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Chaps,

I'm not that clued up on straps. Can someone comment on this. I understood on genuine ones the diagonal grooves on the back don't go right up to the edge but stop 1mm - 1.5mm from the edge of the strap.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Breitling-20mm-Bl ... 3a642003fd

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Looks ok to me.

Tricky - it may be an earlier version (the one with the embossed logo on the Tang buckle, rather than the raised) - I've had a few of those over the years, and the strap looks almost too black and glossy compared to the later version. Another tell-tale was that the genuine straps were almost always one piece, whereas the fakes had a 'seam' down the side of the strap - then I found a NOS from an AD that had a seam too.

The only real giveaway on the better fakes is the quality - the rubber tends to 'whiten' after a few folds on the asian replicas, whereas the OEM versions were much more robust.

I've not come across a good fake of the new type raised Breitling logo on the Tang buckle - though it will no doubt only be a question of time...

Mike

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The grooves on the back of my (raised logo tang) strap go all the way to the edge.

If you're thinking of buying, ask Andrew Michaels for a price. I paid the same for a brand new one as this guy's BiN for a used old style.

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