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806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
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Author:  Richbrowne [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:04 am ]
Post subject:  806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
Hi everyone,
First post on this forum. :)

I have just procured one of the new release 806 1959 and am looking to swap out the leather 'pin' strap for a Beads of Rice bracelet or maybe a mesh bracelet. I'm also not totally obverse to a croc/alligator strap with a deployment buckle.

Does anyone have any idea where I could get the Beads of Rice bracelet, either original or a good third party creation, please?

I'd prefer that the bracelet was a close fit right up to the case if possible as opposed to just starting/ending at the springpin.

Thank you in advance for any help.
Author:  WatchFred [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
there were no original "beads of rice" bracelets for the Navitimer, the first documented steel bracelet was the JB Champion mesh Breitling used for the 1962 Cosmonaute.

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Author:  WatchFred [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
it does look great on "brown distressed leather" (that's a Hod inkee strap, space intentional as otherwise suppressed by our forum software)

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Author:  WatchFred [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
or a "Gaucho Leather" from Milanostraps

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Author:  Richbrowne [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
WatchFred wrote:
it does look great on "brown distressed leather" (that's a Hod inkee strap, space intentional as otherwise suppressed by our forum software)

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Is that on a deployment buckle?
Author:  WatchFred [ Tue Nov 19, 2019 8:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
regular strap, but a "butterfly" deployant-type buckle can be added.
Author:  buddman [ Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 806 1959 Beads of Rice Bracelet?
These are called mesh or Milanese straps. You’ll find something easily with a 22mm size but a curved end that fits properly will be harder.

https://www.strapcode.com/collections/mesh
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