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Ρολόγια => Αξεσουάρ ρολογιών => D.I.Y => Μήνυμα ξεκίνησε από: Johan-Mani στις Σεπτέμβριος 01, 2020, 11:26:56 πμ
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Nέα Λουράκια from "Cheapestnatostraps" and I need some to adapt and shorten them (συντομεύστε)
I looked for 19mm straps and some straps to replace the metalband from my Orient Mako II and leatherband from my Smiths PRS36:
To heavy/hot in summer.
Due to corona issues the delivery took about 6 weeks! (from Sweden)
(https://abload.de/img/pic0005jk7a.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=pic0005jk7a.jpg)
3 of them need to be shorten! Later more about this...
(https://abload.de/img/pic00cakja.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=pic00cakja.jpg)
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Here, I remove the inner strap, is in fact useless: should only keep the watch in place without moving up or down.
But even without this extra inner strap: the watch moves maybe 1-3 mm, so no problem.
Secondly: the watch is less high up the wrist!
(https://abload.de/img/s01vzj1s.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=s01vzj1s.jpg)
(https://abload.de/img/s02jtkni.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=s02jtkni.jpg)
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Here the 20 mm and 22mm adjustments!
Maybe this is useful for som GWF members!
But all adjustments on your own risk! (FIRST: try your skills on an OLD Nato strap!)
Finally: This is my own taste: others still prefer long straps they "return, others like double straps ... each his choice!
Johan
(https://abload.de/img/s036dj8b.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=s036dj8b.jpg)
(https://abload.de/img/s04rrjnt.jpg) (https://abload.de/image.php?img=s04rrjnt.jpg)
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Very nice straps.
Why you made it single pass ?
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Very nice straps.
Why you made it single pass ?
Because:
I remove the inner strap because it is in fact useless: should only keep the watch in place without moving up or down the strap.
But even without this extra inner strap: the watch moves maybe 1-3 mm, so no problem.
Secondly: the watch is less thick up the wrist!
Johan
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I see your point! ;)
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....Oikonikos is kindly requested, to correct the translation of (συντομεύστε), which is actually the phrase for .....please be quick, and replace it, with the correct for this act / procedure, which is shortening - i.e. in Greek, κόντυμα. ;)
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Johan, nice and tidy job ! Thank you for posting.
Keep posting such solutions, many might need them. ;)
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This is exactly what I did with my only NATO strap
Because it was way too short, the buckle would never reach bottom side of the wrist.
I removed the part of the strap that goes to watch lugs and turned it into a single pass.
Now I can place the watch exactly where it needs to be on the strap, so the buckle is exactly where it doesn't trigger my OCD :D
The part where you trim the end of the strap, in order to shorten it, was pretty neat!
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....Oikonikos is kindly requested, to correct the translation of (συντομεύστε), which is actually the phrase for .....please be quick, and replace it, with the correct for this act / procedure, which is shortening - i.e. in Greek, κόντυμα. ;)
Thank you Giorgos, for the constructive comment !!
Johan
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This is exactly what I did with my only NATO strap
Because it was way too short, the buckle would never reach bottom side of the wrist.
I removed the part of the strap that goes to watch lugs and turned it into a single pass.
Now I can place the watch exactly where it needs to be on the strap, so the buckle is exactly where it doesn't trigger my OCD :D
The part where you trim the end of the strap, in order to shorten it, was pretty neat!
Well done, Wagner669 !
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Thank you Giorgos, for the constructive comment !!
Johan
And can perfect it, ??? by changing the title to Synthetic NATO straps ( Κοντυμα )
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And can perfect it, ??? by changing the title to Synthetic NATO straps ( Κοντυμα )
Oikonikos, please can you change it ? I see not how to do it ... :( Johan
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Well done, Wagner669 !
So, I made a cut around the 23 mark, but the strap is black and it's not easy to see where the cut is
(https://i.imgur.com/tVELZWP.jpg)
And I also made an epic job and that's the main reason you can't see that the strap was modified
(https://i.imgur.com/ONHwbhk.jpg)
:D :D :D :D :D
Removing the bracelet from the citizen excalibur is a pain in the butt, so, no recent pictures of the watch on the NATO :'(
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So, I made a cut around the 23 mark, but the strap is black and it's not easy to see where the cut is
(https://i.imgur.com/tVELZWP.jpg)
And I also made an epic job and that's the main reason you can't see that the strap was modified
(https://i.imgur.com/ONHwbhk.jpg)
:D :D :D :D :D
Removing the bracelet from the citizen excalibur is a pain in the butt, so, no recent pictures of the watch on the NATO :'(
This is a very clean cut, Wagner. What method do you use to melt it?
(And what means "OCD" ???)
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This is a very clean cut, Wagner. What method do you use to melt it?
(And what means "OCD" ???)
OCD is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, the idea that everything must line up “just right” :D
There's more to OCD as a disorder, and there are more than just one symptom before it is characterized as a disorder.
But order and symmetry is what triggers me :)
I used a crafts knife to cut the strap and a lighter to melt the nylon and then press it even
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(https://i.imgur.com/6inMrNy.jpg)
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Oikonikos, please can you change it ? I see not how to do it ... :( Johan
Got it
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(https://i.imgur.com/6inMrNy.jpg)
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