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Axeguy
1372
Aug 1, 2019
I would like to buy the straps on their own for a real distressed watch I have in mind...
Cloaca
1906
Aug 2, 2019
AxeguyMartu Straps has some distressed options, cheap. She sometimes sells here on Drop, but not the more distressed stuff.
MGreenlee
25
Aug 2, 2019
AxeguyHoang Dat makes amazing straps.
Axeguy
1372
Aug 3, 2019
CloacaThank you
Axeguy
1372
Aug 3, 2019
MGreenleeThank you
Cloaca
1906
Aug 3, 2019
AxeguyMaru just had a distressed drop come up here: https://drop.com/buy/martu Whether the degree of distress meets your requirements, I don't know.
Axeguy
1372
Aug 3, 2019
CloacaThank you! They aren't distressed enough so I am going to buy a couple of them, tie them down, and make them watch Fox and CNN. That ought to do it.
Cloaca
1906
Aug 4, 2019
AxeguyYeah, the distressedness does leave something to be desired. She has a whole section on her website of distressed straps that are more "stone washed." Her "hand dyed" straps tend to look more distressed than her distressed straps: https://www.martuleather.com/store/c21/Hand_dyed_straps.html She also does more custom stuff. On this page the hardware on the "Hand Vintage & Copper Pre V" is definitely distressed, and the "Limited Edition Vintage Captain America" shows more deliberate distressing than in her normal distressed straps: https://www.martuleather.com/projects--limited-editions.html If you email her and let her know what you're thinking of, she may be able to do it. She's relatively inexpensive so even a custom strap would be affordable.
Axeguy
1372
Aug 6, 2019
CloacaThanks again for the really solid leads. I am starting my project using Martu straps. First piece is a 1998 Blancpain Air Command chrono. And the next will be a Bell&Ross WW1 Bombardier Regulateur. The Air Command is stylistically a Fifty Fathoms chrono with a semi-chunky bezel so it'll be fun to pimp it out a little. The B&R—if not familiar—is kind of a love-it-or-hate-it bombardier / bomb timer homage piece so a bit of an odd duck 49mm grey/brown PVD with scalloped bezel and left-side onion-style winding stem. The lugs are narrower but I think it needs something a little over-the-top-flight-crew looking or even cyber-punkish with bronze or copper. I'll send a photo along once I've got'er figured out. All the best!
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