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| Author: | Alan M [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
To my mind Straps are not metal and Bracelets are. If I'm wrong I'm wrong. Right or Wrong? |
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| Author: | kstone [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Seems logical enough to me. |
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| Author: | Deadred [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 10:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
That's how I try to identify between them. All metal=bracelet Other=strap In conversation sometimes "metal strap" is said to me by friends, but I know what they mean. |
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| Author: | Willows [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
That's how I've always thought of it... |
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| Author: | mrcheatle [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Deadred wrote: That's how I try to identify between them. All metal=bracelet Other=strap In conversation sometimes "metal strap" is said to me by friends, but I know what they mean. 
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| Author: | Alan M [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
It's just one of those silly little things that wind me up. |
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| Author: | Driver8 [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Alan M wrote: It's just one of those silly little things that wind me up.  I'm with you on this one Al! A bracelet is metal in my book, and a strap ain't! Needs to go in the site glossary of terms I reckon! 
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| Author: | Roffensian [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 3:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
I think that most of the times that people here refer to 'metal straps' (and it seems to be that way round rather than 'leather bracelet') is when English is not their first language. I agree that metal is always a bracelet and anything else is always a strap in the Breitling world, but it's not always that cut and dried. The JLC rubber bracelet is a bracelet in my mind simply because it is segmented. I don't know enough about it to know whether it is rubber coated metal or solid rubber, but the fact that it is made up of a number of separate pieces makes it a bracelet in my mind. |
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| Author: | roman4405 [ Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Roffensian wrote: I think that most of the times that people here refer to 'metal straps' (and it seems to be that way round rather than 'leather bracelet') is when English is not their first language. I agree that metal is always a bracelet and anything else is always a strap in the Breitling world, but it's not always that cut and dried. The JLC rubber bracelet is a bracelet in my mind simply because it is segmented. I don't know enough about it to know whether it is rubber coated metal or solid rubber, but the fact that it is made up of a number of separate pieces makes it a bracelet in my mind. I believe that the JLC bracelet is rubber coated metal pieces and I agree, that's about the only time that "rubber bracelet" actually fits. |
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| Author: | Alan M [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 1:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Roffensian wrote: I think that most of the times that people here refer to 'metal straps' (and it seems to be that way round rather than 'leather bracelet') is when English is not their first language. I agree that metal is always a bracelet and anything else is always a strap in the Breitling world, but it's not always that cut and dried. The JLC rubber bracelet is a bracelet in my mind simply because it is segmented. I don't know enough about it to know whether it is rubber coated metal or solid rubber, but the fact that it is made up of a number of separate pieces makes it a bracelet in my mind. I had not thought about the native tongue thing and I must say that I am constantly awed by the posts of those whose first language is not English. |
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| Author: | roman4405 [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 3:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Alan M wrote: I had not thought about the native tongue thing and I must say that I am constantly awed by the posts of those whose first language is not English. Hell, I'm awed by half the posts of people whose first language is English. |
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| Author: | JacksonStone [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
roman4405 wrote: I believe that the JLC bracelet is rubber coated metal pieces and I agree, that's about the only time that "rubber bracelet" actually fits. Cartier has one similar, although personally, I'd call that a rubberized bracelet, since it's still primarily metal. But I suppose that's splitting hairs. Edit: OK...who are the six yo-yos who voted for metal straps? |
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| Author: | roman4405 [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
I just want to thank AlanM for starting this thread. Now I'm noticing it more and more 
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| Author: | mrcheatle [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
Hmmm...that is another interesting argument Roff. Being that something is segmented, I would refer to that as a bracelet then. A strap (in my book) is non-metal, however, a strap is also something that is one piece of material. I'm sure there are products somewhere out there that are segmented and non-metal....therefore being bracelets. Never thought of it like that 
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| Author: | Alan M [ Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Please... Straps are Straps and Bracelets are Bracelets. |
roman4405 wrote: I just want to thank AlanM for starting this thread. Now I'm noticing it more and more Sorry about that. Just spreading the love.... (Call me Al, I will not call you Betty) |
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