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[watchgeek41]

Hey everyone,

I just received QC pics from Ryan at InTime for an IWC 3777 I just purchased. He is asking if I'm OK with the strap differing from his website. Can anyone advise me on if this is acceptable? The strap says "BTAB" on the back, and I'm not familiar with this branding. Please let me know if this is an acceptable reason for me

to post QC pics. If it is not, I will take them down. Thanks!!

 

[higginsd]

Looks good, triangle @12 not crooked, take it. The strap looks better than the normal rep strap quality. You should anyway change it to a good aftermarket or gen strap.

 

[watchgeek41]

Thanks higgins!

 

[watchgeek41]

Anyone know what "BTAB" embossed on the back of the strap means?

 

[higginsd]

Better Try Another Band... :adoration:

 

[watchgeek41]

Haha obviously going to be doing that.

 

[watchgeek41]

Is + 8 s/d okay for a A7750 movement? I read that it's "acceptable" but not "great". Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Doright]

Is + 8 s/d okay for a A7750 movement? I read that it's "acceptable" but not "great". Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!

Totally acceptable.

 

[watchgeek41]

Thanks!

 

[japie007]

Triangle @ 12 is often crooked, since this is not just get it!
If you need it you can buy a strap later, triangle can't be adjusted.

Enjoy it

 

[Maxsky]

Both straps are just horrible so if this one is okay for you then just take it

Other than this the watch looks good to me so no problems.

 

[watchgeek41]

Here it is! I've got it on a black Cordura strap. The only issues I have with the watch are some slight bubbling on the top chrono hand and the date number not perfectly aligned with the day. Oh well, it's a rep. Let me know what you all think!

 

[watchgeek41]

Here's a close up flash pic too.

 

[higginsd]

What do you mean by "slight bubbling on the top chrono hand"?

BTW: go get a black (or brown) gator strap (can be a gator grain and no gen skin) for this beauty! The cordura is... not the best choice...

 

[watchgeek41]

I can't capture it with my iPhone 5s, but if I look very closely on the white part of the top chrono hand it almost looks like there is a bubble under the white paint.

I'll get a nice gator strap eventually. I like the fabric looking straps so I wanted to try it out. It was only $20 so it's not like I wasted much money trying it out. I wanted to get the rep strap off quickly because it looked very "plastic" to me.

Also, with regard to the date number not being aligned perfectly with the day, I think maybe it has to do with the time of the day? It appears that maybe the date moves down more as it gets ready to click over to the next number at the end of the day. Or, maybe I'm imagining it all haha.

 

[watchgeek41]

Is the date number as misaligned from the day as I think it is? It's driving me insane! I feel like everyone that looks at my watch can tell that it's misaligned and that I'm wearing a rep.

 

[peterpl]

^^ Slightly misaligned yes. But nothing to worry about

 

[watchgeek41]

Thanks for calming my nerves lol. It wasn't noticeable in QC pics, but now I can't stop looking at it.