palani21

So gooooood!

1 x 5514 for Hawaiian

Much mahalos for all your efforts!!!

what a surprise...congrats bruddah!

awesome work as always paul...put me down for the complete package as well...dial, hands, case

well there she is

perfection my friend and a huge congrats to ya on another vintage beauty

brah...we need ta go ta genki soon!...

that is absolute perfection...can't even see one misstep from gen...so stoked for ya bu and just another beauty by zig!

much mahalos my friends for all the kind wordz...gone thru the ringer trying out so many different models, but these 5 (and a couple others ) are my topz and the ones i find myself gravitating ta consistently

@13x...the strap on the 24C is simona gator...awesome stuff and the color i thing watches the watch and t dial...i also bought a oem jv for her, but haven't even mounted it cause i like the simona so much

@lani...got a couple of other things brewin, but after seeing whatz comin to ya i may have to try and search the globe for the parts ta do a 202 right...that thing is ridiculous and i can't wait ta meet up when you get her

right on my braddahz...

well, got them mounted on the ladies and took a couple of wristies w/ the morning light so you can see the true color

kampschwimmer on 243...

egi on 201...

i gotta say the egi is my fav of the two...just has a super soft feel about her and the color tones look like they'll only get better w/ age

alrighty kids...my wotancraft straps and buckle have arrived today and so i thought i'd do a little review of my experience and end result:D

first off i was not quite sure if these guys were really legit and if the straps and buckles were as good as they looked in the pictures, but after i had read tswisst's thread and several members had chimed in that they were satisfied i said screw it and ordered a egiziano strap, a kampfschwimmer strap, and a buckle.

about an hour after checking out through pp i got a email confirmation from wontancraft

saying:

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Thank you for purchasing WOTANCRAFT products. Your payment had been received.

I will process your orders as fast as possible.

The lead time of HandMade Strap Order will be 15~20 business days. I

will send a notification in advance if the schedule is full.

All packages will be sent via EMS. I ship worldwide!

Thanks again! Hope you enjoy it!

Sincerely,

WOTANCRAFT

www.wotancraft.com

i felt pretty good and now just had to wait a couple of weeks until 5 days ago i got a delivery confirmation saying that my order had been shipped...4 days later they arrived here, but i was out when they came yesterday so went to pick up today. the reason i included this is that they quoted 15-20 business days and by my calculations that's 10 business days until shipped and a total of 13 till they were in my hands which for me is a big deal...i always love business and individuals that under promise and over deliver and they definitely did that:D

upon opening the package i can say that i was blown away...the packaging was nice and upon opening the first box which was the buckle, the first thing that pops out at you is a thank you card w/ product info...then i got a glimpse at the product and included in the box was a nice buckle but also a screwdriver...saweet!...

so i'm stoked and now wondering what the straps look like...i open up the first strap box again to find a thank you note and then the strap...the kampschwimmer encased in an airtight package. i take it out and then noticed that there is something else...a sub keychain w/ a nice leather loop....saaaaweet. then under all this is a nice bag for the strap...kewl.

so after all this...how are the straps?...well i gotta say that they're pretty dope...nice soft feel, craftmanship is there and they look as they did in the pics:) ...my only knock on them is the sewn-in buckle which is a little weak/light...definitely not the gpf buckles you'll find on a gunny, but they're ok.

overall i'm very satisfied w/ the entire experience from beginning to end...the prices for the straps were $159 each and the buckle was $49 and based on what i got and how i got it i feel that the price points are justified and i'd buy again:D

so that's about it from the middle of the pacific except i'll let the gazillion pic do the rest of the talking;)

what i received...

buckle...

kampschwimmer...

egiziano...

i've gone thru a ton of pams from vdb vintage ta franken madness and after all has been said and done, i can say that what i have right now is basically my dream team... so without further delay, here's my starting 5...

da team...

point guard...Franken 063 w/ gen crystal, crown, cg, lello dw, The Zigmeister lumed dial and hands...my all time gmt grail that will continue to lead the team ta the promise land!

shooting guard...Franken 201 w/ gen cg, T48 crown, and 1 of 2 Rex mega-lumed dials w/ 1 gram of lume packed into the indices w/ matching hands...natural shooter whose always on FIRE!

small forward...Franken 087 w/ gen 087 T dial and hands, leo dw, polished bezel dots and He valve by the creator...Sergeant at Arms...all this w/ some old skewl leather shoes and damacus buckle...money every time!

power forward...Franken 243 w/ gen Tdial and hands, leo dw, polished bezel dots and He valve by the creator me...all this w/ some new gen rubber and gen tang buckle...pit bull on and off the court!

center...Gen 024C...last production model 024 w/ smooth polished bezel, un-ringed T dial, mint/unoxidized hands and a movt that is so smooth Dr J would have a hard time keepin up:p ...all this on olive simona gator that looks and acts the part of a champion!

DAYUM!

outstanding work as usual The Zigmeister...and lani, i'm thinkin genki can wait until you have this baby in hand

been aw ryte for me as well, but i know a bunch of rg members were havin a hard time taday as well

once again, much mahalos for all the kind words...

after a weekend of wearin it as she came out of da box on rubber, i did what every risti does and changed up the strap

here's a quick wristie of the lady on simona olive gator

much mahalos my friends...for a 10yr old watch, this baby is about as good as it gets...the hands and dial are still perfect and not oxidized and a nice patina is startin ta show thru!

such a great day...got my grail, headed up north and got some in and out barrels and now throwin a bunch back...hell, the drinks have ben flowin since i got out of the water so get ready for the drunk postin tonight cheeeeeee

so as many of you know i've got a chubby for all things sub and my rubber just met the pavement today when i went to the P.O. to pick up one of my absolute grails

wish my photo skillz were up ta par to show just how fine she is, but i think you'll get the picture...

24C In All Her Glory!

and howz da soothing glow of the t dial and hands:cool:

063...063...

yup, jakob's da man and if everything comes out as good as that 201 then we're all stoked!

i literally can't think of anything to say other than "holy sheot that f***in watch is awesome!"

how you didn't bolt out of there w/ that baby is beyond me...

much mahalos R for sharing you lucky bastard you

glad ya got back ta da rock for a few my bruddah...dayum, 10 years...we gotta work on that bu

garens you got your fill of plate lunches, salt watah and fish, but bein w/ family is what it's all about...

right on bu and sheot, hit me up when you come back next time...

\000/

ohhh...there's the 1680....very nice my friend!

GOOD GAWD!

now that's what 'm talkin about...thinkin way outside the box and creating a unique piece that is as beautiful as it is functional...well done bruddah...love it!

That looks great, so it is sort of an off white now? Any lume shots?

I'm about to send my 082 to him, so I may include this one as well.

EDIT: oh, wait a second didn't you have that up for sale very recently on RG? Didn't realize it was Zig lumed. Yes it was yours, and I saw the lume shots, very nice - off to The Zigmeister then

just for reference

the lume color was a creamy off-white/tan color which looked like pretty spot-on for pre-aged tritium and yes...The Zigmeister is the man!

i'd definitely have him have a go at both of those beautiful dials

yeah...saw the $3500 price tag and thought about the gen i could buy for that money...

aloha dr...here's my old 036 (that's now in the hands of one of rwg's best) that The Zigmeister lumed

one word...BEAUTIFUL!

congrats bruddah, the patina really is somethin on the dial and hands

lovin the macros bruddah..keep em comin