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The whole swan neck should be lower .. if you see it sits higher than the bridge and it creates a small black gap. photo of what i am saying:

It looks great S.. I think I should make my own buckles too.. Btw when you will have few straps needing cleaning and conditioning send them to me. Free aftermarket care for my good clients

Never thought of sending it back Vic? It might work for now but it will definately won't be problem free for many years

You can just call me Master_V

You can run Ms Barrett but you cannot hide

The one in the photo is not a press-fit.. It is a proper caseback..

I found this but I don't know if the case used in those are similar to the Black Seal radiomir for example.. http://www.pc-80108.com/pnrv4502-panerai-r...tage-p-164.html

I hate you all.. You should know that the master should never have the same name with his apprentice.. Sacriledge!!!!

..against Ms Barrett. I am away for almost a month and I come back and EVERYBODY is calling her V.. I cannot accept this. It insults my masculine macho side.. My feminine one is ok wearing a gay Panerai

Yeap.. Thanks Randy. I know about homer.. Problem is all of them were carrying unbranded luminor and not radiomir Pams. Jimmyfu has as well but for luminor as well

I am in the process of making a california dial unbranded watch.. The case is a normal 45mm 183 black seal radiomir case. I am wondering if anyone knows where I can find an unbranded caseback. It can be either solid or see-through. The movement is a genuine unbranded decorated Swiss ETA so i don't mind to show it. You will help me a lot instead of starting and sending emails to all the dealers

Not yet.. I was checking rivers topic today but as you said i have to wait a bit... i have spent a fortune for the house.. i cannot afford many luxuries at this time P.S. I guess your greek hide strap will have a great patina by now.. I dont know how you do it and after some time your straps become more beautiful than before...

I hate BASES as well This is my favourite photo

Yeap.. house is almost finished... Only few details left. Let's find you first the logo buckle and then we must find someone to pvd it

Oh yes... you don't want to mess with David

Well his statement is not quite true.. I started with reps but at the moment I only have a genuine 112 and a 1:1 Ferrari... Of course do not expect me to do the same as Finepics.. I am loyal to my friends in RWG although I could have sold many many more straps there

I got them from a street in Monastiraki. It is close to the Metro station and it only has shops with leather hides (more than 10 different tanneries).

Hello guys and girl Lately I like wearing my 112 with straps with patina so the PAV99 and the Greek Hide are the perfect straps for this My own Greek hide: PAV99:

My friends this time I went for hide hunting I said to myself that I needed just two hides.. New stock from the Greek natural one because it has finished and another one that will be something special.. I found in a store with Italian hides an extremely beautiful hide but the problem was that the owner wanted to sell me a HUGE piece that was extremely expensive and could produce 1000 straps After a bit of searching in his store I was extremely lucky and found a medium size piece under some other leathers he had for a customer. Thankfully he decided to sell it to me (still a bit expensive but I think it was worth it) The photos don't do any justice at all.. In person it has so many rich tan colours and if you look it from different sides it has different shades.

Vic the original one you showed it is probably nice in its ugliness if you know what I mean.. I do like and would wear though the ones Narikaa and TTK posted...

OOR Panerai are just what you said.. Out of range models which usually were send to the dealers to show the watch to customers (and maybe test it for few days? ) And yes they have their own identification number ( OOR01/80 )

Depends on the model.. for example the I series 112 has blue/violet and the 111 has greenish... Different models different ARs.

You are not alone... I don't like Gregs straps either..

Yes the 'LaSpezia' is basically the same strap as the Strapmasters XaMas, so no need to get it. DinoZei is also a branding of Strapmasters before getting that name so again there is nothing here as well.

Vic wait until I come back from Greece.. I found some hides you MUST have them Other than that georgeous collection of course