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Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by Steve O. » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:36 am

After going back and forth on what strap to put this Breil Manta MM on, I've finally settled on a distressed leather NATO. Maybe not historically correct for the watch, but I like the look.

I know that there are a few here who have some of their vintage pieces on leather straps (Peter's awesome Eterna Super Kontiki comes to mind), so let's see 'em!


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Post by Marjak » Thu Mar 19, 2015 5:56 pm

Here are some of mine that I always wear on leather:
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by rain_maker » Thu Mar 19, 2015 7:01 pm

Here's a couple of my Snowflake...
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by sfglenrock » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:18 pm

Here are a few...

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Post by BBK357 » Thu Mar 19, 2015 8:26 pm

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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by 3cGT » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:27 pm

On one of Stewart's great straps

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And wondering why I sold this Silverwave

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Smart enough now to not consider selling this under any circumstances

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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by Nomadz » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:01 pm

666 Long gone :banghead:

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Post by chévere » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:48 pm

Yup. I know it infuriates some purists but I know damn well I won't be diving with these and they do look nice on leather.

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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by Marjak » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:04 am

chévere wrote:Yup. I know it infuriates some purists but I know damn well I won't be diving with these and they do look nice on leather.

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Awesome Citizen Jay! What model is that? I want one....
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Post by Joeprez » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:17 am

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Oops, not a diver:

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Omega / Tudor / Rolex / Sinn / Doxa / Seiko
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by matt.wu » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:49 am

I don't have a problem with it when others do it, but I never seem to be able to allow myself to wear them that way.
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by gwells » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:15 am

i've migrated more and more back to bracelets on my divers, with the occasional nato/zulu. i just don't have a good bracelet for this zodiac (and the end links are a bitch to source).
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Post by gr8sw » Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:49 pm

yeah, we all know leather works on divers... screw the purists :nutkick:
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by smellody » Fri Mar 20, 2015 7:33 pm

I wear this somewhat historic diver on Swedish ammo. Image
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Post by Steve O. » Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:15 am

All very nice.
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Post by chévere » Mon Mar 23, 2015 12:01 am

Marjak wrote:
chévere wrote:Yup. I know it infuriates some purists but I know damn well I won't be diving with these and they do look nice on leather.

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Awesome Citizen Jay! What model is that? I want one....
Thanks! It's a 1978 Citizen 52-0110. They come up now and then on eBay but they often have incorrect hands and/or dials. Although they built these for longevity, I doubt Citizen foresaw people looking for replacement parts for 35 year old watches. As a result, people put some up for sale with a mishmash of parts because replacement parts are basically unavailable. That said, I've seen some really nice ones on eBay as well.
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Re: Vintage Divers on Leather

Post by T.R. » Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:16 am

Some outstanding watches and looks here.

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unixshrk wrote: I'll put it on a nice NATO for you. :shifty:
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