10 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 9, 2012
Singapore
Hi everyone I am ready to purchase a leather strap for my 3878 but am torn between the pin buckle and the deployment clasp. I like the latter but the cost difference is huge!
Pin around $140 Deployment around $520
Can anyone opine on this? Is the cost difference worth it?
5,019 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 29, 2003Sarasota, FL,
United States
Other than the cost it is a matter of taste and tradition. The benefit of a deployant is that it is harder for the watch to fall off your wrist when you take it off or put it on. Some find certain deployant straps to be uncomfortable. Get the one that is most confortable and within your budget.
I personally prefer the deployant clasp, all other things being equal. It is easier to put the watch on and take it off, and also there is less wear to the strap (no need to bend the leather to fit the prong in the hole).
On very traditional watches I like the more traditional pin buckles. But to me the 3878 is a modern design and a deployant fits fine.
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
I share both Alan's and Michael's opinion - my older pieces also happen to be hand-wound, so I prefer a pin buckle for easy access to viewing the movement as I wind it. they are also lighter, and have less tendency to slip off (as compared to heavier modern pieces)
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10 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 9, 2012
Singapore
Thanks for your views. I tend to gravitate towards the deployment clasp but having the 'thing' costs more than the alligator strap itself sounds wrong! I have the next 12-18 hours to ponder over it.
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
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Kmlin1981, a few collectors in your (and my) native city may be able to assist with your concerns - drop me an email if u wish.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch. all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
5,019 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 29, 2003Sarasota, FL,
United States
kmlin1981 Wrote:Thanks for your views. I tend to gravitate towards the deployment clasp but having the 'thing' costs more than the alligator strap itself sounds wrong! I have the next 12-18 hours to ponder over it.
Just to be clear... It is a DEPLOYANT not a deployment clasp.
I am ready to purchase a leather strap for my 3878 but am torn between the pin buckle and the deployment clasp. I like the latter but the cost difference is huge!
Pin around $140
Deployment around $520
Can anyone opine on this? Is the cost difference worth it?
Thanks
Last edited: 8 November, 2012 - 12:49
On very traditional watches I like the more traditional pin buckles. But to me the 3878 is a modern design and a deployant fits fine.
Regards, Michael
mfriedberg@iwcforum.com
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
To come to the point, whatever your theoric preference, I wouldn't put the deployant on a pilot's watch, that's too far from tradition*.
The new deployant is very nice, still a piece of steel though; for the reason above and for its price, I wouldn't do it.
*Sometimes it's fun to deviate from orthodoxy :)
Regards,
Roberto
Last edited: 11 January, 2013 - 11:07
I have the next 12-18 hours to ponder over it.
Regards, Shing | email iwcforme1976 (at) gmail (dot) com
time does not change us. it just unfolds us. max frisch.
all that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. baltasar gracian.
Last edited: 8 December, 2012 - 16:07
Just to be clear... It is a DEPLOYANT not a deployment clasp.
Last edited: 8 November, 2012 - 12:49
Regards
Dave
Last edited: 20 November, 2012 - 05:17