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 Post subject: Watch on strap- storage
PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:04 am 
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Hey, this is quite a random question but when my watch was on the pilot bracelet I used to put it into its leather box/ travel case at night. Now I have a strap with tang I'm wondering whats the best thing to do at night or during a period where the watch is not being worn. What I mean is should I leave the watch laying flat out when the strap is fitted or put it as I normally would into the leather case. My reason for wondering this is that if I put the watch into the case (hence buckling it up around the pillow) won't I increase wear on the strap?

PS> Maybe i'm just thinking too much! haha :geek:
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Hey, this is quite a random question but when my watch was on the pilot bracelet I used to put it into its leather box/ travel case at night. Now I have a strap with tang I'm wondering whats the best thing to do at night or during a period where the watch is not being worn. What I mean is should I leave the watch laying flat out when the strap is fitted or put it as I normally would into the leather case. My reason for wondering this is that if I put the watch into the case (hence buckling it up around the pillow) won't I increase wear on the strap?

PS> Maybe i'm just thinking too much! haha :geek:



Maybe over thinking it a little. It's not really going to cause much wear when it's just sitting around the pillow unless you pull it really tight.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:19 am 
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Thanks for the reply...

I think some beers will sort out the over thinking! :D
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Personally, I would just wrap it around the pillow without fastening the buckle. I'm not a fan of tang buckles and much prefer deployants, as they keep the straps in much better shape over the long term by spreading out the force applied to the strap rather than concentrating it on the single hole. I agree that on a pillow, unless it is tightly fastened around it, it won't add much wear at all, but you can avoid any wear by not fastening it.

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if its a long time id recommend buying a watch winder
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asertway wrote:
if its a long time id recommend buying a watch winder



How will that avoid wear?

On a winder the strap will have to be done up or it will fall off.
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You can store the watch on the pillow just be sure not to use the tang buckle between the hours of 8pm and 3am.....oh wait.....that's a different thread. Yea you're over thinking it!

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mfserge wrote:
You can store the watch on the pillow just be sure not to use the tang buckle between the hours of 8pm and 3am.....oh wait.....that's a different thread. Yea you're over thinking it!



haha that is funny
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Why don't you want to just lay it flat? And yeah, definitely over thinking this one.

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I will say that my Navitimer Bracelet is just tight enough that the clasp barely closes. I have worried a bit about stretching it out, but never thought twice about my straps.
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tubs wrote:

I think some beers will sort out the over thinking! :D


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thomasenlow1 wrote:
just tight enough. I have worried a bit about stretching it out


In the words of Michael Scott..."That's what she said!!!!"

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mfserge wrote:
You can store the watch on the pillow just be sure not to use the tang buckle between the hours of 8pm and 3am.....oh wait.....that's a different thread. Yea you're over thinking it!


:uplaugh:

It's really gotten to you Sergio :lol:

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