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Old 17 April 2015, 03:33 AM   #1
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My 5513 On A Leather Strap

Hey Guys:

It's summmer time here in Texas and it's time to switch over to the leather straps...

Just got this one from TRF'er "rockin'ron" and it looks and feels awesome!

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Old 17 April 2015, 03:40 AM   #2
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Old 17 April 2015, 07:21 AM   #3
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Looks great...Im just the opposite...cant wear leather in the summer. Too much sweating down south :). I stick with ss bracelets all summer and switch to leather in the winter.
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Old 17 April 2015, 11:16 PM   #4
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Looks great...Im just the opposite...cant wear leather in the summer. Too much sweating down south :). I stick with ss bracelets all summer and switch to leather in the winter.
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Old 18 April 2015, 03:20 AM   #5
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Looks great...Im just the opposite...cant wear leather in the summer. Too much sweating down south :). I stick with ss bracelets all summer and switch to leather in the winter.

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Old 17 April 2015, 08:29 AM   #6
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Leather not only looks good but feels good. That one is very sporty too.
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Old 17 April 2015, 08:48 AM   #7
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Nice - change is good sometimes

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Old 17 April 2015, 10:45 PM   #8
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Nice - change is good sometimes

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Great watch; you certainly have good tastes in Rolexes!

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Old 19 April 2015, 10:52 AM   #9
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Beautiful as always. Where's the strap from?

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Old 19 April 2015, 02:33 PM   #10
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Beautiful as always. Where's the strap from?
Cheers gents
It is from Vintasso/Denmark. It was originally purchased as a nato strap, but double layer leather going under the case, plus 3 hardwares attached made it too thick on the wrist. So i ended up modifiying it to a single layer, single hardware minimal pull-through strap and works great on my wrist - also took a great color in 1 year. Here is a pic when it first arrived in its original condition.

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Old 19 April 2015, 02:43 PM   #11
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Cheers gents
It is from Vintasso/Denmark. It was originally purchased as a nato strap, but double layer leather going under the case, plus 3 hardwares attached made it too thick on the wrist. So i ended up modifiying it to a single layer, single hardware minimal pull-through strap and works great on my wrist - also took a great color in 1 year. Here is a pic when it first arrived in its original condition.
Good move. NATO's especially thick leather ones are also going to play havoc with springbar spring ends. There are reasons why milsubs have welded bars.
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Old 17 April 2015, 12:18 PM   #12
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Old 17 April 2015, 12:46 PM   #13
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Old 18 April 2015, 12:46 AM   #14
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Always leather for me, sadly never like the bracelet
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Like that leather Nate strap
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Old 20 April 2015, 09:17 AM   #17
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Here's my 1983 5513 on my favorite leather strap:
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Old 20 April 2015, 12:10 PM   #18
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