![]() ![]() So I had a few extra straps made and started this web site to let people know about My Vintage Watch Strap Designs.Ģ7 October Situation as normal as it gets. I realised that there were probably other watch collectors wanting a strap like this but not able to find one. I had to pay for the tooling needed to make the design I wanted, which would have made a single strap very expensive. I wanted to be able to wear my grandfather's wristwatch but I found at the time that it was impossible to get a strap to fit the narrow fixed wire lugs, so after a lot of fruitless searching I eventually had one made. These were manufactured during the Great War (World War One, WW1, 1914 ‐ 1918) and my grandfather's wristwatch has the fixed wire lugs that were usual for men's wristwatches at the time. I became interested in vintage watches in 2004 when I inherited my grandfather's and grandmother's Rolex wristwatches, shown in the picture here. I am a Chartered Engineer and watch collector named David Boettcher - but please don't worry about my family name, just call me David. Grandfather's Watch is on a Type B Strap: Click image to enlarge. Bocks and Rams: IWC and Stauffer Trademarks.New product: Leather and Sterling Alberts.Savonnette and Lépine Watches and Cases.Converted Wristwatches - Transitional? No.Bears Galore! Three Bears and 0♹35 Silver.Borgel 2: Taubert & Fils and Taubert Frères.Borgel 1: François Borgel and Louisa Borgel.Straps for Vintage Fixed Wire Lug Trench Watches or Officer's Wristwatches ![]()
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