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Old 13 November 2010, 06:25 AM   #1
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New shoes for Explorer 1
Being a huge fan of NATO straps, I ordered a black one for my explorer and I believe its the manliest combination Ive ever seen what do you guys think? Post pics of your watches on NATOs



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Old 13 November 2010, 07:25 AM   #2
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The Explorer looks great with just about any strap or bracelet combination.

It certainly looks rugged and "good to go" in this configurations.
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Old 13 November 2010, 07:33 AM   #3
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Here is my 6150 Explorer on a Bond Nato. I think the white dial Explorers probably look best on a Oyster or Jubilee bracelet or dark brown leather strap like Hillary wore his white dial on.

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Old 13 November 2010, 09:21 AM   #4
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The Explorer I looks especially nice with a black strap or band.
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Old 13 November 2010, 11:36 AM   #5
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Love your Explorer / NATO combo! looks great!
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Old 13 November 2010, 11:40 AM   #6
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Beautiful combo, looks fantastic!
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Old 13 November 2010, 11:46 AM   #7
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Man, this looks beautiful! Best combo I've seen so far!
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Old 13 November 2010, 12:29 PM   #8
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Looks nice !
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Never seen that kinda combo before, but it sure works well my friend!
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Old 13 November 2010, 10:44 PM   #10
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Looks very nice! I am a fan of nylon on the Explorer too...













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Old 13 November 2010, 11:36 PM   #11
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Yeoch!!! That palm shot looks painful

Anyway, the Explorer does look great on a NATO
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Old 13 November 2010, 11:43 PM   #12
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Great Looking Combo.
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Old 14 November 2010, 12:05 AM   #13
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Looks great!
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Old 14 November 2010, 03:28 AM   #14
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Old 14 November 2010, 03:49 AM   #15
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Nice, it looks beautiful!!
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Old 14 November 2010, 07:02 AM   #16
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Here is my 6150 Explorer on a Bond Nato. I think the white dial Explorers probably look best on a Oyster or Jubilee bracelet or dark brown leather strap like Hillary wore his white dial on.

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That dress explorer is really nice :D it reminds me of the one Hillary wore, I'd love to see it on a brown strap
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Old 14 November 2010, 07:05 AM   #17
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Ouch! That palm looks painful :p what strap is that? It looks great on your explorer


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Looks very nice! I am a fan of nylon on the Explorer too...
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Old 14 November 2010, 07:10 AM   #18
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Thanks guys for the kind words :) I think all rolexes look great on NATOs, I'm also a huge fan of the no date subs on NATOs
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Old 14 November 2010, 11:33 PM   #19
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Thanks guys for the kind words :) I think all rolexes look great on NATOs, I'm also a huge fan of the no date subs on NATOs
Oh yes! That's exactly what I've been thinking for my new little no date beauty. I was looking for a decent NATO but not sure exactly where I should buy a decent one from. Any suggestions? I'm thinking black would be nice!
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Old 15 November 2010, 01:06 AM   #20
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Oh yes! That's exactly what I've been thinking for my new little no date beauty. I was looking for a decent NATO but not sure exactly where I should buy a decent one from. Any suggestions? I'm thinking black would be nice!
I dont know what the rules are about posting links on this website, so I'll just pm you. These guys are located in England, but their shipping is like Ł1.50 and they have the best quality IMHO


Be sure to post pics when you get it
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Old 15 November 2010, 03:20 AM   #21
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How's your carpal tunnel now? And please tell me where to get that strap!
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Old 15 November 2010, 03:27 AM   #22
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That dress explorer is really nice :D it reminds me of the one Hillary wore, I'd love to see it on a brown strap
Here it is on a brown strap. It is a Hirsch Leonardo, Principal, curved end strap. The dark area on the dial is just the shadow/reflection of my house against the sky, not a defect in the dial.

Last week when there was a post here showing some photos of the Hillary watch on an extra long distressed looking leather strap, I spent a few hours searching on Ebay to see if I could find a reasonable facsimile. I didn't have any luck finding one.

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Old 15 November 2010, 03:52 AM   #23
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Ouch! That looks painful!! What happened??
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Old 15 November 2010, 03:58 AM   #24
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The Explorer looks right at home on Nato or Perlon. Personally I`m a big Perlon fan like Jolu
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Old 15 November 2010, 03:58 AM   #25
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Looks very nice! I am a fan of nylon on the Explorer too...
Outch very nice.
Where did you get this strap ? It looks like a braided nato
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Old 15 November 2010, 04:13 AM   #26
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It`s called a Perlon strap. It`s braided nylon and very comfortable as it always insures a perfect fit.
I bought mine from Sweden, but I dont think they sell overseas.

Here is a black and a mocca one on my Sinn 656


Sinn 656 on Perlon strap by Dime a dozen, on Flickr


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Old 15 November 2010, 05:07 AM   #27
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How's your carpal tunnel now? And please tell me where to get that strap!
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Don't know what you're talking about. Got that cut when I saved a pregnant woman from a knife desperado.

Nah, seems like the CTS is cured.

The perlon strap can be ordered from several webshops (in Europe at least), PM me if you need a link.
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Old 15 November 2010, 09:36 AM   #28
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Don't know what you're talking about. Got that cut when I saved a pregnant woman from a knife desperado.

Nah, seems like the CTS is cured.

The perlon strap can be ordered from several webshops (in Europe at least), PM me if you need a link.
Guess I'd better not reply with the C section joke... I'm looking at the inevitable cts surgery myself. It's obviously not going to heal itself... Thanks for the info. Found Perlon, although only in GB. A small piece of heat shrinkable tubing at the caseback area may be an idea! I'll search a little further for a source in the states.
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Here it is on a brown strap. It is a Hirsch Leonardo, Principal, curved end strap.

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Oh good grief... another strap another search...here we go.


OK, Just found it on watchstyle! Now that's a nice band! Definitely have to have one. Thanks for the pic.
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Here it is on a brown strap. It is a Hirsch Leonardo, Principal, curved end strap. The dark area on the dial is just the shadow/reflection of my house against the sky, not a defect in the dial.

Last week when there was a post here showing some photos of the Hillary watch on an extra long distressed looking leather strap, I spent a few hours searching on Ebay to see if I could find a reasonable facsimile. I didn't have any luck finding one.

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Beautiful leather strap, for a beautiful watch. I'm thinking of saving up for a nice dress explorer. Yours is the nicest I've ever seen
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