Straps

[eBoy]

I’m taking a wild guess that Horoic 18 was someone on FB or Insta or Reddit.

I figured it out.

It was an aftermarket Panerai strap brand from Hong Kong, now apparently defunct.

And of course, the name is / was NOT Horoic 18.

It is / was "Heroic 18".

 

[p0pperini]

I figured it out.

It was an aftermarket Panerai strap brand from Hong Kong, now apparently defunct.

And of course, the name is / was NOT Horoic 18.

It is / was "Heroic 18".

Nice detective work there buddy!

So, is there anyone out there making straps of the same stellar quality as an out of business aftermarket Hong Kong outfit?

Probably.

 

[eBoy]

Nice detective work there buddy!

So, is there anyone out there making straps of the same stellar quality as an out of business aftermarket Hong Kong outfit?

Probably.

Yeah, what are the chances of another strap producer making as good or even better straps than an obscure and bankrupt Chinese maker nobody on a horology forum has ever heard of?

Very, very slim? Almost impossible?

Perhaps. But not entirely impossible.

 

[Luvbug72]

I’m taking a wild guess that Horoic 18 was someone on FB or Insta or Reddit.

Heroic 18 was an amazing strap producer. From the days of Repgeek for some of the guys that have been around as long as some of us. Here is an example: https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=850260

 

[Rx4Time]

I have a couple of their straps. They were all good quality. I would look to gunny, vintage g and Hirsch as good alternatives. I'd have to look through my collection of straps and see what other brands but that's one that jumps out to me

 

[Plaasbaas]

Ahh, PAM straps, why didn't you say so. You can also try Kyros, Xamlam, Jacob straps, Bosphorus straps or the more expensive Thomas straps or Mays.