The Watch Thread - Part 12

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DXMachina said:
Excited to see the shots of them. Mind doing a mini review? :)

I first heard about Bulang & Sons when I was scouring for leather straps for my Speedy, but never actually gotten around to buying from them. From photos the straps were beeyootiful!
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Sure dude. Will do when I have the time.
 
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cyrenic said:
Anyone knows if Sea Gull SG still in adelphi?
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Can try calling the person.

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Some ideas how to clean leather strap from chilli stain? It leave an darker shade on the strap despite trying 5 times to rub it away ..
 
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Mini Bulang&Sons strap review as requested by @DXMachina.

Firstly, was very pleasantly surprised with the shipping. Took only 3 days to arrive from Netherlands despite being quoted 4-10 business days.

On to the straps. First thing upon opening the packaging, I was greeted by a heavenly smell of high-quality leather. The straps were all handmade from handpicked leather that have been tanning in natural vegetable oils and tanins for 8-9months. This gives the strap a very smooth and natural look, with a bit of patina look. Because they were handmade, you can see some imperfections within the strap as well. But I think that gives it a vintage look.

I ordered a vintage faded blue crema strap and a grey piomba strap. They have a natural patina finish and looks wonderful! They are a bit stiff at first but no doubt they will break-in. I highly recommend a rally strap from them for your Speedy!

 
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mpcdude said:
Mini Bulang&Sons strap review as requested by @DXMachina.

Firstly, was very pleasantly surprised with the shipping. Took only 3 days to arrive from Netherlands despite being quoted 4-10 business days.

On to the straps. First thing upon opening the packaging, I was greeted by a heavenly smell of high-quality leather. The straps were all handmade from handpicked leather that have been tanning in natural vegetable oils and tanins for 8-9months. This gives the strap a very smooth and natural look, with a bit of patina look. Because they were handmade, you can see some imperfections within the strap as well. But I think that gives it a vintage look.

I ordered a vintage faded blue crema strap and a grey piomba strap. They have a natural patina finish and looks wonderful! They are a bit stiff at first but no doubt they will break-in. I highly recommend a rally strap from them for your Speedy!

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Nice. How is the lug gap for the snowflake? Is there a huge gap when you wear it?
 
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mpcdude said:
Mini Bulang&Sons strap review as requested by @DXMachina.

Firstly, was very pleasantly surprised with the shipping. Took only 3 days to arrive from Netherlands despite being quoted 4-10 business days.

On to the straps. First thing upon opening the packaging, I was greeted by a heavenly smell of high-quality leather. The straps were all handmade from handpicked leather that have been tanning in natural vegetable oils and tanins for 8-9months. This gives the strap a very smooth and natural look, with a bit of patina look. Because they were handmade, you can see some imperfections within the strap as well. But I think that gives it a vintage look.

I ordered a vintage faded blue crema strap and a grey piomba strap. They have a natural patina finish and looks wonderful! They are a bit stiff at first but no doubt they will break-in. I highly recommend a rally strap from them for your Speedy!
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Great choice of choosing the stitchless option. IMO, if you went for a box/open stitch design, it may overshadow the leather patina/texture due to the narrow width of the strap. The burnished sides also accentuates the smooth lines of the watch, especially your GS.

Your straps are quite thin so I believe they used 2 pieces of leather. For thicker straps, some strapmakers use cardboard fillers, instead of leather to beef up the strap, and they burnish the sides to hide it. Raw, unburnished sides will show if the strapmaker uses leather fillers or not on their thicker straps.

Lovely!
 
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Azrielsc said:
Great choice of choosing the stitchless option. IMO, if you went for a box/open stitch design, it may overshadow the leather patina/texture due to the narrow width of the strap. The burnished sides also accentuates the smooth lines of the watch, especially your GS.

Your straps are quite thin so I believe they used 2 pieces of leather. For thicker straps, some strapmakers use cardboard fillers, instead of leather to beef up the strap, and they burnish the sides to hide it. Raw, unburnished sides will show if the strapmaker uses leather fillers or not on their thicker straps.

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Wow you know your stuff! Indeed I think they used 2 pieces of leather for each of my straps.
 
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Thanks mpcdude for the great review and pic. I think I'll be getting a buckle strap and a couple of leather natos from B&S. :)

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Wow you know your stuff! Indeed I think they used 2 pieces of leather for each of my straps.
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I believe he's the enigmatic Strap God haha
 
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mpcdude said:
Wow you know your stuff! Indeed I think they used 2 pieces of leather for each of my straps.
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Just a little bit of reading here and there... U don't want to know my experience with a strap that I have been waiting for the past 7 months and it is still not here yet. Simple strap even. :)

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Thanks mpcdude for the great review and pic. I think I'll be getting a buckle strap and a couple of leather natos from B&S. :)

I believe he's the enigmatic Strap God haha
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No lah... now I wonder who first started with that moniker... :s13:
 
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