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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived New combo & a big shoutout to Dan Meinhardt. It's a happy day, a new watch arrived

Ricky Lee
September 12, 2009 09:03AM
 Registered: April 2005
Posts: 17,866 (2012-03)

Dan aka DJM sent a brand-new 22mm Maratac 1-piece Mil-strap..

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.. in gray. Thumbs Up A most welcome addition to Ricky Lee's Home For Wayward Wristwatches, as there's a bit of a shortage in the 22mm department. Beautiful strap, too, one of my favorite colors. WIS Honeymoon Alas, it was > < that much too short to fit me fat wrist. Frowning, Sad This was not totally unexpected, since both the Maratac 1-piece straps I've tried in the past were the same. I fear that our good friends at Maratac simply don't realize that some of us have wrists more akin to an ankle. I am confused!

While the strap would at least encircle me wrist..

Maratac strap "before"

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..there was very little "tail" left over - not nearly enough to stay put in the keeper. EEK!

No problem for a Certified Caveman Watchmaker, though! LOL! I gathered up my tools (an X-acto knife, a straightedge, a dab of 5-minute epoxy, a 5/64" drill bit, Chapstick, and 2 clothespins) and..

Swiss Mountaineer SM1080

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..voilà! A DIY 2-piece strap. Is Happy Day! smile

Not perfect, and it would never pass as OEM under close inspection. The back side is a dead giveaway, and the epoxy bead is evident in the side view, you'll note. Close enough for government work, though, and the fit..

Maratac strap "after"

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..is perfect. Woohoo! WIS Honeymoon

Thanks so much for your generosity, Dan, you're a gentleman and a scholar! CHEERS!

-Ricky



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It's a happy day, a new watch arrived New combo & a big shoutout to Dan Meinhardt. It's a happy day, a new watch arrived Jpeg Attachments

 Ricky Lee 482 September 12, 2009 09:03AM

Nice work, Ricky.Thumbs up!And a Clapping!for DJM. (n/t)

 Mark C. 83 September 12, 2009 03:36PM

Nice work guys! Very cool! Thumbs up! (n/t)

 Riddim Driven 91 September 12, 2009 11:17AM

Hey, just a small token of appreciation for your generosity assisting in my WIS education, The Dude abides!

Not only has Ricky been kind enough to answer tons of questions from me, when I inquired to the forum about 24-hour movements he sent me a Raketa to add to my collection. Very happy to hear you could make use of the strap; from what I can see you did a really nice job with it.

Thank YOU sir!
 DJM 386 September 12, 2009 10:10AM

It looks good to me. Compliments the watch nicely. (n/t)

 Paul J Costa 83 September 12, 2009 10:00AM

Grey! Thumbs up! Nice combo, Ricky! (n/t)

 MCV 100 September 12, 2009 09:50AM


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