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Need some opinions on my strap - bathyscaphe
Hi,
I own a Bathyscaphe chronograph with the sailcloth strap and I decided that I wanted the nato. Long story short, I finally received the strap from a dealer but it fits oddly to me. Take a look at the picture. The buckle is off to the side. To me, I think this strap is too short or poorly designed. Dealer claims it's normal and since it was a special order there are no exchanges or refunds.
From your picture...
... it looks like you can improve the fit a bit by giving the buckle side a bit more way. Best possible solution is to place the Nato strap with the holder at six touching the lugs - like on this picture:
If that does not improve the situation I recommend you talk again to your AD. They should be willing to take it back since it is not a custom strap but a regular Blancpain product.
Good luck
Henrik
Thanks
Thanks Henrik,
Your suggestion helped me somewhat. It's fits a bit better at the expense of the metal hoops not being perfectly level. Since it's the offset is fairly minor, I can live with it.
Do these straps come in different sizes? I have a 6.75 inch wrist, what do other people with larger wrists do? This strap would be unwearable.
Bracelet?
What are your thoughts on the metal bracelet? If I were to get the watch, that is the combo I like most (at least from pics).
Exactly the same fit as my Nato on my Bathyscaphe..
I thought that my strap was too small with just under 7 inch wrist. The end only just bends back into the nato loop so I'm guessing they must do a larger size for a bigger wrist. To be honest I can live with it until the strap needs replacing and I don't think the loops are mean't to be too symmetrical so having them offset is just fine IMO. I also have the sailcloth strap but wouldn't go back, still the best Nato ever made !
Looks great and I find the buckle is quite comfy there.
This message has been edited by templetowers on 2016-03-29 13:31:37