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Ricky Lee
May 10, 2009 09:13PM		 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3,441 (2009-07)

Yupper, seemed only fair, since I robbed the 16mm X-Long black calf strap off'n the li'l 7F39-powered watch. But, as I was never happy with the leather on the Moonie (OEM was a way, way short bracelet I am sad...), no big loss. Now, I had tried the watch on 16mm nylon, and was underwhelmed with the result. As I mentioned in the linked article, I wondered if a 'notched' strap a la this'n might work. Well, the answer is..

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Hell yeah! Laughing!

Mind you, I cavemanned the edges of the notches by ahh.. OK, I admit it! I am angry!! I 'sealed' them wi' a Bic lighter! Laughing! Hey 'tis Caveman Watchmaking, remember! Wink, wink ...

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But, honestly, this was meant to be a mere proof-of-concept lashup. When your raw material is this cheap (uncle Otto's $1.89 19mm black nylon), you can afford to experiment. Laughing!

And, I gotta say, I am most pleased with the result! If the strap were a 21mm, and the edges of the notches detailed, this would be killer! WIS honeymoon Mucho comfy compared to the leather, and..

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..the nylon falls smoothly away from the hidden lugs in a way that the leather never did. WIS honeymoon WIS honeymoon

'tis me own best Personal Farkle o' the month (so far! I am smiling...), I reckon. Boy, am I embarrassed!


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WoooHooooo! Laughing!

T'anks for lookin', Constant Reader. I am smiling...

-Ricky



Messages In This Thread

Catalog Shots of the SoCal Seiko Triple-Date Moonphase. Post contains photos Post contains linked URL (Views: 67)
Ricky Lee -- May 26, 2009 02:14AM
I'm sure there's a more creative caveman out there somewhere, but I've never seen or heard of him! Thumbs UP! (n/t) (Views: 11)
JohnnyT -- May 26, 2009 03:54AM
Comfort for the caveman is good! Thumbs UP! (n/t) (Views: 10)
John N -- May 26, 2009 02:19AM


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