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 Posted: Sat Mar 1st, 2008 09:53 pm
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 Looks great, did you get your strap from the Ebay seller (who's name I forget?). You can also get these straight from Germany:

http://www.uhrenbaender.de/Edelstahlband_Massiv_gerader_Anschluss.html]http://www.uhrenbaender.de/Edelstahlband_Massiv_gerader_Anschluss.html
I originally got a chrome/brushed band like the one in your post above from Ebay, it just barely fit between the lugs. I took it to my local (former) jeweler and asked him to carefully sand down the last link (where the springbar goes) and brush off the chrome. He made such a total hash of the job that he became my former jeweler...

Then I went to a Ukranian guy who was recommended to me, and for $40 (almost the cost of the band!) he did a beautiful "satin-brush" job, well worth it... but I should have just bought from the German site in the first place!

Anyway, pics... excuse my fingerprints. One day I'll be as good a macro photographer as you guys...

Tom




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Last edited on Sun Mar 2nd, 2008 11:59 am by tom_odda