Cordovan straps are probably the most indestructable of the leather straps, plus they look incredible:
Black w/Gold Stitch:
Cognac with tan stitch:
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Or for a more vintage look, the Tan with matching stitching:
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The sapphire is maybe half a mm short in protrusion, but the new rep finally has a rounded sapphire, instead of the previous version's faceted saphires. Big improvement.
That 42mm Cartier Pasha rocks. I tried a gen on at the local watch shop and it looked amazing on the wrist. The Rose Gold with white-silver dial and brown croc strap looked even better. The rep looks amazingly close.