May I suggest........
This newer hirsh....extreme series rubber dive straps.....a bit pricey at around $80 USD...but...think of the possiblilites man! Besides, you can join the strap cost as much as the watch club, to which, I am currently a card carrying member!!

Sticky mouse button tonight Bro. dano? (n/t)

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Looks good to me! >>>
Call me crazy, I happen to actually like that strap
I would definitely try a mesh though.

All the best getting links, Ricky. The first thing I thought is an orange NATO, but maybe to much orange. The..
..others posted here by yourself and Dave M. would look great.

Nâh, there's isn't anything to much orangy... (n/t)

I am inclined to agree wi' ye, Cap'n!
Therefore I ordered a Safety Orange NATO in 22mm on my lunch break today. WooHOO!

Yes your right. Orange is my favorite color, and I don't even own an orange watch...YET. (n/t)

And it even isn't mine!  (n/t)

Looks good with this strap, too!
But I also believe that there will be solution from seller about the bracelet!

Bro. Yannis.
I sure do hope so. The OEM bracelet really is an excellent piece!

{fingers crossed}

Thanks again!

Like it more & more Curious what that Serpent would look like...
on a nice loose weave mesh bracelet. Surely there must be a few which would fit even your titanic wrists?
Great looking watch - burn that bracelet asap

and btw the lack of second hand, which at first I wasn't sure about, is growing in appeal.

Re: ..on a nice loose weave mesh bracelet.
You know, for some odd reason I hadn't even considered that.

But..

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Surely there must be a few which would fit even your titanic wrists?

Sure! And I'm a pretty big fan of mesh.. which is why 'tis odd that it never occurred to me.

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and btw the lack of second hand, which at first I wasn't sure about, is growing in appeal.

That part was never an issue for me...

Now, the tachy bezel, different story!

But, you know, even that is starting to look OK to me.

for the suggestion.

Actually, Ethan might hit the jackpot with that suggestion! (n/t)

Still looking for a home for that purple strap, eh? >>
>>News flash, this ain't it.

Do you think that one of,these would fit in there? The black/orange one, of course.

'tis Earth-tone I tell ye, Earth-tone!

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>>News flash, this ain't it.

But.. well, ye do have a point, sure.

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Do you think that one of,these would fit in there? The black/orange one, of course.

That would work! Seems to have just enough orange to do the job.

I'm also quite drawn to this one, for much the same reason..

And, of course, on the theory that "If some is good then too much is just enough", I'm also considering this one:

Black/Grey/Orange combo looks very good  (n/t)

Well, I don't know what planet has earth that color. But >>
>>I think that those two straps that you show might be better.

For one, they are thinner than the Maratac that I mentioned, and it seems like that would be better because of your springbar situation.

Ye've never heard the phrase "Purple mountain's majesty"?! (n/t)

Oh, that's just an atmospheric effect. When you get up close, it's all gray and brown like the rest of the planet. (n/t)

Re: Sheesh, Ricky. I'm just giving you the business.
Ah, I know that mate.

My solution to the tight fit was to get 1mm larger springbars and bend a bow in them
The thick straps were easy to thread when the bars are a little bent.

Sound advice methinks. Mind you, I've never used curved springbars in an application that didn't absolutely require them. But I can certainly see the logic behind it. If I do go with a "combat" NATO I'll give it a go.

I possition the strap first then install the springbars.  (n/t)

Which is exactly what I did in this case.
Given a hooded-lug design with minimal clearance, is there any other way to do it?

Even Bro. Stef's curved-springbar recommendation would require this. No?

Re: Which is exactly what I did in this case...
Yep. Even doing it that way can be quite a challenge with hooded-lugs.

I really feel for you with that problem, something..
....you can't do anything about. You're just built this way, as other have skinny wrists... And swapping to pocket watches is something completely different of course!

Re: ..something you can't do anything about.
Well. I could stand to lose about 25 kilos, I reckon.

But, yeah, even if I shed 35 kilos - which would pretty much put me back to Fighting Weight, same as I was in High School - my wrist would still be 7-7/8"+ (call it 20 Cm).

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And swapping to pocket watches is something completely different of course!

Oh, I'm nowhere near that desperate!

my friend.

The Curse Of The Ankle-Wristed is indeed a hard WIS Cross to bear...

How did I know....it would come back to nato....it always comes back to that. (n/t)

What can I say?
I do love me a NATO and sure there's no denyin' it.

That's a winning combo, Ricky. Is the name of the watch seller >>
>>Uhren schmuck? Perhaps they should have consulted a Yiddish dictionary before choosing that name.

