s13tsilvia Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Looking at the straps on TC's site and with his 50% special on i found this croc band, would it go with the 111h? or not, i tend to wear both long and short sleev shirts during week for work, and depending on my mood, either black dress shoes or my gator pointy toed ones which are what i would call either a bone colour or very light tan. weekends i wear either casual shoes, jeans and tshirts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Looking at the straps on TC's site and with his 50% special on i found this croc band, would it go with the 111h? Hmm, dunno about that 50% special, but then I haven't bought a strap from TC for a fortnight. A member just posted his horny croc (heh) strap: http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=65136 Is that the one? I bought it for a friend, and it's fantastic. Looks good on Titanium PAMs too. or not, i tend to wear both long and short sleev shirts during week for work, and depending on my mood, either black dress shoes or my gator pointy toed ones which are what i would call either a bone colour or very light tan. weekends i wear either casual shoes, jeans and tshirts... This is member Bazz' photo of his bony croc (hope he doesn't mind me posting this): And mine in black: I think crocs are the way to go, to look smart with PAMs. @Silvia below: Yeah, I've seen that TC croc before. Don't like. Looks cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s13tsilvia Posted January 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 oh yeah i forgot to add the link http://timeconnection.biz/Merchant2/mercha...roduct_Count=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I think a nice gator strap looks best dressed up... plus 24/22 taper is a little less overbearing... Smat sells Walter straps... They are excellent quality, good as OEM: http://www.network54.com/Forum/353393/thre...traps+By+Walter Found these too: http://www.network54.com/Forum/353393/thre...or+Strap24-22mm. Aaron (HKTan) made me some beautiful straps... My latest dark blue gator with grey stitch is the ducks nutz.. Sorry, no photos The Riva (I have the non OEM hirsch) would also look beautiful on the 111: Some straps: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 In regards to straps... I've bought a shipload of straps, from a boatload of dealers... There is an extreme range of quality amongst and between them... I may be generalizing here a bit, and there are exceptions, but anyway: I have found the Toscana range to be quite the basic and standard machine made production strap... not wonderful or inspiring IMO To get the same (or better) quality at a much lower price, you can find equivalents with Don or BOB straps. If you want a great 24/24 historic style strap, I would go with either the MPs, GeF, or definitely Dirk (real Dirk, not 'E' Dirk)... I've also purchased a bunch of wonderful straps from Drew at Europelli... A gentleman in every sense of the word. He has great shell cordovan straps that would also go very very well with a suit. He also has a good range of gator straps too AFAIK. There are other high quality strapmakers out there too... APB & Strapmasters comes to mind... beautiful straps if you don't mind parting with the extra cost... Again, I can't say enough good stuff about Aaron HKTan... although he has had a run of bad luck with personal family problems that has led to his work running behind... He is a standup guy and his straps are tops! On the low end (IMO) there's Taikonaut... cheap straps made cheap for the cheap (probably by children in sweat factories somewhere).... I have never had a strap that I've been able to wear for more than a day from these guys... They also trade under the Strapcode label... Strapcode=Dress Code... LOL Not had a wonderful feeling from the slew of strapmakers seemingly coming out of the woodwork over the last year or so... Seems like everyone's jumping on the bandwagon with nasty (possibly/most likely processed) hides and production run straps. Pawmarker & Strap Culture to name a few... NOTE: I believe that I have just found an exception to the above rule having obtained an almost new Mario Paci XIII strap (which is today on sale on the TC website for $99)... I just can't believe this MP XIII is an MP strap... the leather feels, looks, and smells like the basic straps not typical of the Paci range... MPs are usually very beautiful straps, made from exquisite hides, that smell and feel richer than what you get when buying basic straps... Some of mine are over a year old and still have that strong leather smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 oh yeah i forgot to add the link I did leave you a followup in my original reply, as is my wont in posts these days to keep replies down, but then I thought -- maybe s/he won't see it. So just for the record, I don't like that TC croc strap at_all. Looks cheap, comparatively. However, the followup posts suggest you might be in search of strap suggestions for your PAM 111h in general, yes? You might then be interested in a series of 4 threads I did, recently. The Great Panerai Strap Caper 1-4 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=45437 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?s=&...st&p=307794 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?s=&...st&p=311874 http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?s=&...st&p=317203 I did a Bob blue shark, but no crocs. If I take it up again, I'll bear the frequent requests of gator/croc straps in mind. (I also passed a rather embarrassing number in terms of straps; I believe I have 200 as of last Saturday...that one was an OEM Bordeaux Glossy Gator, 24/22, in fact. It's stunning. When it arrives, I'll post pics. This is what it is supposed to look like) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I also passed a rather embarrassing number in terms of straps; I believe I have 200 as of last Saturday... Hmmm... and only two wrists? One could say that it is quite the neurosis you've developed With 200 straps... and if they cost $30 each... that's $6k, and I'll bet there's a slew of them that are well over the $100 mark. Got any gens to slap those puppies on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Got any gens to slap those puppies on? Hopefully this year (005 or 111). First my car in January. And collecting IS a neurosis. Especially if you're already barmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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