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Musical Straps Part Three


Ricky Lee
May 17, 2010 05:47AM
 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 18,033 (2012-03)

Sure, as hinted in Part Two, the Mondaine is no longer wearing the black Combat NATO. Shouldn't be a big surprise to you, Dear Constant Reader, since you just knew..

Mondaine Big-Date GMT

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..I wouldn't be able to long resist trying out the Tungchoy medium-weight mesh bracelet. Wink

Mondaine Big-Date GMT

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So far I couldn't be happier! As much as I love the Staib mesh bracelet, that combo very nearly overwhelmed the Mondaine. The tendency was to say "Great bracelet!" rather than "Great watch!", you know? IMHO a bracelet or strap shouldn't be so prominent as to draw attention away from the watch itself, and that was definitely happening there. The Staib is much better suited to the Balmer Commander, I reckon.

But even aside from being the perfect "weight" for the Mondaine, there's a lot to recommend the Tungchoy bracelet!

Mondaine Big-Date GMT

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Not the least of which is the Grrrrrrrrrrr8! price. Smile Me Inner Scotsman really likes that part. Laughing And, of course, it's a Long, and thus fits my 21.25cm (8-3/8") wrist handily, albeit with not much to spare.

There's another great thing about this style of bracelet, though, one I don't believe I've seen mentioned before: This style of sliding-anchor closure allows for truly infinite adjustment, down to the tiniest fraction of a millimeter you can imagine. WooooHOO! WIS Honeymoon Always a perfect fit!

Cheers!

-Ricky

Ricky Lee McBroom
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 Ricky Lee 280 May 17, 2010 05:47AM

Good 3 strap shift. Thumbs Up

I dub it the "Mississippi 3-step". One better than a Texas 2-step. laughing

The gray-out Alpha is really a brilliant idea too.
 Chris L 107 May 17, 2010 07:05PM

Great combo Ricky Lee Thumbs up! (n/t)

 Adam in NYC 107 May 17, 2010 02:00PM

I thought that in "Musical Straps" you had>>

>>one fewer straps than watches. Like "Musical Chairs". laughing laughing

All look good to me, but this one looks great!
 Dave Murphy 141 May 17, 2010 01:45PM

Very nice! Cheers! (n/t)

 VoodooDance 102 May 17, 2010 12:10PM

That's bloody sexy Ricky, a mesh does the jobby well. (n/t)

 DELAURIAN 1000 122 May 17, 2010 11:59AM

Looks really great! Bravo Ricky , three times ! Laughing Thumbs up! (n/t)

 IF 115 May 17, 2010 11:20AM

A satisfying conclusion smile (n/t)

 Chance 122 May 17, 2010 10:07AM

Even thought the links look quite beefy from the side>>>

they look fine enough from the front so they don't overwhelm the watch as you said the other one did. In fact, they ALMOST look like a course-weave fabric. Nice choice!

Gotta add, though, I thought that thing really rocked on the black NATO too.
 DJM 133 May 17, 2010 09:05AM


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