Watchstraps #2 - Fratellowatches.com

Jan
25

A while ago, I did a write-up on watchstraps. This write-up mainly covers the original watchfactory straps and the 3rd party straps from Sirtoli, Officina Italia Bros, TC, Camille Fournet, ABP and so on.

My Panerai is the watch which I have most straps for, which is kind of weird since I own this watch relatively short… (June 2004). Besides three original (the watch comes with two) factory straps, I have a few Camille Fournet straps and Officina Italia Bros straps for it. My Speedmaster Pro come probably second, I have a few original Omega straps (croco) and besides those.. from Hirsch to Officina Italia Bros and Kauffman. Where Hirsch is a brand I rather don’t want on my watches anymore. I bought my first Speedmaster Pro when I was a student and for straps I had a student’s budget. So Hirsch it was. However, I don’t like croco grain (which Hirsch sells,SIHH 2009 - Fratellowatches.com, which is a normal leather strap with a croco print on it) or shark grain. An expensive watch should earn a quality strap, and Hirsch is relatively (to the expensive watch) not in my opinion.

Anyway, back to the point I want to make… which is that I am wondering what the characteristics are of a good strap besides optical finish. With optical finish I mean the stitches, glue (since stitches are just for looks nowadays,Swiss Replica Watches, the glue which is used is more important, as I have been told), looks of the material/animal used etc. Ofcourse, these characteristics are of great influence of the quality of the strap,replika rolex, but have nothing to do with the comfy-factor when wearing it. For example, the factory straps by Panerai (except for the rubber ones ofcourse) and those from Camille Fournet are quite stiff when you first wear them. I always have to bend them a few times before I wear them else the watch just floats above my wrist with these stiff strap-pieces attached to it. The original louisiana croco strap by Omega for my Speedmaster Pro 3573.50 or Officina Italia Bros straps for both my Speedmaster Pro and Panerai on the contrary are very smooth/soft and don’t need bending them the first time you use them. They just go around your wrist very easily.

So what’s the better characteristic? The easy smooth one or the stiff one which gets easier to wear after a while. I can guess what makes the differences in terms of fabrication, but I really don’t know if you can speak here in terms of quality.

What do you prefer and think?

Happy Birthday Fratello! - Fratellowatches.com

Jul
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On the 22nd of July, FratelloWatches celebrated its 2nd birthday. It all started on 22 july 2004. Like WristWatchReview, who also celebrated its birthday on the 26th of June, I will post some statistics for the interested people:

229,400 unique hits measured since 3 October 2004,
491 posts since 22 july 2004,replika watch,
736 comments since 22 july 2004,
Post with the most comments is “Another Scam” with 102 posts,
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I upgraded twice to a newer version of WordPress,
Since 22 July 2004, I have had 1 BMW 3-er Touring, 2 Alfa Romeo 147s, 1 Peugeot 206,
I wore my Panerai Ref.113, Rolex Sea-Dweller��or GMT-Master II most of the time,
Am busy with my 3rd job, 2nd time as an IT Auditor,
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Totally worn out a pair of Tod’s loafers,
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..the list continues, but for now..

Until the next (at least) two years!! Happy Summertime!

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Sadly, my favorite color combination isn’t pictured, but if you imagine the one on the right with red instead of tan,watches repplicas, you get the idea. The main thing that I’m taking away from this first look, however, is that I’m surprised by how much I like the black version – you don’t lose as much of the sense of texture as I had assumed when the design is rendered in a single, dark color. The clutch will retail for $2600 once it arrives in store. Larger pictures of both,wiss replica rolex, after the jump.

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Ulysse Nardin InnoVision - Fratellowatches.com

Sep
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The Purists reported about the latest UN watch,rolex air king, the InnoVision. UN is famous for its ‘special’ creations, and just when you thought that it couldn’t get any freakier than their ‘Freak’ watch,breitling watches,Its like you read my mind, they introduce the concept watch called InnoVision.

The InnoVision has 10 innovations that will put this watch directly on the horological map. Marcus Hanke over at The Purists reported about this watch in the Purists News Section. Follow this link, and read about the InnoVision’s innovations. Despite all high-tech innovations, they at least could have spend some time designing a ‘wearable’ watch.

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One of the most coveted Bottega Veneta handbags is the Cabat. Hop over to the Bottega Veneta forum on the Purse Forum and you will find thread after thread of avid Cabat collectors. What is all the hype about?

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