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Title: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: darrencw on February 29, 2012, 11:42:34 AM: Hello guys,

Just wondering if anyone here actually 'recycles' their straps? Just some example, resizing the straps to fit watches of different lug sizes perhaps by trimming the sides by 1 mm at each end 24/22 to fit a 22mm lug OR inserting 'o rings' in the tubes of a 26mm to fit a 24/22 strap?

any experiences and pictures kindly share. thanks :)
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: Ryen on March 01, 2012, 05:18:51 PM: I do really read some post about trimming 1mm to fit 22mm lug...
but so far didn't see anybody to add an "o" ring to fit 26mm lug...
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: Pierre on March 02, 2012, 05:08:35 PM: I only know someone will recycle their branded bag into strap... :)
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: gapnap on March 02, 2012, 06:38:55 PM: (http://www.gapnap.com/wp-content/uploads/Jaeger.jpg)

Original is 21mm.I terus wack 22mm & don't care.Ok what .
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: takashi78 on March 02, 2012, 09:12:09 PM: Sometimes it fills the gap nicely.
But does it rub alot?
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: JayJay on March 03, 2012, 05:18:27 AM: Yeah am interested to

Is the any rolex leather strap, hard to find, coz size is 20mm
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: gapnap on March 04, 2012, 09:44:46 PM: Quote from: takashi78 on March 02, 2012, 09:12:09 PM
Sometimes it fills the gap nicely.
But does it rub alot?

Not really . I got the strap from the russian/german boutique shop in tropicana city , and they did the strap changing . I like them :Cheers:
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: terrenceterrence on March 05, 2012, 12:58:50 AM: Quote from: JayJay on March 03, 2012, 05:18:27 AM
Yeah am interested to

Is the any rolex leather strap, hard to find, coz size is 20mm

Hard to find? Most common strap offerings are 16,18 and 20mm it's available everywhere in a myriad of colour, quality and cost.
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: TheHobbit on March 05, 2012, 02:46:58 AM: Sadly some Rolex have odd lug width (Tudor included). Just google 19 or 21 mm straps.
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: mnazri.tan on March 06, 2012, 06:56:59 AM: I did 24mm , resize to 22mm....
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d_TcwbfLW3A/TzXkom2bo8I/AAAAAAAAEQE/59FxlISfxiw/s320/2012-02-11+11.21.28.jpg)

and I make myself from old leather
14mm lugs and 24mm width taper to 20mm width leather strap for Citizen Orca
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MYNV5wumRk8/T07dUoOEZuI/AAAAAAAAEfI/F2MktrTmCzc/s1600/396353_10150594737305662_591630661_9322872_1223968899_n.jpg)
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: Angryrodent on March 06, 2012, 07:12:54 AM: Nice work there mnazri.tan!
Title: Re: 'Recycling' your straps
Post by: darrencw on April 13, 2012, 01:15:21 PM: i guess downsizing from 26mm to 24mm shouldnt be much of a problem provided the right tools are there in place. i've seen pictures on the net where people are using their 24mm straps on a 46/47mm diameter watch by putting o-rings between the lugs and straps.