Toadtorrent Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I received my rep dark brown moo-croc on deployment buckle from Angus and thought I would post some pics of it....no in depth review...just pics. GEN DEPLOYMENT BUCKLE (NO STRAP) - $250 CDN GEN CROC STRAP - $350 (I was told this...not confirmed) REP ON DEPLOYMENT - $55 CDN Shipped Some think the moo-croc looks totally fake and sucks. I disagree. The strap is thick leather with a large scale croc pattern and a dark honey brown in colour...and I think it looks fairly decent. I've seen gen croc that looks more fake to be honest. Bear in mind, the gen croc from Breitling is nice...stiff...but nice. On deployment...it's pretty close to at $700CDN option...so, to compare the gen and the rep too critically is not really fair. The rep feels a bit rubbery to start, as they seem to coat the edges in black latex instead of trimmed leather, but with time it does soften. The underside of the strap feels crappy...but only in your hand...not in your wrist. It's a cheap strap option...and one I think looks better than the smooth brown leather...but as always...YMMV. I like the deployment buckle and find it fairly comfortable...even though I wear it pretty much on the narrowest setting. Anyways...on to the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I have that same strap on my Steelfish. It's great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XWORD Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Looks great Toad. Exactly what I,ll do when I recieve same watch from Peter at watchstation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodap Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Well, you are right, it looks good imo too, but it will look like this after two months: The outter side is wearing off too, but only noticeable if you inspect it in your hands, not on the wrist, so no big deal. I'll need some natural light to capture this. Greetz, and congrats on your Skyland once more! Edited November 5, 2008 by yodap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I love that 6.75 caseback...awesome. I think I should try and order just the caseback. The wear is a bit rough. I'm hoping to sidestep that by scraping off the edge overlap of latex on the inside of the strap...so only leather is in contact with the skin...we'll see. I'll post pics when it looks like yours!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodap Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Okay, I'd appreciate that if you could post a photo with this latex mod after you've done it, if it's good, I might consider to buy another one... Or save up for gen calf and I'll use it with the rep dep. clasp. Good luck! Greetz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Okay, I'd appreciate that if you could post a photo with this latex mod after you've done it, if it's good, I might consider to buy another one... Or save up for gen calf and I'll use it with the rep dep. clasp. Good luck! Greetz. There's nothing really to show. When the strap initially arrived, the black latex on the sides was applied reasonably neatly, but spilled over from the edge to the inside surface maybe 0.2mm (??). I just took my fingernail and scratched along the inside surface (light brown branded side) close to the lip of the edge, and off scraped the overlapping excess in little strings. We'll see if that helps...only time will tell as you have demonstrated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yodap Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Mine was the same... removed that bit of latex from the inside of the strap too. Nowadays this latex started to come off on the top (croc style side), and had to glue it back with loctite using a toothpick... But now it's damn tight! Greetz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milsub5517 Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 you get what you pay for.. in most cases anyway. most of us have lots of watches so when in rotation you really wear a watch only a few weeks a year (IF that) so buy a couple and they will last for a while. lol. is it possible to find a gen croc (not breitling) and transfer deployment buckle on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 you get what you pay for.. in most cases anyway. most of us have lots of watches so when in rotation you really wear a watch only a few weeks a year (IF that) so buy a couple and they will last for a while. lol. is it possible to find a gen croc (not breitling) and transfer deployment buckle on it? You're absolutely right. I figure when some of the higher end strap companies say to swap out straps for hygiene reasons every 6 months...that's an expensive habit on OEM straps. A Breitling croc is expensive...a non-branded strap made to Breitling specs is about $120 USD (so <50%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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