So this is kind of like getting a new watch. After taking forever to take some great advice from @imagwai , I finally ordered some custom corfam style straps from GLC Straps that work with the factory deployant. They came out great and were extremely reasonable in price. I highly recommend their straps and custom shop. You will see many more photos of them on my Instagram
Thanks you @imagwai 👍
Not a watch, a week in Madeira, 4 weeks time, although they have a couple of nice watch shops. wife is bouncing already at the thought of a holiday.
Nice! You forgot the most important info. What watch will you wear for vacation?
Very difficult decision!
Finally had a chance to try on the Black Bay Pro. I'm on the fence about whether to get it.
It's a nice watch but definitely flawed. The thickness really kills it for me. They did such a great job on the BB58, it's a bummer they couldn't make this one work.
Saw the blue BB58 at my AD last week, still a very cool watch and probably the best in the line-up. Might be a great daily beater alternative to the sub.
I've seen that one on the gram. I like it but I think you'd be better off chasing a snowflake. Looks like an expensive mod and decreases the value of your watch on top of that. But then again it's great looking and unique.
I just admire what he's done, love the look.
On a related note, one of the reasons I like the FXD is that it's not trying to copy or pay tribute to anything. It's a niche watch, purpose built for what it is, and I just really love the way it looks. Plus I don't have anything in my collection like it. The Pro just felt a little too similar to my 58, but I still really liked it, just didn't feel head over heels in love with it.
On a Dutch watchforum I've seen this one, not artificially bleached or anything, person wears the watch a lot during work and swimming;
Nice! You forgot the most important info. What watch will you wear for vacation?
The grey one is much thicker than the red. The red is a replacement sourced direct from TAG this year, the grey came on the watch from Japan. I have two watches with the thicker straps, both from Japan - are the straps in Japan thicker? Maybe Snowy knows?
I have some New Old stock straps of Formula1.
Three Red straps I ordered recently are all thin from TH Japan.
Another Two Orange straps, one from France is thick, one from TH Japan is thin.
New watch came in today!! Been looking at this since it was released but never pulled the trigger. It came up in an awards catalogue from work and took it as a sign. Cool, vintage character and the brightest orange dial I have ever encountered.
In addition, my local AD tells me these straps are now discontinued and can not be ordered from TH. The NOS one I just got was from eBay.
Can’t beat free! The size is nice as well. On paper it’s 41mm and 14mm thick but wears like a 39mm and just the right amount of thickness. It’s a perfect addition to my collection.
As much as I like the new orange Aquaracer, I would like the new Night Diver Aquaracer. I can wait a bit as I hope they make a 40mm version of it in the future.
Really? That seems hard to believe... I've had no problem ordering all sorts of F1 straps here, it's a nice money maker for TAG, £32 for a strap that probably costs £1.
