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Vietnamese Strap Makers on Ebay

Nikoteen

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12/5/12
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My new strap from Minh just turned up... Pics on the watch later once I've put it on my Portuguese.
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mincus8

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29/10/14
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Minh sent mine last week! Custom made. One for the 111, and one for the 372 :)


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atgm

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21/11/15
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Minh sent mine last week! Custom made. One for the 111, and one for the 372 :)

What's the status on Minh? Is his mother OK?

I used to talk to him a lot on WhatsApp, but after he had phone problems, we fell out of touch. I tried adding him on Skype the other day, but no response yet.
 

Etron

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28/7/16
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How are you guys with the symmetry (or lack) on these "handmade"?

I get "hand stitched" but the hand hole punched random spacing and alignment for the threads...

Are there any that get the hole spacing and alignment pretty good?



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atgm

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I get "hand stitched" but the hand hole punched random spacing and alignment for the threads...

Are there any that get the hole spacing and alignment pretty good?

Minh is variable; sometimes the holes and alignment are great, sometimes they're kind of iffy -- especially on tougher leathers, like hornback. I have a plain brown croc strap for my IWC Ingenieur Laureus 1955 and that's by far the cleanest one I've ordered from him.

Edit: I've been catching up with him recently and he showed me some of his newer experiments -- I have to say he's grown by leaps and bounds since the last time we talked last year!
 

Etron

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28/7/16
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Minh is variable; sometimes the holes and alignment are great, sometimes they're kind of iffy -- especially on tougher leathers, like hornback. I have a plain brown croc strap for my IWC Ingenieur Laureus 1955 and that's by far the cleanest one I've ordered from him.
Thanks [MENTION=115881]atgm[/MENTION]!

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PAMISTI91

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18/9/14
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This is thick one , but its already break in on your wrist , once i had Gunny croco strap , stiff Af , i would rather choose Minh anytime from now. Grey HornTail on Pam 305
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jamesfl

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21/5/12
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Mine arrived today. Went with a deployment strap as I wanted a darker blue and liked the grain pattern on this one.

Before (rep strap):
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After:
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watchngars

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31/3/16
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I'm seeing a whole lot of "iffy".

Minh is variable; sometimes the holes and alignment are great, sometimes they're kind of iffy -- especially on tougher leathers, like hornback. I have a plain brown croc strap for my IWC Ingenieur Laureus 1955 and that's by far the cleanest one I've ordered from him.

Edit: I've been catching up with him recently and he showed me some of his newer experiments -- I have to say he's grown by leaps and bounds since the last time we talked last year!
 

jrodtx99

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5/12/14
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Strapviet is back, baby. I don't have much time but since it's been a saga for Minh and me, I wanted to share the happy news. Minh's package to me finally arrived. It contained a flawless Hublot BB strap and an avant-garde approach to the Big Pilot. He even redid the crummy first attempt of his apprentice.

Order from Minh with confidence!!!!!!

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The arrivals

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Hublot

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IWC BP (one will sit in a drawer)

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msc1967

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3/8/13
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Anyone's of you received some straps from Vietnam in Germany. My parcel was opened from customs and I was not allowed to pick it due to protection of reptiles...

Anybody similar experience???


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jrodtx99

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5/12/14
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And here's the IWC (my sideways hornback design) mounted:
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