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Hi guyz!

Ordered my Ocean Racer strap and Deployant buckle today from my nearest AD in Aberdeen £211/$423, he gave me 10% off!!

Anyway I will have it in about a week and I will have to fit it to my Skyland myself so I'm just wondering if you more experienced guyz can give me any tips!

I bought a tool for taking off/on my straps after reading a post from BBloke (Cheers 4 that) so that will be no problem (I've already tried) but I am a bit apprehensive about cutting the straps. I've not seen one in the flesh before so maybe once I have it I'll soon figure it out but I think it's best if I ask you guyz first.

Any tips much appreciated!

Cheers.

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Avenger Skyland(Black)
Super Avenger(White)

Moved on:
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Panerai 312
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It's pretty obvious where to cut - there are little marks across the strap, the only advice I can think of is - go slow - take one off at a time and you'll have a harder time screwing it up and make sure you balance the strap - i.e. take one off one side, then one off the other.

Also consider the micro adjuster - don't cut it snug with the micro adjuster on the longest setting because then all you can do is make it tighter!

Hello andrew,

I just picked up my own Ocean Racer from my AD yesterday. I got an (unasked) discount of 15%, getting down to $416. Pleasant surprise!

The AD asked if they should put it on, but as I didn't have the SO with me I decided to do it myself yesterday evening.

Sizing the strap is easy, you just have to be careful and think before you act. As Roffensian said, it's difficult to put cut rubber back in place.

I removed 2 "bits" on each side, having the micro adjuster in the middle position. That way it's tight enough (as tight as I like it) in the afternoon, having room for making it both tighter (for mornings/cold water) and less tight (for really warm days).

Just let me know if you would like me to take a few pics guiding you step by step through the sizing.

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Ok, just a quick guide. As said, as long as you're careful and think before you act there should be no problems.

This is probably how the OR strap looks when delivered to you (but without the spring bar):


First, remove your existing strap/bracelet so you get the case alone:


Now, transfer the spring bars to your OR strap and then attach the strap to the case. I prefer to have the wings on my clasp/deployant the same direction as the wings on the dial of the watch:


When looking at the deployant, the red circled pin is for the deployant mechanism and has nothing to do with sizing the strap. Do NOT try to remove this one:


I prefer to set the micro adjuster in the middle when sizing the watch. That way I have some room to make it both more and less tight:


Here you see the spring bar for one side of the deployant. Compress it and remove the strap:


Now, cut with a sharp knife along the line, marked with red. Only cut away 1 piece at the same time - better to do it multiple times than getting a strap that's too short. When cutting, avoid damaging the hole for the spring bar:


Insert the spring bar from the cut piece into the strap, and then put it back into the deployant:


Now, move to the other side of the deployant. The spring bar is located inside the deployant at the red circle:


Repeat the cutting step from above (look at the same pic if you really need another pic ) and re-insert the strap.

Continue to move from one side of the deployant to the other, removing one piece per turn, till the strap feels tight enough. Remember to check that the micro adjuster is still in it's middle position.

Finally, you're there!

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Brilliant instruction guide Aleister!

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Very imformative post there!
Don't let the Doc see that Coral Steelfish!!

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Breitling Superocean Heritage 46 Black, Ocean Racer
Rolex Submariner Bi-Metal, Yellow Gold/Blue
Panerai 112, Black Leather (Soon Hopefully!)

Excellent, I was wondering how to do it too while looking at one at the AD yesterday.

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Brilliant aleister

I'll hopefully have to refer to this sooner rather than later.

Thanks for putting in so much work for us all.

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Thanks Aleister!

Really good of you to do that. I wasn't expecting it to be so accurate, I can't go wrong! Hopefully. I should have no problem now just waiting for the bloody thing to get here. I'll post some amazing pics(just like the last set)when I get the strap on!

Once again thanks for taking the time and effort to do that, thats what makes this site so good, great guyz who are willing to go that bit further to help someone out!!

Cheers, Andrew.

ps. Have a good weekend. I'm not as lucky as you, I'm working Saturday this week!

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Currently:
Avenger Skyland(Black)
Super Avenger(White)

Moved on:
Montbrillant Legende(Silver)
Panerai 312
SOHC 125th Ann. LE(Silver)
Navitimer World(Pearl)
Panerai 441

Aleister - I'm waiting patiently! Strap was meant to be here today but as usual it's late. But the good news is it will be here tomorrow so I'll let u know how I get on tomorrow night!

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Currently:
Avenger Skyland(Black)
Super Avenger(White)

Moved on:
Montbrillant Legende(Silver)
Panerai 312
SOHC 125th Ann. LE(Silver)
Navitimer World(Pearl)
Panerai 441

Good luck! As long as you think before you act, you can't go wrong.

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New strap and buckle fitted tonight! Looks sweet, really happy! Thanks for the guide Aleister it worked a treat! Looks like I'm complete now for the time being!!!! I'll try and post some pics before the weekend.

ps I wonder if they make the strap in yellow or red?

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Currently:
Avenger Skyland(Black)
Super Avenger(White)

Moved on:
Montbrillant Legende(Silver)
Panerai 312
SOHC 125th Ann. LE(Silver)
Navitimer World(Pearl)
Panerai 441

They do it in red Andrew, I fancy it on my SA

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Breitling Super Avenger White, Steel
Breitling Superocean Heritage 46 Black, Ocean Racer
Rolex Submariner Bi-Metal, Yellow Gold/Blue
Panerai 112, Black Leather (Soon Hopefully!)

Yeah, but have you seen the red - I mean it's RED

We aren't talking chronomat dial red here.

Is it an Ocean Racer Strap, does anyone have any pics? Bloody hell looks like I'm on the prowl for another accessory, does this madness ever stop?

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Currently:
Avenger Skyland(Black)
Super Avenger(White)

Moved on:
Montbrillant Legende(Silver)
Panerai 312
SOHC 125th Ann. LE(Silver)
Navitimer World(Pearl)
Panerai 441