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Vianney Goldpfeil Band option

Dear fellow Purists. I just wanted to show the Goldpfeil watch with an alternative band option. For those of you familiar with the watch, the band resembled film, and the buckle an uptake spool. Well the bands were complicated to make, I am almost certain unavailable, and the buckles started eating into the band on the first day. Although I actually do have a never used band, I wanted to reserve it for posterity I guess, and thus proceeded to seek out an alternative option. In keeping with the whole vintage camera theme, I decided that a Horween Shell Cordovan strap would resemble a vintage camera strap. I also thought that strapping the watch on ones wrist with a faux camera strap would be much more appropriate, then with faux film. So here is the final project of all this WIS thinking. An NOS Goldpfeil watch on a leather band. Or, Vianney Halters interpretation of a vintage camera on my interpretation of a vintage camera strap.

Hope you all like it,

Jay

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Looks great, congrats! (nt)

By: ei8htohms : October 9th, 2011-18:21

Nt

Love the watch, and it looks great on that strap. [nt]

By: expwmbat : October 9th, 2011-18:42

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Looks great, Jay! Glad everything worked out well for you...

By: CR : October 9th, 2011-19:42

... with the watch and the strap. Too bad (for me) those straps aren't readily available in uber-short lengths!

It is not that long, and they are available custom :-) [nt]

By: jasny : October 10th, 2011-04:41

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Good thinking Jay...

By: pplater : October 9th, 2011-19:43

...and it works surprisingly well. Very nice. It was also clear thinking to 'stow' an original strap. Here's a thought - how about sending a photo of that strap and the specs to someone like ABP and having a replica manufactured? They could even match the...

I did start to go down that road and ....

By: jasny : October 10th, 2011-04:52

the cost was crazy, around $600. Also ABP has to get it right, and they probably won't. Then there is still the problem of the buckle eating the strap. The shell cordovan strap is available quickly, can be had for around $100, is more comfortable, and qui...

after reading your point of view im CONVINCED

By: aldossari_faisal : October 9th, 2011-21:14

Thanks for sharing .... i do believe you still can do better though . Faisal

How better? [nt]

By: jasny : October 11th, 2011-06:03

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much better

By: aldossari_faisal : October 11th, 2011-06:13

i mean the pics quality Faisal

Thank You :-) [nt]

By: jasny : October 13th, 2011-04:41

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better pictures :-)

By: jasny : October 10th, 2011-04:59

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NOW this is a beauty :D

By: aldossari_faisal : October 10th, 2011-11:53

Thanks for the better pics . Faisal

I'll be curious about how long it'll last....

By: CR : October 10th, 2011-20:20

... if you use the "guillotine" buckle that came with the watch. Love the looks of that buckle but hate the strap-eating design. Nice new pics, too -- love it!

Not using the guillotine buckle, I just saw no sense...

By: jasny : October 11th, 2011-06:02

.... in destroying a perfectly good band with an over designed buckle. As a rule though, cordovan lasts 4 times as long as regular leather. I spray the crap out of every band I get with silicone, and that adds years to every strap, so I expect a nice long...

I think that works great...

By: DonCorson : October 10th, 2011-11:45

Hi Jay ! I think that works great and your reasoning is good too. How about a picture of the buckle ? Don

Here you go...

By: jasny : October 10th, 2011-12:17

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Cool!

By: Gary G : October 10th, 2011-13:31

Very nice look, and I appreciate the rationale as well. That's not the original buckle, right? Should be obvious to me given that I've seen the original with the tang and covering plate several times, but just asking to be sure... Best, Gary G

No it is an Axel Jost. Glad you like the concept. [nt]

By: jasny : October 10th, 2011-14:51

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I would have said no..

By: davidcast77 : October 10th, 2011-15:19

..if you had described it to me. But after seeing the combo, it is a definite yes. Looks great.

Cool interpretation...

By: Shark : October 13th, 2011-07:42

.....although not my style but I like your idea for the replacement strap for this watch. Just curious...is it not possible to customize the strap to fit the original tang buckle? Tat

that would be one answer

By: amerix : October 13th, 2011-10:28

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Then we are back to the band eating buckle problem. [nt]

By: jasny : October 16th, 2011-04:10

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