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Thanks guys for the nice words.. I do believe both straps will compliment the watches quite nicely.. and those buckles

Well what other said.. Just putting for example a gen crown on a Panerai does not make the watch franken.. It need at least 2-3 major parts to qualify as that.. Dial and hands are the two most common since 'case' is very difficult to find genuine in most brands ...

I just finished those two custom orders for two members here and thought of sharing... The distressed one goes to a rep 203 and the vintage natural greek hide to a 6152/1 Hope you like it. Natural Greek hide

Sorry but neither of the above cases are good to go for the 201/A....

I am very happy for you my friend.. Looks GREAT

Yes it is... but the Bruno strap is not on her website. She had a small piece of leather for few orders. i do not know if she can still make it. Well.. go get a Mario Paci strap. Since I see you like Dirk straps they were made in the same place and you will have a big selection of hides/colours. Leave the truly 'handmade' straps out of the equasion to make your choice easier.

R my friend.. you are asking the impossible question.. There are so many colours, hides and at the moment more than 50 strapmakers out there.. Its a jungle If I could have only ONE strap (wuite difficult to be honest) and nothing else my choice goes to this: Vintage hide Simona Bruno.. and I had more than 300 straps through my hands the last couple of years..

Niiiice my friend.. I am sure you will enjoy it

Yeap.. great price/deal. GET IT!!!

Well I have to admit I was never a big fan of Gator straps.. I had many in the past years and i always selling them because they were just not me.. i always wear jeans and t-shirts so they looked too formal. When I bought my 118 I have seen a photo with a Simona gator combo which looked divine.. Although I know Simona and she gives me good discounted prices on her straps, still 200+ was too much since I didn't know I would like it in the end. Plus this strap was not distressed by her but by a customer.. So I decided to commision a custom made one to Brent (xlr8tn) aka. 'Cajun straps'. I remember Brent when he was starting making straps asking me for help with tools, threads etc.. and i have seen the result on mjmurphy's and siesta's gator straps and they looked very very nice. So I got two of them.. One is the dark brown with a hint of grey /ash something colour.. Amazing colour 100% match with the panerai tobacco dial and it is made with the utmost detail in mind.. It is thicker in the lugs to compliment the watch and thinner in the end of the tongue for the elegant look. The other is the replication of the distressed Simona strap. This one started as a normal dark brown gator and he distressed it for me. Not very much so when it came home I gave it my personal touch. I did it more with sandpaper and now it looks perfect as well. I also burnished the edges. This one is more vintage style with the same thickness all the way through but again the detail in craftmanship is amazing. A very difficult strap to photograph... Finally I asked him for a small scrap piece of leather to try different methods of distressing and he has sent me a fully finished piece which of course I decided to do a keychain for my car key instead of ruining it Now I am waiting for him to bring honey and black hides for my 112

Sorry to hear about that my friend.. My condolences as well. Life goes on and keep strong.

Great great watch and lovely photos.. Congrats once again for your baby

Not snipped... offered price he could not deny The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price

sorry to hear that del... life sucks sometimes but you should be thankfull your son & daughter are ok...

happy birthday

He was wearing a Breitling all the time.. at the second stage with the private auditions or something like that in his home he was wearing a gold white dial tourbillon.. couldn't tell the brand though as well...

Yes they are nice indeed.. the strap... Stephens?

Very nice pics and watches guys.... seems you had lots of fun

Beautiful... we want better photos to enjoy it in the maximum

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Looks good

Congrats Bruce..

From that bad picture it looks like a rep to me... but honestly do not expect accurate replies with that photo.. I think you are smart enough to ask for caseback photo and numbers before doing the purchase

Amazing.. but not an uncommon site even in the more civilised Greece... Small children (usually gypsies) in traffic lights begging for money...