Re: Perhaps they should have consulted a Yiddish dictionary before choosing that name.
That is quite a bold statement, as "Schmuck" is such an common German word, which just means "jewelry"; "Sich schmücken" means "dress oneself up, clothes + jewelry". "Uhren Schmuck" means just "Watches Jewelry". There are English words commonly used, which literally translated would sound very stupid in some European languages and the other way around. The Dutch and French word for shower, for instance is "douche". Do we need to know that has a pretty stupid meaning in American English?

Thanks for the translation from the German! I never said what the word >>
>>meant in Yiddish.

However, the word is used as a pejorative in the USA.

And guess what? They do not seem to be very responsive to Ricky's request for more bracelet links. So maybe that meaning (the pejorative one) is appropriate here.

I see what you mean, but don't for forget...
...that many fashion shops in Germany have "Schmuck" in their names and as soon as they hit the internet, they might think that they will sell to Germans mainly, it is a > 50 million market! But than they enter eBay and all of a sudden, it's international and they don't think about it. Heck, I'd say that 95% of English speaking Germans don't even know that is a bad Yiddish word! So I understand both sides!

Re: They do not seem to be very responsive to Ricky's request..So maybe that meaning (the pejorative one) is appropriate here.
As the days go by, I come to feel more and more that you are correct.

I guess I'm spoiled. Never mind top-tier companies like Citizen and Seiko, you'd expect it from them. But even such modest players as Alpha, Croton, and Fossil have gone out of their way to provide me with the extra bracelet links that my unfortunate Ankle-Wristed physique requires.

These Uhren Schmucks? Not so much. They seem convinced that it's my problem, not theirs.

Re: Do we need to know that has a pretty stupid meaning in American English?


You make an excellent point, Cap'n.

However, in the opinion of many of the companies themselves, the answer is "Yes! We do need to know!" Google 'etymological research for brand names' and you might be amazed. There is an entire branch of specialists who will take your proposed brand name and research it exhaustively to make sure it doesn't, say, translate as "dickhead" in Frisian or Udmurt.

I guarantee..

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Product naming faux pas

Many companies have stumbled across the importance of considering language differences in marketing new products.

Mitsubishi Pajero is called Montero in spanish speaking countries because Pajero means wanker.

Reebok named a women’s sneaker Incubus. In medieval folklore, an incubus was a demon who ravished women in their sleep.

The Honda Fitta was, according to a popular urban legend, renamed Jazz after discovering that fitta is Norwegian and Swedish slang for the female genitals.

A drink in Japan called Calpis, when pronounced, sounds exactly like cow piss. The product is marketed in North America under the Calpico brand.

Bimbo is a Mexican baking conglomerate; in English the term describes a woman who is physically attractive but is perceived to have a low intelligence or poor education.

..some of those companies regret not availing themselves of the services of such a specialist.

There are two things: First the shop name, second the product name...
What about the German shops, I explained a post above, what about names of products, well, let me give you some examples. In Holland we had an Italian car from FIAT, called the Croma, meaning Chrome/Chromium, but we had that same name for many years for a very disgusting baking 'butter' made of the worst pig fat products, you can imagine, not a very attractive name for a car, in spite of the good style and everything. A Toyota minivan in Holland had the name "Picnic", my wife (as you know, an American) thought very lowly about that name! For myself, I refuse to use "Flickr" as it sounds exactly like the Dutch slang word for 'fag'. We had the little car Daihatsu "Charade", also such a ridiculous name and so on and on... I probably think of more crazy examples as soon as I post this one...

Once again, you make excellent points...

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I probably think of more crazy examples as soon as I post this one...

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My favorite story about unfortunate product names concerns an early MP3 player, when the digital music industry was in a nascent state. And this came from a reliable source (well most folks consider Robert X. Cringely to be reliable ) so I'm pretty sure it's true.

Anyway, seems a certain Chinese company had a spiffy new player ready to go. Had the manuals printed up and everything. So they fly a couple of their big Western distributors over for to have a look see, and arrange a gala introduction party.

So the pitchman builds up the new gizmo, waxing poetic over all it's features, and the curtain parts as he says "Behold, here it is, the most revolutionary music player ever. . . the Hand Job!"



After a stunned silence, and then much uproarious laughter, they took their hosts aside and told them "Ahhhh.. about this name..."

   (n/t)

And sometimes they get it wrong in their own languages...
Ford designed a sporty car and promptly called it "The Probe".

