strap too small by 2mm

[highoeyazmuhudee]

theres this strap i absolutely love. its leather, with white stitch down the sides and halfway down the middle and and the whole thing is textured. its rally inspired and only costs $18. but heres the problem...its only available in 18mm fittings. my paul newman chrono is 20mm... any one have any ideas or cheats to make it fit and look nice...anything? anybody?

[FxrAndy]

Post a picture and lets see if we cant find one in 20mm

[rodwc]

2-- 1mm. SS. spacers , between the lug and the strap.

Or find another strap.

[highoeyazmuhudee]

these spacers you speak of, what do they look like qnd where can you get some?

this is the strap in question that i wanted

[rodwc]

these spacers you speak of, what do they look like qnd where can you get some?

They would need to look like this, and most probably would need to be custom made in SS.

to fit the strap.

4 in total would be required.

Put it this way, if you decide to go this way, I would make them up for you, but the proviso is

I need to get a detailed answer to MY problem here.

It`s like , scratch my back and I`ll scratch yours.

http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=71308&hl=

[highoeyazmuhudee]

im afraid i cant help you, as i'm learning all this for the first time myself.

im entertaining the idea of just manipulating the leather, stretching it out a bit at the end with pliers. 1mm on each side. leather is skin so it should stretch and 1mm isnt that far...think that could work? i measured the same band which is offered in brown AND is 20mm and the only difference is the end on the black 18mm is 1mm short on each side where the link pin is seated. so hopefully some stretching might work, what do you think?

[vric]

Spacers wouldn't look good.

Humm, isn't Di-Model makes a strap like that ? I remember seeing something like that before.