Has anyone been able to get a polished SS Panerai engraved deployment buckle? I saw a gen and it looked pretty sharp. The only ones I've seen on reps are the brushed SS on the rubber straps 
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Panerai Polished SS deployment buckle
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Mine are brushed, on alligator - love them. The gens I was trying on this weekend (the Rattrapante) had a nice shiny SS deployant. Different than the usual ones you see on the silicone straps.
A little on the skinny side (the one on the Rattrapante), but it was nice - as it should be. One of the dealers had polished deployants, I believe. Wonder if you could polish one up?
RB
Different than the usual ones you see on the silicone straps.A little on the skinny side (the one on the Rattrapante), but it was nice - as it should be. One of the dealers had polished deployants, I believe. Wonder if you could polish one up?
RB
rbarr27 said:Mine are brushed, on alligator - love them. The gens I was trying on this weekend (the Rattrapante) had a nice shiny SS deployant.
A little on the skinny side (the one on the Rattrapante), but it was nice - as it should be. One of the dealers had polished deployants, I believe. Wonder if you could polish one up?
RB
Hmmm.. me want one... a polished one that is. Which dealer is this again? *nudge* *nudge*
What I did was to polish my brushed clasp with a cape cod cloth to a mirror shine. It takes some time and elbow grease but the results are excellent. If you had a buffing machine with some rouge it would be even easier.
You could also bring it to a watch shop or jewelry shop and ask them to do it for you.
I agree the polished clasp gives it a much more elegant look and to me more authentic for some models.
I have my claps hooked up to an OEM PAm black Gator strap and it looks sharp.
You could also bring it to a watch shop or jewelry shop and ask them to do it for you.
I agree the polished clasp gives it a much more elegant look and to me more authentic for some models.
I have my claps hooked up to an OEM PAm black Gator strap and it looks sharp.
Maybe this would be a good opportunity for Joshua and Andrew to get their suppliers to come up with some polished deployment buckles
Will this one work? It's a 24/22 buckle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANERAI-Polishe...ryZ98624QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANERAI-Polishe...ryZ98624QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
seraphe said:Will this one work? It's a 24/22 buckle.
http://cgi.ebay.com/PANERAI-Polishe...ryZ98624QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
thanks, but I wanted the deployment buckle
I brought a brushed tang buckle to mirror finish with Cape Cod, mounted on a Dremel. It took some time - I certainly wouldn't have wanted to do this by hand.
I cut a 10mm strip off the Cape Cod cloth, concertina-folded it, then punched a hole through the wad and mounted it on a Dremel arbour. It worked a treat.
For an encore, I mirror-polished the case of a brushed finish JleC Kompressor. Removing and replacing all those crowns took longer than the polishing job.! But I am pleased with the results:
I cut a 10mm strip off the Cape Cod cloth, concertina-folded it, then punched a hole through the wad and mounted it on a Dremel arbour. It worked a treat.
For an encore, I mirror-polished the case of a brushed finish JleC Kompressor. Removing and replacing all those crowns took longer than the polishing job.! But I am pleased with the results: