KMII
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New shoes for my Chopard LUC Chrono One
I have been looking for some alternative straps for my LUC Chrono One for a while now and have decided to go with Chopard itself for a start. While the choice is not as wide as with dedicated strap makers, the support from the Vienna Boutique in finding something appropriate has always been exemplary and I wanted to honour that. In the end I decided on a matte grey croc, that would on the one hand blend in with my lighter grey summer suits, and on the other hand be a good contrast with the navy ones. It may not be fully universal (not quite sure how it would go with charcoal) but then again, we are generally lucky in having more than one watch 
I would also like to mention their express service - like with a proper strap maker - you can accellerate the process and get the strap in a period of under two weeks, which is very handy. So here's the result.
As seen above, the watch keeps the property of dressing down well enough. In fact I would say it has a slightly more casual vibe than with the navy croc before. At the same time it will work well with a suit just as it has before - yesterday's combination may not be an optimal way to demonstrate that but I will have ample opportunity to make more pictures in the months to come.
And here a quick static shot to show what it looks like with my wrist removed. The colour of the strap is a tad lighter than I imagined but I am looking forward to seeing if it will turn darker with time.
I have still not taken the pterodactyl plunge, as expected by Padj but will get there eventually (not sure if with this watch, though)
Thanks for viewing!
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New shoes for my Chopard LUC Chrono One
I have been looking for some alternative straps for my LUC Chrono One for a while now and have decided to go with Chopard itself for a start. While the choice is not as wide as with dedicated strap makers, the support from the Vienna Boutique in finding s...
Looks well matched from the photos
The grey goes well with the dial and enhances the subdials, IMO. Looking good!
Thanks Richard!
I find it works quite well, too I have been trying to get into gear when it comes to straps and now the starting shot has been made
With all those circles on the dial, perhaps Ostrich leather would be a good match?
The chronograph counters and running seconds subdial remind me of circular patterns on ostrich leather. Perhaps that is easier to find than pterodactyl straps? Regards, MTF
Need to check that out...
Do not recall seeing any otrich options from Chopard but it is easy to check, of course. Btw. when talking of pterodactyl, this is code between Padj and me for chicken leg - the bird being a semi-direct descendant from its fiercer ancestor And at least on...
I've seen a tan coloured ostrich leather strap
It was 26x18mm widths in the old style with finished outer surface. I expect other colours would have been made. The new leather straps have finished inner and outer surfaces. Regards, MTF
26/18?
That\'s a very odd size... The Chrono One is 22/18 but if they do it in one size, they will certainly do others, too Do you remember what watch that was?
Bad memory or typographic error?
Come to think of it, that was an odd size. Chalk it up to fuzzy memory. After all, according to Croatian definitions, I fall in the "older generation" category! I thought it was a regular looking gent's Chopard watch about 42mm diameter so maybe the lug w...
22 is common for Chopard in that range...
21 for GPMH IIRC and 20 for most MMs. Picking up the other strap (for the 2014 Race Edition Mille Miglia) tomorrow - looking forward to it
I like how it picks up the minutes and seconds sundials.
It\'s a nice change of pace. Well done!
No worries :)
My brain is suitably conditioned that it read subdials irrespective of what was there