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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS 
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I received some photos of the Megalodon rubber, and I will be receiving a real sample strap soon so I can take more photos. From the photos I received I could not be more pleased with how this is turning out.  |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Steve that looks good. Would not mind having one for my Meg LE. LOL |
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oagaspar Site Founder 
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WOW,WOW AND WOW!!!....it looks awesome Steve & Ralf,can't wait to get one on my Megs! |
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BA211 3T WIS 
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I like it a lot! |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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The strap look great Steve. It is a very clean design and blends with the massive lugs very well. I am going to need a couple of those. Another job well done! RB |
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aafanatic 3T WIS 
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Like a sonogram of my first born... Thanks for the treat. |
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joecb 3T WIS 
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looks great...will go nicely on my pvd meg... |
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dejjl 3T WIS
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A perfect match form my Meg 1. |
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Gregger 3T WIS 
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I love integrated straps...good job!! |
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leeye 3T WIS
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very nice Steve. when will it be available? |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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Looks like a great rubber strap. To me, looks like both watch and strap were created at the same instant. A perfect combo and look |
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stew77 Admin 
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Steve...these are looking very sweet!!! I love the integrated design of these, and can see this as my go-to combo on the Megalodon. Very nice!!! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I just received news that this rubber strap and some other 22mm rubber straps are En route to me now. I still have 2 Megalodon watches here to test it out on. I was keeping an orange dial Meg 2 just for this rubber strap, but I let that one go to the U.K. when I picked up the Eterna Kon Tiki. |
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Kondi 3T WIS
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I was taking and an idol interest now I've got skin in the game. Will it smell like Vanilla? |
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stew77 Admin
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Steve Laughlin wrote: I just received news that this rubber strap and some other 22mm rubber straps are En route to me now. Well Steve!...sounds like you need to post up the Eterna KonTiki in the New Arrivals area when you get a moment...One of my absolute favorites! Can't wait to see your pics of the incoming Megalodon rubber on your last remaining Megalodon test piece! |
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Kondi 3T WIS
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Will this be a longer strap for bigger wrists than the nautural rubber that shipped with the worldiver? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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actually this strap is about the same size as the leather straps shipped with the Moray and is good for 6 - 7.5in wrist which is about average wrist size. We are considering making one for larger wrists but it is a huge investment, so we need to be selling a lot of Megalodons in the future to make that strap an option. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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I will post photos on Monday, I have the strap here, and I have a new Canon S95 camera that I got today and I will use to get some photos of the strap sometime this weekend. |
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G 3T WIS 
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Great, get some wrist shots as well. |
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stew77 Admin
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G wrote: Great, get some wrist shots as well. +1 Would love to see some wrist shots too!!! |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Here are some quick shots. The buckle is not the one that will come with the strap, the buckle isn't ready and I just put this one on, it is from a Worldiver leather strap.      |
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Brimful 3T WIS 
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Jeez that looks sharp with the Black crown |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Thanks, I put this Meg together with various parts. It was a polished Meg1 case that I blasted, Meg2 carbon dial from a Meg2 that had a bad movement. Meg1 hands from the Meg1 case I used. Meg2 PVD crown from the Meg2 with the bad movement. |
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Brimful 3T WIS
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Well in that case I'll give you Fifty bucks for it  as I said looks slick. I'm starting to feel like I should just mail you my bank card. All the Best Matt |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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blasting a polished case makes for a bright and semi reflective blasted surface. I think it is a great finish, and different from other blasted finishes I have here. |
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grider4821 3T WIS 
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Frankenstein-alodon |
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stew77 Admin
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Steve Laughlin wrote: Here are some quick shots. The buckle is not the one that will come with the strap, the buckle isn't ready and I just put this one on, it is from a Worldiver leather strap. Steve...this looks Excellent!!! Thanks for all the great pics! That combo looks really comfortable on the wrist too!!! (How does it feel??) No doubt this rubber definitely helps the Megalodon to wear much lighter on the wrist...as much as can be expected given the beefy case, of course. Last edited on Mon Jun 6th, 2011 01:49 pm by stew77 |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Love the strap Steve. Do count me in for one for the Meg LE I have. |
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BlueViper 3T WIS
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The new strap looks great...I just hope it will fit my large wrist? Last edited on Mon Jun 6th, 2011 06:01 pm by BlueViper |
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srh_pres 3T WIS 
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Yep looks great Steve. Looking forward to getting that with my Meg3 SE... ;) |
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BA211 3T WIS
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Very nice Steve. I look forward to having one with my Meg 3. Curious to hear how it wears with the rubber compared to the metal or a zulu since I know you wear your Megs with both. |
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touchscreenmagic 3T WIS
