holdemchamp1225
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Picked up the "community" chosen strap yesterday. I LOVE it...
but find it is difficult to capture the true color, texture, and depth of the strap with my phone camera so maybe I need to pull put the DSLR in the future 🤦♂️
I must thank ABP for doing another amazing job. Throughout the years I have ordered an indecent amount of straps from them but I must say they are super helpful, professional, and provide an unmatched level of customization as well as having probably the best selection of hides I have ever seen. I would recommend a visit to their boutique and atelier to truly understand the bespoke experience 👍
Picked up the "community" chosen strap yesterday. I LOVE it...
but find it is difficult to capture the true color, texture, and depth of the strap with my phone camera so maybe I need to pull put the DSLR in the future 🤦♂️ I must thank ABP for doing another amazing job. Throughout the years I have ordered an indecen...
taking pictures of two watches at the same time quadruples the difficulty
Not just for the camera, but for you too -- angles, glare, dust, etc. Sadder and wiser, Cazalea
I think I was in the shop when they were doing your strap
In was in late January . I have a problem, they do have pretty decent straps but the experience in the shop is really poor. I do prefer Camille Fournet. My 2 cents
Sorry that you had a bad experience, I know the owner personally and he had always been amazing to me...
I will say that they always have new and young assistants so maybe that is why your experience was poor. You have to try and deal with the management or people you know. I would highly recommend Hélène (manager) but she is on maternity leave, Benoit, or M...
I definitely do agree with you but if you know the management you should tell them.
Many collectors I know share my feeling regarding the experience from the younger ladies.
I agree about the younger staff (many younger women) but again they are interns and sometimes do not know how to conduct themselves in a professional manner...
we have to be able to excuse them for being young and naive. I have talked to the owner as well as Hélène and Benoit about this but since they go through many interns every year, it is difficult to manage all of them. You also have to take into considerat...
Sorry but... No!
I’ve bought several straps from ABP over the years... Always in person. They were my number 1 choice > 10 years ago but I’ll never ever enter the shop again: -Quality is actually very random, stitches are really hit or miss, I’ve seen terrible exemples, e...
Sorry for your bad experience but that is not what I have encountered for myself...
again, maybe this has to do with the interns and not the manager or other staff. I am not trying to promote ABP. I am just trying to post the strap I received from them and describe what is available for others if they are looking for a bespoke strap. One...
Agree here on ABP..
I had good experience with the ready made items but the quality was very low (stitches as you have observed) for a custom strap. It was never left the pouch and or put on the watch. Money well wasted!
I think this thread has taken a turn for the worse 🤣😅😂...
Maybe I should have left out where I purchased the strap and just posted the photos. Does it really matter if it came from ABP, Camille Fournet, Jean Rousseau, etc...? The results for me are what counts most and in this case I must say I am more than happ...
Thanks Nico, you were a part of the selection and saw the test strap section even before things were finalized 😉👍...
I have a few more incoming but have to be patient 😁
Congrats, looks great!
Now they really like like totally different watches... Clearly one must have both 😉 This might be silly but one of my favorite things about the distressed leather strap is how it makes the polished deployant pop. When you rotate your wrist and the matte w...
Many thanks and yes side by side you can see a slight difference between the white gold and platinum...
Actually we should call it grey gold instead of white as I believe JLC uses palladium mixed with gold to make it white instead of having the gold rhodium plated. So the gold essentially stays white instead of yellowing over time. It does patina but differ...
VERY COOL strap and stitch combos!
Really like your custom choices. They give each watch a new level of chic. -Dean
I missed a lot of great posts in Feb. These are fantastic watches
A Duo of Duometres - Thank you for sharing these! Best regards