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Deployant or Buckle
Deployant 82%  82%  [ 9 ]
Buckle 18%  18%  [ 2 ]
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wessa
PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 2:28 am 
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My tang style straps with the butterfly deployant show hardly any wear after 1-2 years of wear.
(Hmmm, and they say Chinese is confusing)
Having said that, with 14 straps and 10 bracelets, they do not get much wear (here we go again)

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Deployant every day of the week for me when worn with a Breitling strap. I find the Breitling tang and buckle quite sharp on the leading edge which can wear a strap much quicker than other brands. I've seen tang and buckle straps on watches in AD windows that are already showing signs of wear just from a few people trying them on....

And to echo Roff, ABP are a fantastic alternative to OEM Breitling. IMO Breitling (and AP) make the best OEM straps I've ever handled, but ABP has the added benefit of being fully customisable.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 3:38 am 
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I have the Breitling croc strap which is very nice, on a deployment. Its brand new so at this time I'm not finding it naturally comfortable possibly not helped by a new strap which needs to bed in. Its quite thick!

I have fairly normal - large wrists. I hope as the strap softens it will become more comfortable.

Have others found this?

From the box I'd guess a buckle would be more comfortable. However the strap wouldn't last as long...
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bonerp wrote:
Have others found this?

Yes. It can take several weeks for the strap to soften up because it is so thick.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2014 5:23 am 
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Roffensian wrote:
bonerp wrote:
Have others found this?

Yes. It can take several weeks for the strap to soften up because it is so thick.


assumed so - thanks Roff
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