Alternative Strap for IWC Mark XV - Rubber / Nylon

[Steven]

My wife recently surprised me with a IWC Mark XV - hooray..happy happy joy joy - and I was thinking of getting an alternative strap for this beautiful piece. I am wondering does anyone know of any place that sells either rubber or nylon straps for IWC Mark XV.

Appreciate your kind comments folks!

[exxondus]

wah congrates congrates!!

u managed to find a brand new one? Is this the Spitfire or the classic pilot?

nylon you can try gnonomewatches to get their zulu straps? For rubber, a bit hard cos the lug size is 19mm. Its possible to find leather straps but for rubber so far I oso cant really find..

Prob can try finding used seiko straps. Some seiko straps are also 19mm.

[Steven]

thanks bill, its the classic pilot watch, actually its pre-owned..but i love it still

very interesting.....i will go to shaw towers tomorrow to check it out

[turboducky]

thanks bill, its the classic pilot watch, actually its pre-owned..but i love it still

very interesting.....i will go to shaw towers tomorrow to check it out

Hiya Steve, hope you got your strap, if not, you can try www.thewatchboys.com; they have a larget range. I have a Mk 16 & it's 20mm, not sure if yours same. Good luck!

[exxondus]

if u are planning to buy from watchboys, rem that Mark XV is 19mm Lug size

cheers!

[toffeesthings]

Hi Steven,
Bro Exxondus is correct, the Mark XV lug is 19mm, and if you're using the deployant or normal buckle, it's 16mm, so make sure you get a 20 or 19mm that tapers down to 16mm.
I was lucky to find 20/16mm straps to fit my Mark XV from my neighborhood shop at only $14! : )

[exxondus]

fwah only 14!! good deal man!! maybe I shld go those hdb shops rook see rook see also

btw, tht u bought from Jwwatch?

[toffeesthings]

Bro Exondus,
Haha, you're quite sharp. For my first Mark XV, I bought the strap at $38 from JW Watches, a very nice almost Kevlar-like, water-proof strap that fit perfectly, but I sold it off, spare strap and all.

Last week I bought another classic Mark XV (thanks to your recommendation, been meaning to thank you but had no time to post until today) so I toured around my neighborhood shop yesterday and found the Paros brand at $14 including free 19mm spring bars to replace the original IWC curved ones.

So I guess if any bros/sis is not too fussy, the neighborhood 'Paros' brand straps that range from $14-20 are quite good-looking and value for money : )

[exxondus]

congrates on your re-acquiring of the classic mark XV!! keke....

[toffeesthings]

Thanks bro! I appreciate better the beauty of the Mark XV classic over the Mark XVI because of you. Now thinking of getting the Mark XV 'normal' spitfire to complete the collection : )

[petf69]

Hiya Steve, hope you got your strap, if not, you can try www.thewatchboys.com; they have a larget range. I have a Mk 16 & it's 20mm, not sure if yours same. Good luck!

Can share your experience ordering from the watchboys? the IWC straps looks promising....any retailers here?

looking for a strap for my topgun chrono 44mm

cheers!

[turboducky]

Can share your experience ordering from the watchboys? the IWC straps looks promising....any retailers here?

looking for a strap for my topgun chrono 44mm

cheers!

Not much of a problem & they take about 10 to 14 days to send it over as they are located in Canada.

Hey, btw I am looking for a strap for my Top Gun too. I bought 2 Kevlar straps from TheWatchBoy but didnt like it too much as it looks kinda small for a 44mm watch! As for the leather one, I dont think it will look good on the PVD too. I heard someone is selling some custom made ones with rivets, that might be a good bet.

http://www.thewatchboys.com/iwc-styl...tch-p-215.html