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Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date:
Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 7:44 p.m.
It's my yellow
World-Time 24-hour, and the shoot was spurred on by Bock's
this morning..
click foto to supersize ..and the fact that I recently put it on a new strap. It came OEM on black leather, which was way too short and was immediately swapped for a bracelet;
click foto for full review Which lasted only a couple of months before I got bored and went to a rubber strap;
click foto for excruciating detail on this strap But something always seemed to be missing with that combo.
After much soul-searching, I came to the conclusion that what was really wanted was a yellow strap. I looked at a bunch, but most rivalled or surpassed the cost of the watch itself. Cheap Scots bastard that I am, this was not a viable option.
Luckily, the
came to the rescue, as someone here (and sorry, can't remember who
- Speak up if you're guilty!
) made me aware of the inexpensive nylon straps offered by centralwatch.com.
My Inner Scotsman could not resist that 5-pack deal, and he ordered these;
Overall I couldn't be happier with these straps (though the first one what makes a crack about that rainbow jobbie WILL get a virtual knot on their head..
click foto to supersize What say you? I enjoy it..
click foto to supersize ..but let's put it to a
. Which do you like best? Bracelet, rubber strap, or the new one;
click foto to supersize Inquiring minds want to know!
-Ricky
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Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 7:44 p.m.
Great shots, McBroom!
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Zeb -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 10:44 p.m.- hey.... u have a MAZDA???..
Anjan Shenoy -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 8:21 p.m.
- You bet! Not just ANY Mazda, either, but a
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Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 8:34 p.m.
Couldn't afford to finance it, so I had to pay cash.
Not too tough, as you could barely touch afor what I've got invested in the Miazda.
-Ricky
All about our Zoom-Zoom
- wow.. Miata baby
Anjan Shenoy -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 8:45 p.m.
i have driven a miata ... and oh my god...
i have a very personal experence with my mazda 3... i went to big bear with it and in the curvy roads i was able to keep up with a porche carrera.. and we were the only ones on the road ...
we both stopped at a scenic view point.. and that guy actually came up to me and complimented me.. hez like all he could see on his rear view mirror was me...
he was wearing a
...
- Re: ..i was able to keep up with a porche carrera.. >> (views: 16)
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 9:06 p.m.
Those whom are not initiates into the Zoom Zoom Club might cry BS!, and call you on that.
Poor, clueless drivers of mundane grocery-getters...
Me, I know exactly what you're sayin', and have NO trouble believin' that you could glue your 3 to the bumper of a Carerra through the twisties.
Mind you, I've never driven a 3. But I am intimately familiar with the RX-7, 626 and Miata. With any of these fine automobiles (but the Miata especially
-Ricky
- yeah... but i must say.. MIATA is a baby mohamed ali..
Anjan Shenoy -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 9:47 p.m.- I like it on the strap
Eric O -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 8:10 p.m.
I have never ordered from them, I keep finding other stuff before I get to it.
How do you like them?
- Re: How do you like them? >> (views: 8)
Ricky Lee McBroom -- Saturday, 20 January 2007, at 8:23 p.m.
Big, big
The 5-pack price came out to $6.38/each including the shipping, and as I mentioned, these straps are comfortable, commodious, and of decent quality. Recommended!
-Ricky
'Poor Man's' Watch Forum - Foro de Relojes Para el 'Hombre Pobre' - Horlogeforum voor de 'Arme Man'
Posted By: Ricky Lee McBroom
Date:
Sunday, 2 April 2006, at 11:16 p.m.
While I'm pleased with the way the Chinese bracelets work on the Raketas and Dolphin, having three such similar watches on identical bracelets just seemed.. well, wrong, somehow. Variety's the spice of life, right?
Had two of these, actually. They're identical to the strap which I cannibalized for the compass on my Casio Twincept. I found these at a Dollar Store for $2/each! Got the last two they had...
However, there was a bit of a snag. While the strap does fit my wrist, it does so on the first hole. This meant that the sliding strap keeper barely engaged the excess..
..and so was constantly slipping off. Hmmmm. Wonder if the keeper would slide up over the buckle itself? Yep. But barely. It's real tight.. takes an almost superhuman effort to get it over.
But 'tis possible. How to make it easier? Fire up the Dremel and route out the inside of the keeper? Nope, remove enough material to make a difference, and it'd be paper thin. After mulling it over a beer, I came up with this mod:
Spidel 'sport' strap after Ghetto Mod Can you spot the mod?
I checked the springbar which attaches the buckle to the stap, and found that I could collapse it a bit more'n a millimeter before it 'bottomed out'. So I got out the jeweler's hammer and (ever so gently!
) bashed in the open side of the buckle 'til the springbar ran out of slack. This gives the buckle a gentle inward taper which, theoretically, should allow the keeper to slide on.
Yep! Success!
Strap keeper shown in 'Ghetto lock' mode The keeper now slides over the buckle quite easily, yet it grabs it tight enough that it's never gonna slip off unintentionally. If you ever encounter this problem, give it a try. A very satisfactory solution, to my mind! Just be sure to bend each side of the buckle inwards by an equal amount, to keep the taper symmetrical. (I didn't pay enough attention to that.
The combo doesn't look quite as good to me as I'd expected. I mean, it's OK. But there's something.. can't quite put my finger on it.
Thanks for lookin', y'all.
-Ricky
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Ricky Lee McBroom -- Sunday, 2 April 2006, at 11:16 p.m.
- Clever.
Sushirob -- Monday, 3 April 2006, at 5:23 a.m.
