shell cardovan by Attila!

SAAS · 17 March 2014, 01:10 AM

Thanks for all the great pics!

it's going to be hard to pick just one

lhanddds · 17 March 2014, 01:18 AM

Shell cordavan from Jed (timetraveller.com)

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NukeMan · 17 March 2014, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mysonsrolex

That's sensational Jed - both the watch and strap.

X2 indeed!

s4dan · 17 March 2014, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

here's my Old Red on fat Yank Python!

Hey mate loving the snakeskin vibe - went down that route myself a while ago...Bloody thing kept trying to eat my watch though

Vincent65 · 17 March 2014, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by s4dan

Hey mate loving the snakeskin vibe - went down that route myself a while ago...Bloody thing kept trying to eat my watch though

Awesome! Thanks for posting that, love it.

jedly1 · 17 March 2014, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaveDiver

Something about a sub, water and leather just has me thinking a bit??

6538 bc? Is that insert original? Is it available? Lol

plenty of subs worn on leather, they were actually often original option in south america on leathers in some places...at end of day over time leathers going to knacker...but its $100 ...be bored of the colour and moved onto another long before that happens.

yes, thats an original NOS ( well almost :) ) long5 red triangle from 59....

and NO...its not available :)

s4dan · 17 March 2014, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

Awesome! Thanks for posting that, love it.

Took that pic ages ago he's a fair bit bigger now...but super friendly. Corn snakes are great!!

On a more serious note and in keeping with the thread...Brown and black Toshi straps:

CrownMe · 17 March 2014, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by s4dan

Hey mate loving the snakeskin vibe - went down that route myself a while ago...Bloody thing kept trying to eat my watch though

Great picture thanks for posting

CaveDiver · 17 March 2014, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedly1

plenty of subs worn on leather, they were actually often original option in south america on leathers in some places...at end of day over time leathers going to knacker...but its $100 ...be bored of the colour and moved onto another long before that happens.

yes, thats an original NOS ( well almost :) ) long5 red triangle from 59....

and NO...its not available :)

Learnt a couple of things today. Never new a sub came on leather.

On the insert, being an underline, I figure it is near the end for a 6538. However I guess I stand corrected on my readings on the inserts. Thought the 6538 came with the more rounded fonts and the early 5512 came with red more square fonts. Anything you share there?

Do top shelf examples like you keep teasing us with come available? I get the idea you and mister Wood are the BoE of Rolex top shelf watches.

jedly1 · 17 March 2014, 07:52 AM

the last 6538 are manufactured mid 59 and thats the 59 manufactured bezel that most 59's start life with. you see very few late 1959 6538 full stop so most you will have seen are 57/8 with red triangles and the rounder font seen on 57/8 and most 5510.

nearly all the underline 6538 , in fact all come to think of it, are 1959 end of run watches ...did they leave this way in 59?, were they old stock not lumed and sold till later ...were they stock that was out and recalled ...basically no one knows., the dials are tritium consistent with the 59-62 period not radium as per the earlier period.

definitive answers no, sorry , its Rolex :) ... they are just rare, sought after and great looking and the tritium mix seems to retard gloss degradation that you see in many of the earlier radium watches.

yes watches like this at the top end come available for sale, but rarely publicly , most dealers have a bank of existing clients who have spent a long time and a lot of money with them and they get first refusal or are on a waiting list for models, they buy usually of one lousy wrist shot and the relationship they have built to know its all good, sometimes i try very hard to have duplicates so i can list on the site but right now there is a chronic shortage of quality pieces so i know exactly who a piece is going to as I'm buying it if I'm not buying it for myself.

g-boac · 17 March 2014, 07:54 AM

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Where did you get the buckle for your strap? It looks great!

V.lats97nsx · 17 March 2014, 08:05 AM

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Where did you get the buckle for your strap? It looks great!

Hey it took a little while to find on ebay a real one they usually run around a 100 for a real one. Watch out for the fakes.