Re: Ford designed a sporty car and promptly called it "The Probe".


Indeed that's an excellent example.

One can only suppose that the Marketing Department sought to invoke macho mental images of "Interstellar Probe" or "Deep Space Probe" or the like. Never realizing that some folks might get a much different Mental Image.

Actually, word around here was that the Probe...
...was meant to be marketed to female buyers. Joke was, why didn't you just call it "pap smear" and get it over with.

I'd heard that rumor too, but Ford documents state other wise...
I think it makes the story funnier though

Update - Got a response from WatchBandGirl...

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Most excellent!

I guess I'd have to pick..



..the Black-Orange, also in 22mm.

Thanks so much for your prompt response.

-Ricky

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Hi Ricky,

I am so sorry to hear I pulled and shipped you the wrong band. I will ship out the 22mm Orange NATO tomorrow along with a return envelope for the 20mm Orange NATO. Please select another $8.89 NATO at no charge and I will ship out both NATOS tomorrow.

Thanks for the business Ricky and have a nice weekend!!!

Band Girl

Now that, my friends, is Top-Notch Customer Service!

A big for WatchBandGirl!

Indeed, that's how we like it!  (n/t)

Re: Now that, my friends, is Top-Notch Customer Service!
I'll say! Makes me want to order a band from them, just to encourage it.

Re: I'll say! Makes me want to order a band from them, just to encourage it.
Well, hey, give her a go!

With prices starting at US $6.89 shipped, her straps are mere Pocket Change, really.

Looks great on the strap & gotta the...
Pulsar. Hadn't seen that one before. You know Im a Pulsar fan

On the side: I was looking back for the $40 Pulsar Chrono you posted once but couldn't dredge that far down.

All in all a great combo.

Re: I was looking back for the $40 Pulsar Chrono you posted once but couldn't dredge that far down.
I confess that I don't even remember that.

A Pulsar chrono for $40 would most definitely be an indisputable Catch-Of-The-Day, though!

Ahhh... You don't mean the PU2005 Méca-Quartz do you? That one was more like US $90. Still a heck of a deal, considering...

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You know Im a Pulsar fan

I do know! You, sir, have impeccable taste in wristwatches.

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All in all a great combo.

mate, I appreciate the kind words.

Looks great! Orange you glad you found a solution? (n/t)

That looks great, Ricky. (n/t)

Go for a dive!  (n/t)

Color is great, but she charges $ 38 shipping to Holland!
But for you, that's a great deal indeed!

That does seem excessive.

That being said, from my limited experience with WatchBandGirl, I think that she ships only by traceable means. IOW Delivery Confirmation at a minimum. For domestic US shipments that adds only a very modest surcharge. But adding tracking to International Shipments is a whole 'nother Kettle O' Fish!

Aah, well, there are local stores with Nato's if necessary  (n/t)

I think it looks great! A very good solution!  (n/t)

Killer colour combo, love it! Too thin for me, though...
I find these 1mm Nato straps too thin to be comfortable as they cut into my wrist and/or fail to hold the watch in position well. I recently ordered a 'super thick 3mm' Nato from a US seller, but to my disappointment a 1mm thick one turned up (on its way back to the seller).

Re: I find these 1mm Nato straps too thin to be comfortable as they cut into my wrist..
In the end it's a judgement call, I reckon. However, I find these straps to be very comfortable indeed.

But it's important to note that not all "1mm thick NATO straps" are created equal! Again, these are a densely woven "medium-stiff" material, very similar to the Nylon-6 specified by the MoD for issue straps. The loose-weave straps you see are much more supple, more prone to "hole stretch", and..

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..and/or fail to hold the watch in position well.

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I recently ordered a 'super thick 3mm' Nato from a US seller..

Don't get me wrong, I like the feel of ultra-thick nylon straps, and the way they wear. But in the specific case of this watch, I don't believe it would be possible to fit one to the case, short of resorting to curved springbars. Remember, the last onewas very difficult to fit and it measures "only" 1.88 mm in thickness.

Here's hoping those links will turn up, but that's a perfect alternative to the OEM bracelet.
And heck of a price from the seller.

Re: Thanks mate. Yeah, I can't stress enough..
..that the OEM bracelet on the is excellent kit. If the extra link does show up, I'll have it back on steel in a heartbeat!

Stiil, I do like the orange NATO enough that I'd swap back-n-forth between the two...

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And heck of a price from the seller.

Just perfect.  (n/t)

Looks orang-a-rific!  (n/t)