ubiquitous Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Today, I received this buckle for an IWC; supposedly gen (purchased as gen), but not sure what to think. From an aesthetics standpoint, it looks a little 'old school'; what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HaloArchive Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Looks gen, the fit and finish on it is nice so... thumbs up? Cheers~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pollux.cc Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 isn't there a 'new' buckle and an 'old' one? i think ive seen this old school type on reps as well but yours does look good... cant tell though i chickened out on my 3714 portugueser purchase at the very last moment... cant decide on which IWC to get, im just drawn to the death trap but oh well at least im not the only one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony7777 Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Hey I just ran across these same buckles on E-Bay. Is this where you sourced yours? Im having a BP 5002 modded and I really dont like the deployant....so Ive been looking around for some alternatives. $35 for a 20mm buckle is a bit pricey, yes? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 No that price is pretty normal I think Tony. By the way I think you will need 18mm for the big pilot strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I paid $35 for mine... 18mm. I didn't think the pricing was too bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony7777 Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 No that price is pretty normal I think Tony. By the way I think you will need 18mm for the big pilot strap. Aye, thanks! As I mentioned previously that pesky deployant pops open all the time... So Im thinking about having Zack (Red12) build a strap...I know that in order to get the classic aviator shape Ill have to go with a smaller buckle. Hmm, something to think about... Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted July 11, 2009 Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 Tony don't overlook HKTans Big pilot straps mate as they are sensational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2009 I may not even use my buckle... It was one of those impulse buys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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