Everest strap for Rolex

[Dave3166]

Hi all, I’m thinking about getting an Everest Rubber strap for my Blue Submariner.
Has anyone got some pictures with of theirs with the strap so I can see what they look like please.
Cheers.
Dave.

[blingybongy]

[Dave3166]

Not quite what I had in mind

[Chessers]

Have a look at RubberB too, very good quality, have one on my GMT

[eccles]

Vanguard make some very nice fitted straps for Rolex and Tudor. I ordered the black rubber for my BB58 this afternoon and it's due to be delivered Tuesday!

[the_kato]

eccles said:

Vanguard make some very nice fitted straps for Rolex and Tudor. I ordered the black rubber for my BB58 this afternoon and it's due to be delivered Tuesday!

Was that from the Vanguard website? I fancy one but get put off by stories of people getting hammered for customs charges

[eccles]

the_kato said:

eccles said:

Vanguard make some very nice fitted straps for Rolex and Tudor. I ordered the black rubber for my BB58 this afternoon and it's due to be delivered Tuesday!

Was that from the Vanguard website? I fancy one but get put off by stories of people getting hammered for customs charges

Yes, $13, DHL express postage. My strap was $130, but if you sign up for emails you get $20 off. I think it ended up being £97 all in. I expect to get stiffed for customs etc, so probably another £30 or so.Compared to the other brands mentioned that still works out relatively cheap and from what I can tell the reviews really rate them. The other bonus is that the straps are compatible with the OEM deployant clasp.

[Ninjin]

Don't forget crafter blue too if you are going to order from overseas. I was very impressed with the strap for my Seiko.

[Barchettaman]

+1 for Crafter Blue. My strap is excellent.

[eccles]

Barchettaman said:

+1 for Crafter Blue. My strap is excellent.

+2, they're great straps, but strangely they don't seem to make one for the BB58.

[Dave3166]

Nice replies, cheers guys.
Will check out some of the other brands.

[eccles]

My Vanguard strap arrived in 2 days! Seems it shipped from Dubai of all places.
It really is a nice bit of kit. It really matches the scale of the BB58 with a nice taper and not too thick. It has plenty of holes, fairly close together so you can get a good fit on the wrist. That is one criticism of the Everest strap, difficulty in getting a nice fit as the holes are fairly widely spaced.

[Deefor62]

eccles said:

My Vanguard strap arrived in 2 days! Seems it shipped from Dubai of all places.
It really is a nice bit of kit. It really matches the scale of the BB58 with a nice taper and not too thick. It has plenty of holes, fairly close together so you can get a good fit on the wrist. That is one criticism of the Everest strap, difficulty in getting a nice fit as the holes are fairly widely spaced.

Good heavens man. Straighten that bezel up. Some of us get itchy teeth.
Strap look good though.

[richthebike]

Old pic of mine on a Rubber B

[eccles]

Deefor62 said:

Good heavens man. Straighten that bezel up. Some of us get itchy teeth.
Strap look good though.

Many apologies, I hadn't noticed. These fitted rubber straps a fairly tight to fit so the bezel must have moved during the battle.

[the_kato]

eccles said:

My Vanguard strap arrived in 2 days! Seems it shipped from Dubai of all places.
It really is a nice bit of kit. It really matches the scale of the BB58 with a nice taper and not too thick. It has plenty of holes, fairly close together so you can get a good fit on the wrist. That is one criticism of the Everest strap, difficulty in getting a nice fit as the holes are fairly widely spaced.

How much was the customs charge mate?

[eccles]

the_kato said:

How much was the customs charge mate?

It only turned up ob Friday, the sting in the tail normally takes a few weeks to arrive....

I'm expecting something like £20 - £ 35 ish.

[the_kato]

I'm going to go for it. Will still be cheaper than £210 for an Everest!