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IWC Big Pilot 5004 .. in a different light


elisiX

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Thanks guys. I love Pic#3 actually.

I literally just sat the watch on my kitchen window and it came out well. Then I added some contrast and saturated the color but I didn't add anything artificial.

Question.... looking for an OEM BP 5004 strap and found one second hand online.

Now the odd thing is that one side of the strap has the box stitching around the rivets, and the other side has the edge stitching around the rivets. (see pics).

Guys didn't notice it (or know any different) until I mentioned it but he says that when he bought the strap @ the AD, he had a few to choose from and picked the best grain's.

I think he's selected 2 pieces from both an old style and new style BP 5004 strap as I am sure I read that they changed the stitching style on the later version from box to edging.

Can anyone confirm this?

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Actually looking at my HKTAN, it seems as though the edge stitching is done on the outer side of the strap and the box stitching on the inside (tail side).

Maybe there's nothing wrong with his strap after all. lol. I was sure I read that the stitching had changed though.

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