TimeTechTalk.com Home

TimeTechTalk.com > Time Tech Talk > Straps and Watch Accessories > Modded Strap Culture Band For CSAR

Welcome to 3T! Please take the time to register and join in on the friendly,knowledgeable watch talk.Please note that not all registrations will receive an immediate activation e-mail.Those who do not receive an immediate notification will be activated manually within 48hrs. by an admin. without an e-mail activation url sent to you,you may then sign in using your username and password,if you feel there is a problem please e-mail us at timetechtalk@hotmail.com and include your name and username and we activate your account.Thank You!

 Moderated by: 3T Page:  First Page Previous Page  1  2   
New Topic Reply Printer Friendly
Modded Strap Culture Band For CSAR  Rate Topic 
AuthorPost
 Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 11:59 am
  PM Quote Reply
13th Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
LOL! On a normal strap I probably wouldn't have bothered but this strap is fantastically soft and agile leather, despite it's thickness and because I got such a great deal on it I didn't want to flip it. The buckle cost me $20 so I've gotten the perfect strap exactly to my taste for $80 which is a big difference to the $250 - $300 I was expecting. That soothed the pain of not having a vice to hold the old buckle still whilst I sawed it.

Yep, the Hirsch is scheduled for Fedex delivery on Monday. Hope they get here early as I have meetings from 11.30am onwards but otherwise I should be here to receive it for second delivery on Tuesday. Looking forward to that one!


srh_pres wrote:
An hour hacksawing at a sewn in buckle?  you have more staying power and patience then I would have Duncan... but looks great with the new buckle.   Are  you still expecting that cool Hirsch?

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Sat Jan 12th, 2008 01:00 pm
  PM Quote Reply
14th Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
OK, here's the last of the CSAR on leather series. Figure I've done my photographic duty with this one now..:P







Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Mon Jan 14th, 2008 01:08 pm
  PM Quote Reply
15th Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
outstretchedhands wrote:





This one arrived today. Meetings this evening prevent me messing with it but will try to fit and photo tomorrow or during the week. Looks cool!

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2008 01:47 am
  PM Quote Reply
16th Post
teddyhanna
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
I gotta see this.......hand6.gif

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2008 08:30 pm
  PM Quote Reply
17th Post
srh_pres
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Nov 15th, 2006
Location: Orlando, Florida USA
Posts: 6057
Status: 
Offline
Yeah this will be cool... :cool:

teddyhanna wrote:
I gotta see this.......hand6.gif

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2008 12:58 pm
  PM Quote Reply
18th Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
OK, I don't have time to set up any decent shots at the mo' but here's a few snapshots. First impressions: this is the kind of quality that the original should have been! It's thick, lightweight and good looking. Not sure if I'll keep it. Most probably I'll sell it on as I can only wear so many straps and between the leather and the kevlar I feel I've got my bases pretty much covered but I just had to see how this one looked on the CSAR! Have a look at the pics and judge for yourself.





Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2008 02:34 pm
  PM Quote Reply
19th Post
srh_pres
3T WIS


Joined: Wed Nov 15th, 2006
Location: Orlando, Florida USA
Posts: 6057
Status: 
Offline
Wow, that is pretty cool... how about a wrist shot before you let it go?  ;)

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Wed Jan 16th, 2008 05:25 pm
  PM Quote Reply
20th Post
teddyhanna
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
srh_pres wrote: Wow, that is pretty cool... how about a wrist shot before you let it go?  ;)

Ya we need to see a wrist shot.  Man that CSAR looks awesome  yourock.gif

Last edited on Wed Jan 16th, 2008 05:25 pm by

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Thu Jan 17th, 2008 03:15 am
  PM Quote Reply
21st Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
Probably won't get a wrist shot off guys. In order to fit it so it doesn't look insane you need to cut it down to size. Won't do that being as it's getting sold so the wrist shots would be a bit pointless since the strap sticks out if not secured and correctly sized.

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

 Posted: Sat Feb 2nd, 2008 11:47 pm
  PM Quote Reply
22nd Post
MikeR2
3T WIS


Joined: Mon Jan 21st, 2008
Location: California USA
Posts: 95
Status: 
Offline
That CSAR is SWEET ! ! !

Back To Top PM Quote Reply

 Posted: Thu Feb 7th, 2008 04:47 pm
  PM Quote Reply
23rd Post
outstretchedhands
Guest
 

Joined: 
Location:  
Posts: 
Status: 
Offline
Well, was at an important meeting representing the Trust I work for today, so put the CSAR on the OEM bracelet. Still have it on the bracelet and am actually enjoying it more and more. Still searching for a fitting rubber strap for it, though. I did wear the OEM rubber strap for a day earlier in the week and whilst it was incredibly comfortable, it just doesn't work on a watch of this size. A 160 gram watch head needs something a little more substantial than a 2mm thick rubber strap that tapers to what must be 18mm, though I haven't measured the buckle.

Soo, with that in mind I ordered a few decent looking dive straps to try out. None of them were expensive but all are pretty decent lookers and reasonably thick and robust:

This first one is a heavy 26mm strap which is very similar to the old CSAR OEM strap that I have but a lot beefier:





My plan is to notch it to 22mm at the lugs and colour the thread black.

The second one is a 24mm from the same seller which looks promising, too:





The last one is also 24mm but it looks like the main strap is 22mm and the lugs are 24mm, so it should be easy to notch it perfectly:



All are advertised as natural rubber and not silicone. Looking forward to getting these. Will post some pics on the CSAR when they show up.

Note: these images are from the eBay auction pages, just rehosted. The last one is from ID thorntonwatch.

Last edited on Thu Feb 7th, 2008 05:04 pm by

Back To Top PM Quote Reply  

Current time is 10:15 pm Page:  First Page Previous Page  1  2     
TimeTechTalk.com > Time Tech Talk > Straps and Watch Accessories > Modded Strap Culture Band For CSAR Top



Lead Theme By: Di @ UltraBB
UltraBB 1.17 Copyright © 2007-2012 Data 1 Systems
Page processed in 0.1861 seconds (59% database + 41% PHP). 43 queries executed.