1,589 Discussions and CommentsMember since May 16, 2002
James, you have made two great choices, the Portuguese Automatic, and then adding the Santoni strap! Give yourself a pat on the back after a clip around the ear for even thinking a Milanese bracelet is preferable to a Santoni! Next watch Red Gold Portuguese Perpetual fitted with another Santoni. And no, there is no gold Milanese option! LOL!
2,631 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 20, 2007
James, you already acquired a fantastic timepiece. Adding that Santoni strap to it, has taken it up 2 levels!
Wear it in good health, and welcome to this forum.
All that is left for me is to add the warning to your address, that you should be aware that you are now, whether you like it or not, infected with the infamous Übervirus.
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3,234 Discussions and CommentsMember since Aug. 23, 2002Montreal, Quebec,
Canada
Hi James, big congrats on the 5001 & Santoni addition!!!
All that's left is to see photos of this amazing watch/strap combination so feel free to post as many as you like.
It's not the first time I say this but the 5001 is almost the perfect watch!!!!!!
I am often in Geneva or connecting through Geneva, so maybe we can meet up at the Boutique during one of my visits. Maybe David can come down and meet us too.
21 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 10, 2012
Bit late for my comment, but I would have hazzarded that the metallic may have just about worked with the black faced Auto, but notmthe white. However, your pics have made me think about changing the black to brown on my Auto. I'd have to get a brown belt!
James - great choice of watch and the perfect strap to complement it. The forum has a growing number of 5001/Santoni pairings, including my black dial with dark brown strap.
Nad Zakem Wrote: I am often in Geneva or connecting through Geneva, so maybe we can meet up at the Boutique during one of my visits. Maybe David can come down and meet us too.
527 Discussions and CommentsMember since Sept. 16, 2008Duesseldorf,
Germany
And once again this forum and the great people here enabled the right choice;-)
James, big congrats! 5001 with Santoni is simply unbeatable! But now please, don't keep us waiting and post some pics of your beauty. People infected with that virus - as all of us clearly are - need those pics like air for breathing.
4,731 Discussions and CommentsMember since Dec. 18, 2006
The question about the Milanese bracelet made me remember an experiment I did a long time ago. Here is the Portuguese Automatic with white dial an blue hands on a Breitling Navitimer bracelet. I just had it on long enough to take a few pictures, the end pieces didn't fit to the case properly even though it doesn't look too bad in the picture:
Sorry if I shocked anybody, that wasn't my intent. I have never worn the watch on a steel bracelet and the Croco fits the watch perfectly!
2,996 Discussions and CommentsMember since April 2, 2011Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
cinq Wrote:The question about the Milanese bracelet made me remember an experiment I did a long time ago. Here is the Portuguese Automatic with white dial an blue hands on a Breitling Navitimer bracelet. I just had it on long enough to take a few pictures, the end pieces didn't fit to the case properly even though it doesn't look too bad in the picture:
Sorry if I shocked anybody, that wasn't my intent. I have never worn the watch on a steel bracelet and the Croco fits the watch perfectly!
Kind regards,
Clemens
interesting to see. thanks for sharing.
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.
3,731 Discussions and CommentsMember since March 28, 2001
Your watch and strap are the perfect combination, congratulations! I guess that the Milanese mesh bracelet would have looked great too. It is rather thick, so it would not look too frail, in my opinion. It is rather refined too, so I guess it would improve on the experiment of Clemens, great experiment, it looks quite nice already. When living in hot, humid conditions, and summer in Geneva can be quite hot, this is a good way to wear a Portuguese Automatic without exposing the strap too much. I really would like to see a picture of that combination.
Kind regards, Paul
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Cheers Greg Chalk
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Wear it in good health, and welcome to this forum.
All that is left for me is to add the warning to your address, that you should be aware that you are now, whether you like it or not, infected with the infamous Übervirus.
To understand more about this infliction - please visit here often and feel free to use the search (that little magnifying glass at the top right of your screen) to search for it.
Best regards
Mark
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Kind regards,
Clemens
All that's left is to see photos of this amazing watch/strap combination so feel free to post as many as you like.
It's not the first time I say this but the 5001 is almost the perfect watch!!!!!!
I am often in Geneva or connecting through Geneva, so maybe we can meet up at the Boutique during one of my visits. Maybe David can come down and meet us too.
Will keep you posted.
Cheers,
Nad
Last edited: 27 February, 2013 - 17:48
Always happy to get together. Keep me posted.
Best regards,
David
James, big congrats! 5001 with Santoni is simply unbeatable! But now please, don't keep us waiting and post some pics of your beauty. People infected with that virus - as all of us clearly are - need those pics like air for breathing.
Sorry if I shocked anybody, that wasn't my intent. I have never worn the watch on a steel bracelet and the Croco fits the watch perfectly!
Kind regards,
Clemens
interesting to see. thanks for sharing.
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.
Kind regards,
Paul
What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)
Last edited: 1 March, 2013 - 07:41