gasebah Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 It always strikes me that this problem is so overlooked. When it comes to the watch itself we are talking about details which can only be identified with a loupe, but the straps of even the superreps scream fake from a mile away. It is almost ridiculous. I was lucky and found a gen gator strap at a decent price for my new Rad but I still paid almost as much as for the watch itself. There must be a solution for this from the rep makers, or not? -Alwx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astonjenks Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Only if we are all prepared to pay an additional $100 or more on the initial cost! I always go to OEM on reps of great quality and sometimes aftermarket such as Orloff and Peter who are both brilliant. The attached is an Orloff on my modded Fiddy and it is simply awesome and as I have said many times before, a good watch becomes a great watch with the right strap :-) Regards AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markiemark Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I prefer OEM or http://www.abpparis.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GenTLe Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I am actually waiting for a couple of these. Around 30$ for real croc is a great price. Shall see how they looks when they'll be here They all are from Vietnam, regardless what the seller declares.http://m.ebay.com/sch/vydzua/m.html?isRefine=true Andhttp://m.ebay.com/sch/vnhandcraftart/m.html?isRefine=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonyyammine Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I rather they put all their effort into making the watch as gen looking as possible. As for the strap I always change it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomhorn Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 IIRC there was a lot of talk about the quality of the PAM 288 strap when it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 It always strikes me that this problem is so overlooked. When it comes to the watch itself we are talking about details which can only be identified with a loupe, but the straps of even the superreps scream fake from a mile away. It is almost ridiculous. I was lucky and found a gen gator strap at a decent price for my new Rad but I still paid almost as much as for the watch itself. There must be a solution for this from the rep makers, or not? -Alwx Have you looked at the prices of anything with genuine Alligator hide? Caiman is a little cheaper, but they are both expensive. One problem is because watch straps are so small, the scales have to be small, which means they have to come from hides from small gators. the yield is small because not only are the hides small, but the part of the hide that straps are made from are even smaller. I doubt that you will find a quality American Alligator strap for less than 100.00 USD, and usually they are much more.Don't expect great straps on reps anytime soon. And as tony said, I would prefer they concentrate on the watch head, I can supply the strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasebah Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I am actually waiting for a couple of these. Around 30$ for real croc is a great price. Shall see how they looks when they'll be here They all are from Vietnam, regardless what the seller declares.http://m.ebay.com/sch/vydzua/m.html?isRefine=true Andhttp://m.ebay.com/sch/vnhandcraftart/m.html?isRefine=true That's what I am talking about. This is what should come with the reps in the first place. I appreciate that a lot of guys are into aftermarket straps. But if I buy a watch I at least want to be able to wear it out of the box. No can do with the ugly stuff they are equipped with. Also there are already so many options it wouldn't hurt to supply a decent strap with 50-90 USD uplift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasebah Posted March 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 (edited) Also: Many of the guys here are into Panerai and you have an endless selection here. But when it comes to AP, Patek or special deployment buckles it's another story. You can search the net like forever and more often then not you end up with a pretty pricy solution. Edited March 28, 2015 by gasebah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike on a bike Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Also: Many of the guys here are into Panerai and you have an endless selection here. But when it comes to AP, Patek or special deployment buckles it's another story. You can search the net like forever and more often then not you end up with a pretty pricy solution. True one of the reasons I stay away from those , I need to buy custom all the time as good or bad to short for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Panerai has always been in the forefront AFA strap changes. With the simple screw in lug screws, it's just so simple to change, as opposed to AP's that at times would try the patience of a saint!! I suppose because of this, there are so many PAM straps for sale. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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