Check this out...
I find the bronze tang buckle that comes with the rep strap a bit flimsy and I always preferred the deployant look and the differing lengths of the strap that is meant for the deployant vs the more even sided lengths of the straps meant for tang buckle... problem is there is no bronze deployant for this Bronzo. No makers make a bronze / brass deployant - and probably for good reason as it can irritate the skin with prolonged contact which is why the caseback on this Bronzo is Titanium.
So what did I do? I sent a rep deployant buckle off to get turned into brass, except for the part that touches the wrist which is still SS...
Pics of a gen dial bronze Franken on a gen IWC strap with heavy patina on the watch head. I'm going to reset the patina tonight and post more pics later.