Looking for a strap as close to this for my Blue 58 at a sensible cost, if anyone can point me in the right direction
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Looking for a strap as close to this for my Blue 58 at a sensible cost, if anyone can point me in the right direction
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Looking for a strap as close to this for my Blue 58 at a sensible cost, if anyone can point me in the right direction
Bark & Jack
Looking for a strap as close to this for my Blue 58 at a sensible cost, if anyone can point me in the right direction
https://www.cheapestnatostraps.com/collections/classic-watch-bands/products/classic-oak
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Looking for a strap as close to this for my Blue 58 at a sensible cost, if anyone can point me in the right direction
These condor straps are nice and look pretty close to what you're looking for: https://condorstraps.com/smooth-leather-sport#93=113
Recommend against cheapestnatostraps for anything leather. They used to be okay but the new ones are scary bad
Hope these help. Is the blue slightly longer? Yes. Annoyingly so? Definitely not. On the wrist it’s totally unnoticeable to me
I got mine just before CNY.
A nice rep for sure, but 3 issues I wanted to be resolved.
The first is the three-position crown, as there is no date on the movement, it should be 2. Plus when you set the time, you can hear the click over of the date as they (in my example) using a standard Asian 2824.
Solution - Put a top grade Swiss ETA movement in, and change over the ETA spring for a 2 position, rather than 3. JOB DONE ;-)
Problem 2 - crappy thin spring bars, so I had some play on the bracelet. I had a couple of OEM Rolex Daytona spring bars on hand, and despite being thicker, they fitted through the end links (just about!) worked and fixed the problem. Highly recommended!
Problem 3 - The bezel, it has a spongy feel and a lot of play. Any suggestions to fix this would be most welcome!
Next upgrade - I may send off to ProfSteve for double AR to give the dial some more pop!
Just with the spring bars, you don’t need anything special, I’d recommend 19mm x 1.8mm. They send out 1.5mm thick by default which gives that looseness. Oh and before anyone asks, I always run 19mm spring bars on bracelets with 20mm solid end links as 20mm spring bars are a nightmare to remove and the 19mm protrude into the lugs more than enough to be secure. Even companies like Omega do this.
Looks like the most obvious flaw to me is the longer crown tube ?
What else do you say ?
i am very undecided to buy this one
What else do you say ?
i am very undecided to buy this one
Looks like the most obvious flaw to me is the longer crown tube ?
What else do you say ?
i am very undecided to buy this one
Lume color, pearl shape, dial print
But to be honest this is a great watch, I love it
- 21/4/19
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The two position setting lever spring is from an ETA 2801. The part number is 445/2. You can find them on ebay by searching for ETA 2801 445/2 or ETA 952.101 445/2.
However, the same part is used in the no date versions of the sellita sw200-1 (automatic) and sw210-1 (handwinding) movements and is usually much less expensive. The sellita part number is also 445. Just make sure you order the 2 position version not the 3 position version.
You can get the sellita part from various places, such as Ofrei for $4.90 USD: https://www.ofrei.com/page1793.html#35750 or from Cousinsuk for 2.20 GBP: https://www.cousinsuk.com/category/filter/sellita
Thank you very much!
I was thinking about sanding down the second position, but this is a much better and cleaner solution.
