Looking for decent tag leather and deployant or marked buckle

[jdkno]

My firs rep ever was my Link chrono in blue that I bought shortly after it was released. Over the last year or so I noticed I hardly even wore it anymore but I did not want to sell it. The other day I was looking for a watch to wear and decided to wear the Link. After having it on a while I started to wonder what it would be like on leather so I dug through my box and found a thick black leather strap with blue stitching and tossed it on. It was like a new watch to me again. I honestly think it looks better on leather and to be honest it's been on my wrist every day for the last week.

Now I just need to Find a different strap to put on it with a Tag marked buckle of some sort. I know most rep leather is garbage and with the language barrier from the dealers I can't just ask them what they have. I will have to be specific as in "do you sell just the strap and buckle for "xxxx" watch" with the "xxxx" being their exact refrence number.

Any input from people who have gotten their Tag rep with the leather and buckle as to how decent it is would be a big help. I would prefer a deployant but could also go with the normal buckle with tag insignia.

[offshore]

@jdkno,

On my last trip to GZ, I spoke with a company who were making croc straps at a VERY reasonable price. I think they also do a range of plain leather, although i didn't really ask, as the croc were so cost effective.

You could custom make your strap, choose colour, thickness, size, padding in the middle, stitching, edge treatment, and have it branded whatever brand was needed, as well as have an engraved buckle or deployant. You could even nominate a section of the hide, to get fine grain or larger makings!

I will be back in GZ late this month/early July, and one of my aims is to put into place a system with these people, so that we would have a form or forms to fill in and send. It will require accumulating 10+ strap orders before sending, but at the pricing I saw, I don't think it will take very long to get some orders together.

I haven't worked out yet whether we would ship direct, or via my office here. Just one of the many things to be decided.

So if you can wait until mid/end July, I am hoping to have a very acceptable proposition to put to the members.

Offshore