samwan
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New Clothes
Since I have no immediate acquisition target (apart from an embargoed piece from my favorite brand 
), I decided to try new straps on pieces I don't often wear (black leather straps are boring). All of a sudden, I seem to have a handful of new watches....voila....
5496P with brown leather and a tribal pattern
Cabaret in platinum with grey elephant skin
Cabaret in platinum with grey elephant skin
Richard Lange PLM (fusee chain) with red stitches (to match the red accents on the dial)
De Bethune DB25 jewelery with purple leather
5170G in burgundy
5905P with beige leather
Langematic Power Reserve for Wempe with grey leather
Two more pieces are in the pipeline (one of them with blue hippo skin and silver stitches for my grail). Can't wait to see them.
What do you think?
Sam
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New Clothes
Since I have no immediate acquisition target (apart from an embargoed piece from my favorite brand ), I decided to try new straps on pieces I don't often wear (black leather straps are boring). All of a sudden, I seem to have a handful of new watches....v...
Two straps for the pateks are from
The distributor, they are original pp straps. The rest are custom made by Mister Chrono. They are in Paris, Hong Kong and Singapore....
Love the strap!!
I just changed the strap on my 5159 to shiny black from the original brown. I will try to remember yours for the next time, I am sure it would look great on a 5159!!!
They are all great with your watches.
You have quite a collection. They are all handsome watches. Cheers! Geross
Thank you for the compliment.
I will post more pictures when the new straps arrive...
Glad u concur....
I was shown over 40 straps and made my decision in less time than an eye brink
agree it is like getting a new watch....
I particularly like the 5905p and 5496p pairing but they all look great! thanks for sharing!
Less than a new watch at least.... ;)
Which would be an arm and a leg and some vital organ...
Hehe
The last one is a gift from a good friend, who happens to have the same model...
Big congratulations Sam! Here are my humble opinion.
The 5496P, despite it's a marvel, isn't one of my preferred piece among the PP catalogue and this new strap I think is slightly out of place, I'm sorry. The Cabaret on that strap is highly fascinating and more desirable than ever. I definitely can't under...
Thanks for your candid comments Elio
I will certainly attach significant weights to your remarks and will rethink those you do not concur. As for the 5496P - I have rarely worn it because the black strap was too dull (I should have waited for the salmon dial) but this strap has liven up the ...
Congratulations, uber cool combos!
Some of them I would have never tried, but must reckon that all work in a certain way. Great taste my friend, enjoy them all in the best health!
Thank you for the kind words
I must admit that each combo varies in taste for different people but I am happy as long as they generate some talking points....
They all are really nice and I'm sure you're enjoying a lot their new look
And that's the key 😉
For me...
... 5496P with brown leather and a tribal pattern and 5905P with beige leather look really great and mesmerizing (especially the combination strap and 5496P)!!! The Richard Lange PLM (fusee chain) with red stitches doesn’t work for me. At least on the pho...
Glad you approve the straps for the pps
You make a good point re the Richard Lange and I will rethink at some point....
