New shoes! Lots o' pix! Toshi almond

[Cru Jones]

when i first picked up my 164 about a month ago, i was convinced that the OEM gator and rubber would keep me busy. that lasted about two weeks, as dalip went and posted his 24 on an almond toshi and, within 15 minutes of seeing the post, i had ordered mine.

it came yesterday! how a strap can change the look and feel of the watch....it's exactly what i was hoping for as part of the PAM ownership experience.

the quality of the stitching is superb and the finish of the strap exceeded my expectations. it's casual without being overly casual, which is the balance i was going for, and i dig the color for the warming weather. i was a bit nervous about the sewn in brushed pre-v buckle, thinking it would be too large, but, on the wrist, it just seems to "fit".

and the smell of the new leather!

rich at toshi straps was extremely helpful, guiding me through my first strap purchase, and patiently answering questions i'm sure he's heard a 1,000 times. i'm very happy with the experience.

i took a bunch of pix last night, but it was late in the day, so, i had to switch to flash to give a better sense of the color. here's a mix of non-flash/flash:






















thanks for looking.

[bcacncnc]

Congrats! Nice colour.

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by bcacncnc

Congrats! Nice colour.

thanks very much! wearing it with a light blue dress shirt right now and they go great together.


update: i showed rich a link to this thread and he mentioned i had put the strap tail on back to front.

goes to show you the quality of the strap that i thought the underside was clean enough to wear.

i've just switched it and, it's true, the stitchinig and holes are cleaner/nicer. guess i'll have to take more pix some day.

[leeye]

nice Toshi strap. here's another strap for you to consider, a Simona X-1 Bruno diver strap mounted on my 243 Submersible.

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by leeye

nice Toshi strap. here's another strap for you to consider, a Simona X-1 Bruno diver strap mounted on my 243 Submersible.

very nice! thanks for sharing.

i think the bruno diver looks great on a PAM sub, but, i think i'd probably go for the classic bruno for the 164. maybe mustard?

i also quite like the look of their gators.....wheat, grey/green, blue, steel grey....too many!!

[nauticajoe]

Beautiful combo!

[SaddleSC]

Looks great Cru! Congratulations...the color is a perfect choice for summer and the strap is a perfect match for your 164.

Any ideas what the next strap will be? It took me exactly 2 days to order another, once I bought my first one.

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by nauticajoe

Beautiful combo!

thanks....it's really growing on me, especially know that i have the tail part facing the right way.

Originally Posted by SaddleSC

Looks great Cru! Congratulations...the color is a perfect choice for summer and the strap is a perfect match for your 164.

Any ideas what the next strap will be? It took me exactly 2 days to order another, once I bought my first one.

thanks for the kind words.

next strap?? not yet!

well, i do have my eye on maybe a toshi plum or slate grey.....and those simona ones i mentioned above look really nice - all of them. and why not a dirk for good measure? and maybe a micah french canvas to pick up the next time i'm in the states? and a ted su for the beach?

i'm in trouble.....

[dalip]

Looks absolutely fantastic Cru!! Congrats!

It takes a while to really wear in so give it time :)


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[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by dalip

Looks absolutely fantastic Cru!! Congrats!

It takes a while to really wear in so give it time :)


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thanks dalip, errrrr, MR. MODERATOR. i was kind of in between holes, but, i went with the tighter fit and it's already giving a little.

[dalip]

Originally Posted by Cru Jones

thanks dalip, errrrr, MR. MODERATOR. i was kind of in between holes, but, a went with the tighter fit and it's already giving a little.

Yup...tighter fit works really well for me also on that strap

How do you find the thickness?

[TopNotchChach]

Very cool!

anyone one have the caramel toshi strap?

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by dalip

Yup...tighter fit works really well for me also on that strap

How do you find the thickness?

thickness is perfect, imo, and the tight threading size helps to visually tone down the thickness (as compared to, say, thicker threading in vintage or ammo straps). complements the case quite well, as does the pre-v buckle.

Originally Posted by TopNotchChach

Very cool!

anyone one have the caramel toshi strap?

agreed, that would be cool to see. from the Web site, the almond looks a tad lighter than it does in real life, so, i would imagine that maybe the caramel does, too.

[ocwatching]

Cru..that is a yummy color and great combo...enjoy

[PanosI]

Cool strap, Cru. Congrats

[esm]

awesome Cru - it looks great, especially with the brushed buckle to match the case

as mentioned earlier, the Toshi strap will only get more comfortable the more you wear it.

[B. Doggy]

mmmm.....leather

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by ocwatching

Cru..that is a yummy color and great combo...enjoy

"yummy"...i like that.

Originally Posted by PanosI

Cool strap, Cru. Congrats

many thanks, my friend.

Originally Posted by esm

awesome Cru - it looks great, especially with the brushed buckle to match the case

as mentioned earlier, the Toshi strap will only get more comfortable the more you wear it.

thanks! yeah, given the size of the pre-v, i thought brushed was the way to go, and it lets the polished bezel and crown guard "pop".

Originally Posted by B. Doggy

mmmm.....leather

mmmmmmmmmm is right!

[Cru Jones]

i was feeling a little bad posting all those pix of rich's excellent strap with the underside showing.

then again, i guess it's his "fault" for putting together such a nice strap.

so, i got home last night and decided to take a few more pix to show how the strap, stitching and holes are supposed to look........

[dalip]

Nice Cru....much better.

Have you emailed Richard some pics..? I've still got to get around to doing that.

[Cru Jones]

Originally Posted by dalip

Nice Cru....much better.

Have you emailed Richard some pics..? I've still got to get around to doing that.

i've sent him a link to the new post and apologized, again, for not having shown his product in the light it deserves to be shown.

[dddrees]

Looks awesome Cru, great combo.

[Luckytan]

Looks great, suitable for both formal and casual wear

[esm]

Originally Posted by dalip

Nice Cru....much better.

Have you emailed Richard some pics..? I've still got to get around to doing that.

good one Dalip - i still need to get around to that

[Shade]

Wow that Toshi almond has a great hue to it, I might want one soon!