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Old 6 May 2013, 01:31 AM   #1
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Ted Su French Ammo



Forgive the long-winded nature of this post as I recently serviced my 112F, I've been wearing it exclusively since its return and I feel like I'm falling in love with the Luminor all over again.

Despite owning my 112 for over ten years I haven't really purchased as many straps as one would think, preferring the extra OEM bands that I originally purchased with the watch to most of the third party offerings I've seen. I picked up an OEM Riva strap about two years ago at the Florence boutique as a honeymoon keepsake, and recently snagged an awesome Heroic 18 strap from a member here, but I'd gotten the itch for something fresh since I knew I'd be wearing the 112 pretty exclusively for a while.

Ted Su had always been on my radar as a third party supplier that I some day wanted to own, but while I liked the whole ammo strap look I did not feel like paying ~ $300+ for a Swiss Ammo depending upon the number of stamps used on the piece. I need to save that money for the JV I plan to buy soon.

I really liked the look of the French Ammos he advertised, so I thought I'd give one a try. It took a while for it to get to me, almost two weeks from order to delivery, however I suspect this was because I had it personalized with my intials.




































It's cool and I dig it. The color is pretty much as-advertised on the Ted Su site, although there's a slight bit of greenish drab to its color in person than either his or my pics show. I like his buckle style, and overall am very happy with the quality of its construction.

It's miserably uncomfortable, but I kind of expected this given the way these straps break in. I normally wear standard-sized straps on the second to last hole, so new stuff always feels tight and restricting until everything has a chance to loosen up a bit. As with anything, I guess. I wore it all day yesterday and even overnight and it's starting to feel better.

I'm looking forward to seeing how this one wears in over time, as the photo of a few weeks old French Ammo on the Ted Su site has a killer honeyed patina that sold me on the piece.












I'm hoping for great things.

Thanks for checking out the thread, and I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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