Watch bruises, who has them?

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Mon May 26, 2014 1:19 pm

The only leather I was ok with was the Simona Bruno Allegrini one that is "washed in the sea". No problems with it.

dukerules · Post by **dukerules** » Mon May 26, 2014 1:24 pm

CGSshorty wrote:Hoppy is right. Chromium allergies are very common and the rash takes a while to go away. Stick to good vegetable tanned leather straps and you'll be fine. When in doubt ask the strap maker what tanning process was used. Many OEM straps are chrome tanned because it makes for a smooth consistent finish on the leather.

Truth. Vegetable tanned shouldn't give you any problems.

Citizen V · Post by **Citizen V** » Mon May 26, 2014 2:28 pm

toxicavenger wrote:Just thought this would be something funny to see what happens sometimes with our watches.

Here is some superficial marks left from the grinder hitting my Marcello C bracelet.

I got similar damage on my Sinn. Got a little too close to a portable mixer in the lab; effect is about the same as if a grinder hit the bezel:

Marks aren't too bad, even though they look worse in person. I'm just bummed that it happened within the first 2-3 days of me receiving it...

serdal22 · Post by **serdal22** » Mon May 26, 2014 2:38 pm

I don't have the foto of it now. It was my first (BNIB) GSar. First day I wore it, and banged the head to the bulkhead on the seabus. That beautiful bezel got a ding badly. It almost made me cry!

And my new Seamaster GMT; I wore it once only before selling it. The first (And only) day I wore it, I managed to scratch the clasp by rubbing it to my lunch bag!

Serdal

Terpits · Post by **Terpits** » Mon May 26, 2014 2:41 pm

serdal22 wrote:I don't have the foto of it now. It was my first (BNIB) GSar. First day I wore it, and banged the head to the bulkhead on the seabus. That beautiful bezel got a ding badly. It almost made me cry!

And my new Seamaster GMT; I wore it once only before selling it. The first (And only) day I wore it, I managed to scratch the clasp by rubbing it to my lunch bag!

Serdal

1. Lunch bag?
2. Why rub it?

You're a funny guy comrade!

lilhoody · Post by **lilhoody** » Mon May 26, 2014 3:42 pm

Terpits wrote:
serdal22 wrote:I don't have the foto of it now. It was my first (BNIB) GSar. First day I wore it, and banged the head to the bulkhead on the seabus. That beautiful bezel got a ding badly. It almost made me cry!

And my new Seamaster GMT; I wore it once only before selling it. The first (And only) day I wore it, I managed to scratch the clasp by rubbing it to my lunch bag!

Serdal
1. Lunch bag?
2. Why rub it?

You're a funny guy comrade!

Lunch bag = twig and berries

serdal22 · Post by **serdal22** » Mon May 26, 2014 7:43 pm

Terpits wrote:
serdal22 wrote:I don't have the foto of it now. It was my first (BNIB) GSar. First day I wore it, and banged the head to the bulkhead on the seabus. That beautiful bezel got a ding badly. It almost made me cry!

And my new Seamaster GMT; I wore it once only before selling it. The first (And only) day I wore it, I managed to scratch the clasp by rubbing it to my lunch bag!

Serdal
1. Lunch bag?
2. Why rub it?

You're a funny guy comrade!

The metal strap end piece came into contact with the clasp while walking. Since then, I'm carrying the bags on my left shoulder thus leaving the metal connection parts on my right side away from my left arm.

Lesson is taken ;-)

Serdal

starx · Post by **starx** » Tue May 27, 2014 1:31 pm

No pictures and an embarrasing story.

Being a newby to straps I accidently left the tubes in a leather strap on my PVD MTM Black Patriot.

I had to use brute force with pliers to get the damn things loose. Left a few scratches in the PVD. But I must say that the coating is pretty strong as I expected much worse. Oh well.... :htfu:

EDIT: Oh and had to destroy the strap as well

Post by **toxicavenger** » Tue May 27, 2014 8:26 pm

starx wrote:No pictures and an embarrasing story.

Being a newby to straps I accidently left the tubes in a leather strap on my PVD MTM Black Patriot. I had to use brute force with pliers to get the damn things loose. Left a few scratches in the PVD. But I must say that the coating is pretty strong as I expected much worse. Oh well....

EDIT: Oh and had to destroy the strap as well

I have also done this myself.

Torrid · Post by **Torrid** » Wed May 28, 2014 8:55 am

toxicavenger wrote:
starx wrote:No pictures and an embarrasing story.

Being a newby to straps I accidently left the tubes in a leather strap on my PVD MTM Black Patriot. I had to use brute force with pliers to get the damn things loose. Left a few scratches in the PVD. But I must say that the coating is pretty strong as I expected much worse. Oh well....

EDIT: Oh and had to destroy the strap as well
I have also done this myself.

I did this to a friend's Hamilton Khaki handwind. I wasn't thinking since the spring bars seemed too thin for the strap and I ended up hammering the spring bars into the tubes. It required his $80 strap to be destroyed to mount the next strap.

mattcantwin · Post by **mattcantwin** » Thu May 29, 2014 11:03 am

Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.

Terpits · Post by **Terpits** » Thu May 29, 2014 12:00 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.

Post by **CGSshorty** » Thu May 29, 2014 12:02 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.

I have no words.

starx · Post by **starx** » Thu May 29, 2014 3:04 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.

Second hand?

Joeprez · Post by **Joeprez** » Thu May 29, 2014 4:21 pm

I don't remember how, but I injured my left wrist during 2012, and I had to wear my watches on my right wrist for about a month. In regards to bruises on the watches... I don't care about them unless they are on the crystal.

Post by **CGSshorty** » Thu May 29, 2014 4:24 pm

mattcantwin wrote:Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.

I think that strap was made by Buffalo Bill.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Thu May 29, 2014 6:10 pm

CGSshorty wrote:
mattcantwin wrote:Pretty sure this was the strap that gave me the rash.

In looking at the picture, I deserve the rash for buying it in the first place.
I think that strap was made by Buffalo Bill.

BBK357 · Post by **BBK357** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 1:06 pm

I have a watch bruise but it is nowhere near my wrist

93 Turbo · Post by **93 Turbo** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 2:11 pm

Take a page out of this guys book, he don't have to worry about wrist hairs…

Post by **BSears** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 3:30 pm

Nice. Bumping a 3 year old thread.

hoppyjr · Post by **hoppyjr** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:25 pm

BBK357 wrote:I have a watch bruise but it is nowhere near my wrist

I'm thinking that 103 broke because of anal cavity pressure, not a door knock.

Post by **toxicavenger** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:26 pm

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mechnut · Post by **mechnut** » Mon Mar 20, 2017 6:00 pm

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