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16 March 2014, 03:47 AM	#1
SAAS "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 547	Please post pics of your sub on a leather or gator strap Hello all Please post pics of your sub on a leather or gator strap with details on the craftsman. My GFs daily watch is a 14060 on nato, yes she's a keeper! Recently she expressed interest in trying out a leather or gator strap. I've had good a good experience with Micah and I know there is a wealth of ideas in the Panerai sub forum but most of the makers listed there only show Pam photos on their websites. Your ideas are much appreciated Saas

16 March 2014, 04:02 AM	#2
southtexas 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Great State of TX Posts: 5,693	Please post pics of your sub on a leather or gator strap Hadley Roma, "oil tan leather brown" or something like that. $20 I have it in black also, I like them both but prefer brown. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Forty six & 2 are just ahead of me. Follow me on Instagram @ccrolex

16 March 2014, 04:31 AM	#4
linesiders 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: RedSox Nation Watch: U Talkn Bout Wilis Posts: 5,431	Roverhaven Horween NATO - custom made for you. No website but he has email - PM me if interested (no, I gain nothing by this - just a happy customer) __________________ I'm a sailor peg. And I've lost my leg. Climbing up the top sails. I've lost my leg!

16 March 2014, 07:22 AM	#5
Pete "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Real Name: Pete Location: Guelph Watch: 16610/216570 Posts: 678	subs on leather (or nato) are a guilty pleasure of mine... Sorry I can't contribute a pic but I will be taking advantage of the pics posted! Thanks for the thread... will be watching (and smiling) hehe Pete __________________ Pete - Guelph ON - 16610 D / 216570 Member #745 RIP JJ "Always in our hearts, and on our wrists" "I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul"

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Americanlife "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: DFW, TX Watch: Subs Posts: 74	Please post pics of your sub on a leather or gator strap Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

16 March 2014, 04:27 AM	#3
Ben39 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Real Name: Ben Location: Asia Watch: Gilt sub Posts: 1,608	1680 on bund croc

16 March 2014, 07:28 AM	#7
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	one of ours ....50's military look IMHO.

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Franks07 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 729	Check out stone creek straps in Mesa AZ. Jeanna (owner) hand makes anything you want. As good as it gets!

16 March 2014, 02:39 PM	#13
eeh100773 "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Real Name: "Fast" Eddie Location: Asbury Park NJ Watch: 14060 T Series '96 Posts: 1,482	Globalwatchband.com. I think it ran me ~$30. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Instagram: @clocksontherocks

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SAAS "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 547	Thanks for all the great pics! it's going to be hard to pick just one Last edited by SAAS; 17 March 2014 at 01:11 AM.. Reason: Spelling

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lhanddds Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: USA Watch: of course Posts: 8,429	Shell cordavan from Jed (timetraveller.com) Sent from my KFTT using Tapatalk

17 March 2014, 07:52 AM	#28
jedly1 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: mel(oz)/Yorks(uk) Posts: 1,917	the last 6538 are manufactured mid 59 and thats the 59 manufactured bezel that most 59's start life with. you see very few late 1959 6538 full stop so most you will have seen are 57/8 with red triangles and the rounder font seen on 57/8 and most 5510. nearly all the underline 6538 , in fact all come to think of it, are 1959 end of run watches ...did they leave this way in 59?, were they old stock not lumed and sold till later ...were they stock that was out and recalled ...basically no one knows., the dials are tritium consistent with the 59-62 period not radium as per the earlier period. definitive answers no, sorry , its Rolex :) ... they are just rare, sought after and great looking and the tritium mix seems to retard gloss degradation that you see in many of the earlier radium watches. yes watches like this at the top end come available for sale, but rarely publicly , most dealers have a bank of existing clients who have spent a long time and a lot of money with them and they get first refusal or are on a waiting list for models, they buy usually of one lousy wrist shot and the relationship they have built to know its all good, sometimes i try very hard to have duplicates so i can list on the site but right now there is a chronic shortage of quality pieces so i know exactly who a piece is going to as I'm buying it if I'm not buying it for myself.

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