mr_gray
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thanks for your comments
hi
i have been working on this. i haven't come up with much.
it is important that the solution is waterproof and hence all the very nice straps one can get are out (lots of custom options even for the difficult width of 23mm).
after considering a bunch of solutions i realise that it doesn't get much better than the original sail strap for looks. this does not help with swimming though.
re: bracelet i do think the FF will benefit from a coarser "shark" mesh and that good bulk is important in order to balance out the watch head.
the breitling bracelet is a good one and i am thinking that it might be possible to have the 24 mm bracelet slightly altered to fit.
the only obstacle to this now is price. such bracelets are not cheap.
until then the watch remains on the milanese which whilst a good solution for swimming is not my aesthetic druther.
i will post photos should i manage to find a waterproof solution which better suits the watch (other than the existing X71 bracelet of course).
best regards
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