mezzanine Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 A couple of shots of the white-dialed Steelfish SuperOcean and a genuine alligator strap I bought from HKtan. The colour of gator strap is 'titanium'. I have the gen black rubber strap as well, but that seemed a little too harsh for the white dial, and is reserved for the black dialed version that I'll hopefully receive soon... Notice the Breitling deployant- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 A couple of shots of the white-dialed Steelfish SuperOcean and a genuine alligator strap I bought from HKtan. The colour of gator strap is 'titanium'. I have the gen black rubber strap as well, but that seemed a little too harsh for the white dial, and is reserved for the black dialed version that I'll hopefully receive soon... Notice the Breitling deployant- Nice, is the buckle gen? the deployment clasp I mean? Gen strap too? What was the cost for both if you dont mind me asking... did you get them from the AD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzanine Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 dastrix: the strap is genuine alligator from HKtan, one of the talented strapmakers on the darkside- cost was $99 shipped... The deployant is a rep Breitling deployant that I bought from one of the dealers. I'm wondering whether the strap might actually go better with my Graphite-dial Evo...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 that looks fantastic... I have been waiting for someone with orders from HK ... you had no problems with the big C .. he .. like many send them from China without CITIES certificate ... has anyone experienced problems before..?? I've been holding off ordering until i could gather some info on the shipments from HK (reptile ) agian thanks for the pics they look great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzanine Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 that looks fantastic... I have been waiting for someone with orders from HK ... you had no problems with the big C .. he .. like many send them from China without CITIES certificate ... has anyone experienced problems before..?? I've been holding off ordering until i could gather some info on the shipments from HK (reptile ) agian thanks for the pics they look great lanikai, as far as the shipping- I didn't run into any problems. The strap took a few weeks to get, once payment had been sent. I haven't had any problem with customs issues, being in Canada...from China, HK, or even Europe. I think you'll be pleased with Aaron's work. I was torn between this and more of a tan/khaki colour, but after trying out a lighter strap on my white-dialed Chopard GTXL, I wasn't that sold on the lighter strap, lighter dial combo. At the same time, I don't like the gen Breitling rubber strap on the white-dialed SFSO. I find the contrast black/white isn't that complimentary- but to each his own.... I've got a black dialed Steelfish that I've been waiting for since early August that's going to get the rubber strap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dastrix Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 lanikai, as far as the shipping- I didn't run into any problems. The strap took a few weeks to get, once payment had been sent. I haven't had any problem with customs issues, being in Canada...from China, HK, or even Europe. I think you'll be pleased with Aaron's work. I was torn between this and more of a tan/khaki colour, but after trying out a lighter strap on my white-dialed Chopard GTXL, I wasn't that sold on the lighter strap, lighter dial combo. At the same time, I don't like the gen Breitling rubber strap on the white-dialed SFSO. I find the contrast black/white isn't that complimentary- but to each his own.... I've got a black dialed Steelfish that I've been waiting for since early August that's going to get the rubber strap... Which dealer did you get the buckle from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 lanikai, as far as the shipping- I didn't run into any problems. The strap took a few weeks to get, once payment had been sent. I haven't had any problem with customs issues, being in Canada...from China, HK, or even Europe. I think you'll be pleased with Aaron's work. I was torn between this and more of a tan/khaki colour, but after trying out a lighter strap on my white-dialed Chopard GTXL, I wasn't that sold on the lighter strap, lighter dial combo. At the same time, I don't like the gen Breitling rubber strap on the white-dialed SFSO. I find the contrast black/white isn't that complimentary- but to each his own.... I've got a black dialed Steelfish that I've been waiting for since early August that's going to get the rubber strap... thank you for the reply Mez. ... just a little concerned ,... I got one reptile strap confinscated .. but that was from EU.. the orders from Kurt in Canada come through with out a hitch.. I will give it a go.. thanks again.. LIVE STRONG AND WEAR IT WELL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdirty Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 wow, that looks really good! makes the watch look more classy with that colored strap, i like it alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 That really looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanjulio Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I really like it. Gives the watch a classy/casual look. -J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TighTTChrono Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wow...I LOVE the look!! The titanium strap goes very well wih the white dial. I think I may need to get one of those straps!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzanine Posted October 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Wow...I LOVE the look!! The titanium strap goes very well wih the white dial. I think I may need to get one of those straps!! HBB should be there tomorrow.... I'm telling you guys, I wasn't that excited about the Steelfish until I made the strap switch. When I'd snapped the pics at the beginning of the thread, I hadn't actually worn the watch yet with the alligator strap. Normally I'd hesitate to put an exotic strap on a no non-sense diver, but this combo is awesome. The fact that it's grey makes it more complimentary to the white dial, then if I'd attached my gen black rubber. The grey is neutral, and the alligator grain of the leather is awesome in a more slick and masculine way because of the steelish tone of the colour. It's really hard to capture the look through the pics...I may try to snap a few more. It's taken a watch that I liked, but wasn't as thrilled with as, say, my ceramic HBB or Cousteau, and has put it up into that category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hey, I'm not a strap man... but that goes PERFECTLY with the white Fish. Good eye there Mezz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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