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Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 [message #15046 is a reply to message #775]

Tue, 25 May 2021 19:34

Jenneke
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Registered: May 2013
Location: Netherlands

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This watch deserved a nice pigskin strap. With one end longer than the other one to get the clasp on the normal spot on your wrist. Something like this (picture from Cary?):
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I gave up finding one. But I did pick up a Golfers Pal. This had a continuous strap made from pigskin.
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I don't have professional leather tools... but alternatives did the job too.

The steps I took: cut the strap in half, make the end thinner, make is smaller (for the lugs).
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Glue it (and wait...), make holes, sew it.
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Happy with the end result!
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		Ristside Varsity 1938 By: Jenneke on Mon, 24 June 2013 22:34
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: mikey on Tue, 25 June 2013 02:04
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: Jenneke on Tue, 25 June 2013 16:13
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: Jenneke on Tue, 25 May 2021 19:34
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: afire on Tue, 25 May 2021 20:31
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 26 May 2021 00:38
		Re: Ristside Varsity 1938 By: Case on Wed, 26 May 2021 16:51

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