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Last week I made a Panerai pilgrimage to the beautiful region of Tuscany and in particular to the areas of Firenze, La Spezia and Portofino. You can read more about that in the Panerai forum. During the trip I was able to spend some quality time with my favourite strap makers in Firenze - Distefano straps. Both Simona and Chris could not have been more helpful and accomodating, if you ever get the chance to call in then do so! I was hoarding and buying far too many Panerai related straps and buckles (as it is so easy to do!) when we began to discuss my frustration with my beloved genuine Omega CrPO - in that the OEM straps and deploys were exorbitant in price and limited in style and range (IMHO). Simply put, I had not found anything quite suitable as an alternative. The CrPO is a robust sports/diver watch and needed something equally rugged, but oozing quality and finish to complement it. So after too much debate and examination of many, many 22mm straps, we arrived at the following combinations, which I absolutely recommend to all PO owners - Gen and Rep alike! A key aspect for me was the buckle - gen Omega Seamaster buckles are only available up to 20mm and are quite lightweight in construction. I wanted something that balanced with the lines of the Omega midcase and Simona found a perfect match for me! The finish and chamfered cuts to the surfaces are an amazing, complimentary match to the the case lugs and chamfers on the midcase. As my watch was wearing the OEM black with orange stitch rubber and deploy, we started the day by mounting up an example with that same colour. Can you see what I mean on the buckle finish and style? Then the dreaded 'Panerai malaise' set in................why have one new strap when I could have several? This tan version just complements the orange indices so well - what do you think? .....and is quite in keeping with the original Omega styling highlights. Just cant get enough of the buckle! A couple of wristies of course. And just enough tail.............these DS Saddle straps can be made in a range of standard and custom sizes. One of my new set of straps enjoyed its lunch in Portofino harbour - but who wouldn't? Thanks for reading if you got this far! And just to see if you are really paying attention............

I've used Look since the 1980's with good results. Look do different styles cleats, some that allow for some sideways twist in the knee which helps prevent damage if the cleats aren't set perfectly. You should have the ball of your foot over the axial of the pedal - this is for general road use, if you want to develop more power then move your foot back a little on the pedal - max 5-8mm. This gives more leverage but is more fatiguing. There are plenty of good clipless set-ups out there; I use Shimano off road and they also work very well.

I have one and it's simply a stunnin time peace! My favorite

I liked how these turned out Sent from my droptop using telepathy

Hey guys, first time here. Since reading about all the reps, I cant stop looking at the forums lol anyway, went ahead and got a tc sub and a noob 111. I'm considering my next one would be a 390. Which one is better out there? Noob or kw? I've read tons of reviews from them and also from Ale's guide. But there is no definitive answer to which one of the 2 makers is closest to gen.