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Hoyawolf
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:34 am 
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Anyone know a good leather shop which can do high quality work such as putting additional holes in a Breitling band?

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if you are looking to punch another hole in your strap, your AD should be able to do this for you.
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sharkman is a pro at this.....ask him what he recos.

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you can buy a 1 or 2mm pair of hole punch pliers for next to nothing. My AD gave me a pair. I use the 1mm since I use after market bifold deploys on my short tang buckle Breitling straps. The pin on the deploy is pretty thin and a 1mm punch allows me to put a hole between existing holes for a comfort fit without messing with the integrity of the strap. The same hole works fine if I change to a tang buckle - but I rarely do. It takes....oh...IDK...10 seconds! :wink:

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sharkman wrote:
you can buy a 1 or 2mm pair of hole punch pliers for next to nothing. My AD gave me a pair. I use the 1mm since I use after market bifold deploys on my short tang buckle Breitling straps. The pin on the deploy is pretty thin and a 1mm punch allows me to put a hole between existing holes for a comfort fit without messing with the integrity of the strap. The same hole works fine if I change to a tang buckle - but I rarely do. It takes....oh...IDK...10 seconds! :wink:


I was under the impression that you use a screwdriver :lol:

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you can buy a 1 or 2mm pair of hole punch pliers for next to nothing. My AD gave me a pair. I use the 1mm since I use after market bifold deploys on my short tang buckle Breitling straps. The pin on the deploy is pretty thin and a 1mm punch allows me to put a hole between existing holes for a comfort fit without messing with the integrity of the strap. The same hole works fine if I change to a tang buckle - but I rarely do. It takes....oh...IDK...10 seconds! :wink:


I was under the impression that you use a screwdriver :lol:



The Panerai strap was an entirely different matter BUTT HEAD. :poke: Seriuosly had to accomodate a POS after market Pnaerai deploy for a non-deploy strap! They don't make tools for that. And that's why you got the brand new one thrown in. :nana:

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I don't have an AD - I live in East Africa...

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Hoyawolf wrote:
I don't have an AD - I live in East Africa...



Scroll through this page - there are many choices under $50 - [url

http://www.ofrei.com/page_226.html#18623[/url]

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sharkman wrote:
Hoyawolf wrote:
I don't have an AD - I live in East Africa...



Scroll through this page - there are many choices under $50 - [url

http://www.ofrei.com/page_226.html#18623[/url]


That quick change punch for quick change spring bars is awesome. Too bad it's 260.00.

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RXPete wrote:
sharkman wrote:
Hoyawolf wrote:
I don't have an AD - I live in East Africa...



Scroll through this page - there are many choices under $50 - [url

http://www.ofrei.com/page_226.html#18623[/url]


That quick change punch for quick change spring bars is awesome. Too bad it's 260.00.



Missed that one and had never seen those before. Very cool.

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