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IWC 3717 on HKTAN strap


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Well I almost thought I was never going to see my money's worth... :bye2:

Ordered on Jan 31st of this year, it arrived today end of May, :Jumpy:

my custom made HKTAN brown distressed leather strap for my 3717.

This is what it looked like before on a black gator; mmhhh, bit of a gap there right due to the 20mm strap!

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...and this is what it looks like now:

At least 21 mm, just beautiful thick leather with cream stitches.

I think it gives the watch the more rugged old-school look I was looking for.

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I put on the buckle/tang from my oem Portuguese rep strap since it arrived without any.

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THIS IS THICK !!!

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nice, but i would expect some gen big pilot strap-like quality considering his prices and waiting time. But still very nice though, wear it well.

btw check this out pilot strap

Thanks!

At that time I was looking specifically for distressed brown leather.

Had I known that the announced 40 working days would become a lot more I might have reconsidered and this could have been a good alternative!

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Well I almost thought I was never going to see my money's worth... :bye2:

Ordered on Jan 31st of this year, it arrived today end of May, :Jumpy:

my custom made HKTAN brown distressed leather strap for my 3717.

Great looking strap!

I had a similar experience with Hk. I waited three and half months before I got the cracked vintage strap I ordered for my Fiddy.

But I have to say, that strap sure does look good on my watch...

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wow :o

looks fantastic timepiece -- completely changes the look of the watch. :wub:

a couple questions:

i) what is the width of the buckle you put on the strap? am i right in reading that it is an OEM buckle? if so, how much did it cost?

ii) how much was this strap from hktan?

once again -- congrats on a great new strap :victory:

deltatahoe

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a couple questions:

i) what is the width of the buckle you put on the strap? am i right in reading that it is an OEM buckle? if so, how much did it cost?

ii) how much was this strap from hktan?

ad i) OEM as in: came with the Porto rep strap (left one in this pic):

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I measured the width as 18mm.

ad ii) Price paid for the HKTAN strap based on the pic below was: $119,00 USD shipped to EU.

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Good luck (and patience)!! ;)

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my HKtans and V straps are the jewels of my collection. I just got my gator for my tourbillon and i'm waiting for a hornback for my skeleton watch.

I got mine after about 6 weeks - i love the strap, i think it goes great with the watch, in fact, it makes the whole package way more appealing.

As for the HKTan "quality and wait time" - my straps from him have been as good to OEM straps as i have seen - and his prices while not Bob strap low are very good deals comparing to what else is out there.

There are some other straps that i would consider in the same $$ range, but so far the customizing for size style and color is really a nice feature.

i like em thick :)

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How do you contact HKTan?

This is the transcript from my e-mail order towards Aaron:

Hi Aaron,

I will order the IWC Pilot Style strap if you can confirm that it will

be like in this picture you published earlier:

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l202/gro...edWeather-1.jpg

Best regards,

[Timepiece]

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Hi [Timepiece],

The IWC Pilot Leather Strap is - $119 Custom Made.

I take order via paypal at

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Nice looking strap!! Now all you need is some AR action , a la Chief or K222. Really makes a difference on this watch IMO.

Hmm, I read something about difficulties with treating already AR treated crystals?!

This crystal was already treated OEM Rep. Do you have good experience with that.

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Hmm, I read something about difficulties with treating already AR treated crystals?!

This crystal was already treated OEM Rep. Do you have good experience with that.

No problems as long as the factory AR is stripped before re-coating. Both Chief and K222 will do this as well for a nominal fee.

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