batholith
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Agreed
I used to be a regular ABP customer until about a year and a half ago. Their service and quality declined quite suddenly. I've had to return ABP straps to them to have them redone; I've waited months without correspondence for special order straps (straps made of skins not shown on their website) after the order was placed. I've even had to threaten to sue them for breach of contract.
Fournet, I tried just once and once again the correspondence was spotty but the product was good.
I'm now looking for another strap maker to try.
Any 3rd party straps to recommend?
Just got this and I’m absolutely in love. Does anybody have any 3rd party straps to recommend for this? I feel like I need a more casual strap to rotate with and all of the Journe gator straps seem to be a bit dressy ...
Congratulations on this beautiful piece
I have to say, after having tried different makers, that the FPJ straps are pretty impressive quality, and actually superior to others. My best experience with third party would be be Camille Fournet.
As Fournet is an OEM and supplies the likes of Patek, Czapek and JLC e.g., I'm pretty sure Journe already sources from them.
But they could also come from ABP Concept or Kaufmann. Anyway, as far as my hearsay goes, Fournet tends to do pretty bad on their consumer products.
I had very bad experience with both Camille fournet and especially ABP..
Horrible service and poor quality. Stick to journe straps, very good.. and nice colours too. Plus they can do the service without scratching your watch , but easy to remove and attach by yourself thanks to the friendly mechanism. Mo
Agreed
I used to be a regular ABP customer until about a year and a half ago. Their service and quality declined quite suddenly. I've had to return ABP straps to them to have them redone; I've waited months without correspondence for special order straps (straps...
At ABP, horrible customer service, might think they were quirky at first but they were just plain rude!
When my strap finally arrived I picked it up, they wanted to attach it themselves .. I was in the end of this useless young girl who scratched my watch, missed the right hole, had to add three more to get the strap the right size resulting my strap riddle...
same
Got a very poor quality custom from CF and absolutely no effort to make things right. ABP customer service during order process was very poor. Decided to avoid. I get all my customs now from Jean Rousseau. Just wish they had a couple more color options in...
Im not very impressed with Jean Rousseau
This the second attempt and I am now patiently waiting for the third one after more than 3 months waiting. ...
Very dapper
Try a black shell cordovan. I am sure it will work well with the black shine of this CS.
Could those of you in the know advise on dimensions?
What are the sizes for lug and buckle dimensions for the current classique range of FPJ? I can’t find this easily centralized anywhere. CS/CB Automatique Lune Automatique Lune Optimum Resonance I find 20/19 in a place or two but also see a few other sizes...
A collected man has some…
…beautiful suede strps with the right, rounded quick-change spring bar. I have two versions that I use on my CB, the Istanbul and the Helsinki, if I remember correctly. Claus ...
Any other ideas of places to commission ideas for 3rd party options?
Not necessarily wanting premade ones and thinking more bespoke ideas. Also regarding fitment size on straps if able?
Bespoke dangerous 9 Straps
I had a nice fully bespoke strap made for one of my Cartier’s Cartier In PJs madedangerous9straps.com ...
Try Attila Aszodi. He's in So Cal . . .
. . . so no need for an overseas vendor with all the issues that implies. Art
99% of Journe watches use the same size strap.
I don’t have one with me right now so I can’t tell you the right width; but the straps are wide so 20x19 could be correct.
Congrats on the CB!
I had a great experience getting curved lug straps from Delugs for my sports Rolex (so the doesn’t cut the strap), and their IG account shows a bunch of curved-lug straps for the owner’s CB. The combinations look amazing, and the quality of my strap is su...