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Very nice, this makes the wait even more brutal. I had to drop this in Photoshop to see what it looks like in my combo with the PVD and white ceramic dial, looks so awesome, I can't wait to see it in real life. I've also attached an image to show the black bezel insert on the steel case and rubber strap, also looking sweet, I'm thinking I should have ordered both now. Attachment: megrubber8.jpg (Downloaded 133 times) |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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nice job converting the case to PVD. I have a PVD case here I can put it on, but there are no guts in the case. |
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joecb 3T WIS
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Steve, that strap looks great!1 I think the next gen Megs. I love the look of the white ceramic dial, put that in the bead blasted case and the black crown, with the rubber strap, WOW!! |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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the Meg will be the ultimate diver with the addition of the fitted rubber!...Awesome job Steve&Ralf! |
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touchscreenmagic 3T WIS
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That would be awesome, here's the other image I made with the black bezel insert. Looking good. Attachment: megrubber8-2.jpg (Downloaded 111 times) |
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grider4821 3T WIS
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looks awesome...will the strap fit an 8" wrist? |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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grider4821 wrote: looks awesome...will the strap fit an 8" wrist? as posted by Steve on the very 1st page of this thread: actually this strap is about the same size as the leather straps shipped with the Moray and is good for 6 - 7.5in wrist which is about average wrist size. We are considering making one for larger wrists but it is a huge investment, so we need to be selling a lot of Megalodons in the future to make that strap an option. |
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grider4821 3T WIS
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saw that...was hoping that the answer would change by the time I asked it again... |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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grider4821 wrote: saw that...was hoping that the answer would change by the time I asked it again...form the looks of where Steve has his buckled,it may fit a 8in wrist...I'm sure he would let you try one for fit before you buy... |
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aafanatic 3T WIS
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Thanks for the pics, Steve. It is really nice getting to come along for the ride of the whole process of getting Meg 3 up and running. I really feel a part of, and it adds to the meaning and personal value of the watch. Thanks. |
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StrapR 3T WIS
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Wow! This is what my megs have been missing!!! Any fresh news on availability? |
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oagaspar Site Founder
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I am soooo looking 4ward to this rubber strap! |
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Kondi 3T WIS
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Steve Laughlin wrote:actually this strap is about the same size as the leather straps shipped with the Moray and is good for 6 - 7.5in wrist which is about average wrist size. We are considering making one for larger wrists but it is a huge investment, so we need to be selling a lot of Megalodons in the future to make that strap an option. Steve, While that logic may sound good it does not make sense. Biggest Shark ever! Big watches attracts big guys who don't want wimpy little 40-42mm watches on our 8" wrists. The rubber strap that ships with on my inexpensive "little" 42mm Seiko divers is long enough to comfortably fit my 8" wrist. I have every strap that shipped with the worldiver and only the metal mesh is a good fit. Even the Zulu is undersized for me. I love the mesh and my worldiver looks good on a 12" Orange ZULU from Greg Stevens. This new rubber strap looks good but is completely useless to us big guys! |
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ciderlion 3T WIS 
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touchscreenmagic wrote: Very nice, this makes the wait even more brutal. I had to drop this in Photoshop to see what it looks like in my combo with the PVD and white ceramic dial, looks so awesome, I can't wait to see it in real life. I've also attached an image to show the black bezel insert on the steel case and rubber strap, also looking sweet, I'm thinking I should have ordered both now. My PVD and yellow dial will look great with rubber strap. |
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Craustin1 3T WIS
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Steve, any thoughts of having the "B" logo, like the one on the Benarus bracelet on stamped on each side of the rubber strap? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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Kondi wrote:Steve Laughlin wrote: A Panerai is a large watch and has a rubber strap that is similar in size to ours. The one thing we did not want is for the average customer to have a bunch of extra rubber hanging off the side of the watch, the way a Seiko or Isofrane does. Our strap is branded with BENARUS engraved on the inside. These straps are complete and the specs can not be changed at this point.        |
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joecb 3T WIS
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Steve,looks great, when are they going to be available? |
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Craustin1 3T WIS
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Great, thank you Steve. Also, it looks like there is a " bubble" on the inside of the strap, does this help it hug the wrist better? |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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the shape of the strap actually makes it slide into the keepers very easy without getting stuck. Hard to explain, but if you have an isofrane you will know what I mean, getting the strap in and out of the keepers is difficult and I feel like I am going to break the keepers. |
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AvaCotto 3T WIS
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The new rubber strap looks to integrate to the Meg case nicely...gr8 job Steve and Ralf. I'm looking forward to getting it on my wrist in the near future. I understand that the Meg leather straps are not going to be part of the Meg 3 package...however, are the straps still going to be available for additional purchasing? Thanks. Have a good one and Happy Collecting ALL. |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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We do have 100 leather straps here that fit the Megalodon. They are all black leather with the red stitch. We are getting 100 brushed buckles for them now and I will sell them on the website when we have them ready. |
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dejjl 3T WIS
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Steve, any news on the Meg rubber release date? Cheers Dave |
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Steve Laughlin 3T WIS
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dejjl wrote:Steve, any news on the Meg rubber release date? They will become available on the website after the Meg 3 watches have shipped. The Meg 3 customers will receive a strap with their watches. Then Meg 1 and 2 owners will be able to purchase in late September from the website. |
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