1921 with straight spring bar?
Hey folks. Finally i have found straps i wanted to purchase, however they come only in straight spring bar. I understand that the 1921 uses slightly curved bar. Any idea if strap with straight bar would fit? I have the 36.5mm version. ...
Order some curved spring bars …
personally would only fit the original specification spring bars. They were specified for a reason.
Have you been successful inserting a curved pin into a straight pin designed strap?
On my side I was not able to so ending up ordering strap just for my VC…
Thanks for the advice. I was just wondering since the selection of curved strap is kinda limited.
Unless of course if i order custom made ones
While I don’t have your reference, my traditionnelle VC also has curved pins and can only work with curved pins
I tried fitting some of my straight pins strap on it and it won’t work because the pins are too close to the case. I suspect it is the same for yours. Have your strap custom made by a strap artisans which can make them to accept curved pins
Mine is 20mm wide. And while visually on the strap the curve does not look extreme at all, it is really how close the pin holes on the watch lug are to the case that determine if straight pin could work...
in my case even the straight pin alone (without a strap does not fit)
You need to give us some tips and tricks
In strap changes while minimally scratching the lugs!
Well, I am no expert either but I do change them quite a bit! I won't say I never scratch a watch but here are a few tips that helped me...
Since I order all my strap customer made, I always order them with quick release pins which require no tool to change - easy enough! When I do have a watch with a standard strap on it which I need to remove, I use the black strap tool (see picture). Now t...
Are the holes in the lugs also angled with the trajectory of the curved pin?
I have been tempted to get curved pins and a curved thick strap for a Geophysic, which has a gap between the case and the strap even at the centre of the case, but so far remained cautious.
This is true
I was curious to i checked the VC and JLC holes, they are similar in terms of angle. Others may be different.
Thanks!
I have the other tools, not the black one. What is the name of it? It seems very helpful. I hate the metal Bergeron on my iwc or vc where the strap is very thick/ low compliance. I also have horotech screwdriver makes link removal easy! I also don't get w...
You can find the black one in several places as it seems to be a tool that rebranded...for example...
Hodinkee has this tool branded as their own, and other various straps maker online.
I have the 40mm with curved straps/quick release, so I ordered curved, custom-made strap
Etsy is a website where craftspeople all over the world make and sell custom-made straps, etc. Before I ordered, I asked the seller if he could make curved straps, like the OEM strap in the pic that i sent him. He said yes. I ordered the strap on June 1, ...
Thank you for the tip. I will try my local online shop I bought mine from, failing which I will try Etsy.
Thank you for sharing - really appreciate it.