dr.kol
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Watch nuts are ready for anything
Have you noticed the red tip of the seconds hand of Blancpain Leman chronograph? I always like that detail.
However, I wanted to get the original Blancpain rubber strap with red stitching. Such did not exist and I decided still to get one.
Blancpain has discontinued making the rubber straps. However, the London Boutique managed to find two from Switzerland and those were ordered to London from where I picked up the same. Then I contacted a well-known strap maker in Paris and asked them to remove the original black stitches and replace the same by red stitches. A lot of hand work.
I sent the trial strap to Paris and two weeks later they couriered the strap back.
Now my chronograph looks much better. In two days I will jump with that into the pool in Singapore.
What do you think?
Best, Kari
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Watch nuts are ready for anything
Have you noticed the red tip of the seconds hand of Blancpain Leman chronograph? I always like that detail. However, I wanted to get the original Blancpain rubber strap with red stitching. Such did not exist and I decided still to get one. Blancpain has d...
My Goodness, That Looks Sharp
Clever fellow, you. The legwork and long assembly line were worth the effort involved, and this looks sharp. I would go so far as to say that compared to the monotone stitched black strap, the red contrast has sufficient power to transform the look of the...
I understand perfectly...
Kari, First of all, your combo is great and it was well worth the time (and money) that you spent. Just like you, I'm only happy with a watch when I get the exact balance between the watch and the strap. Of course, the matching vendor buckle is mandatory....
Really good job Kari
Love the rubber strap with the red stitches! I can this in the pool! Cheers Robin
That looks great, did you say you bought two?
then perhaps there must be more straps somewhere for mine, maybe in the USA. The Aqua Lung also has a red tip second hand. But I think my small date case has closer lugs than yours. Due to the special deployant, as you also discovered, generic straps just...
