Strapping the Explorer I

[Utheman]

I just got this from HaloArchive about a month ago and thought I'd try it on a new strap. This one is a Hirsch Carbon. Waddya' all think?

[Guest HaloArchive]

Looks great! If I had kept it, I probably would have done this too

[TeeJay]

Looking good I loved the carbon strap I had for my 127, I just hardly wore it...

[Utheman]

Looking good I loved the carbon strap I had for my 127, I just hardly wore it...

Thanks TeeJay.

Another reason I like it is it's waterproof. I was thinking about doing the same thing for my Fiddy. Why did you hardly wear it? Not because the strap was too stiff I hope.

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[Demsey]

Yeah that's fresh. Looking sharp. I'm thinking PO here too.

[Utheman]

Yeah that's fresh. Looking sharp. I'm thinking PO here too.

Totally, that would be great fit.

[freddy333]

I think it would look better on a steel Oyster.

[Utheman]

I think it would look better on a steel Oyster.

Maybe. I'd like to see it on a black faced Datejust or an Air King too.

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[TeeJay]

Thanks TeeJay.

Another reason I like it is it's waterproof. I was thinking about doing the same thing for my Fiddy. Why did you hardly wear it? Not because the strap was too stiff I hope.

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It wasn't a problem with the strap at all, but what happened, was not too long after I received the strap, I had to take the watch in for servicing, and it was gone about 8 months. By the time I collected it, it just didn't feel like 'my watch' anymore, so, with my need to raise funds for my wedding, I sold it off with the rest of my collection. I do occasionally miss it when I see the 127 crop up in wrist shots, but, given I'm in 'the Rolex Zone' at the moment, I don't think I could comfortably wear a watch of that size again