We wanted to give you some more info on this drop and answer any questions you may have on this unique offering. Doing this drop was new territory for MD as well as us on a more mainstream level, as these straps are something very different from whats out there in the mainstream watch strap marketplace. While it may look like a basic leather strap and nothing more, these are in fact extremely unique, vintage, hard to source and they are like wearing art on your wrist as each one is truly 1 of a kind and different. Each ammo pouch is close to 60 years old and while these are quite old, they will gain a truly gorgeous patina over time and last for a very long time. The quality of the leather is top notch as each pouch is military grade leather. They get better the more you wear and use them, but they do need some sort of leather conditioner as we try to leave them as raw as we can to allow our customers to choose the leather conditioner of their choice. Each strap is different so you will be getting a 1 of a kind strap, some have markings on them from actual soldiers wearing them while others may have been sitting in storage for most of their lives. We have even received pouches that had initials hand carved into the pouch by the actual soldiers, while others have had stamps on the back side of the leather. Yes, there are many cheaper leather options out there for your watch and on the outside, these look basic, but they are much more than that and once we run out we have no major source to get more, so they truly are limited in nature. We are making each strap ordered on this drop to your specs and as always, everything is hand done including the stitching. If you have any questions simply drop them in the discussion area and we will be happy to do our best to answer them.
We agree, we sent MD more photos but they were unable to show more than 2 of them so we were left with many white BG photos to show which does not do these straps justice in our opinion. 1 thing to note is that a few of the Panerai photos show a pre-v (larger) style buckle which is not included in the drop, we just posted it here for an example of what the overall look of the strap will look like on a watch. Enjoy, and let us know if you guys need anything else.
Each deploy clasp is different, so we can't say all will not fit on these, but we have set this drop up to utilize a spring bar tang buckle that is easily removable and will allow you to fit whatever buckle you prefer onto it. A lot of our customers like to fit a buckle that matches the watch's brand, others leave what we ship to them on the strap.
Bending the leather into the retainer all the time wears it out after a while, which is shame if it's a unique leather. Could you recommend a brand of deployant in a brushed stainless that would work with these particular straps?
We don’t normally offer deploy clasps so we have little to no knowledge of the best places to source them. Many of our customers have had their ammo pouch straps for 3-6 years and their straps look great, if not better than when they purchased them. We haven’t seen any negative results from the use of a tang buckle.
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