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Strap Review: Prime Straps Caiman Crocodile

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Posted: Tue Apr 24th, 2012 07:55 pm

UKWolfeman
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Reviewer: Mike W. (UKWolfeman)
Strap Being Reviewed: Prime Straps Caiman Crocodile and Cobra

Company Website: http://www.primestraps.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PrimeStraps?ref=ts

Company Address:
Prime Straps
4050 Manor Club Drive #303
Raleigh, NC 27612
(803) 840-4641

About/History (direct from website): "My name is Jeremy, I am the creator of Prime Straps and the designer of each piece. I began making watch straps and other small leather goods in early 2010. As a watch enthusiast and collector, I wanted my watches to reflect and match my personal style. I have always been artistic and creative, having spent many years drawing, painting and designing. Leather is an extremely versatile medium to work with. I am a completely self taught leatherworker, utilizing only hand tools. Every detail of each strap is completely designed and executed by me. From saddle stitching with two needles and hand burnishing edges to sanding, cutting, punching holes, stamping and branding. Each strap is built to the exact specifications of every client and done so with extreme care and precision. Prime Straps is a small, private studio, but the designs and products are limitless. I have built relationships with many different wholesalers allowing me access to very high quality hides and accessories. My product line and inventory will continue to grow and evolve over time so please come back often.

Prime Straps is not associated with any watch company, nor do we endorse any. Any pictures of watches within the site are for demonstration purposes and are either from our personal collections or the watches of our clients."

Croc Specifications:

22/22mm
140/90
mm thick
Price: $169.00 USD

Croc provided for review

Croc photos thoughts and impressions:As many of our readers are aware I am a bracelet person first for my watches. I have been exposed to many croc and alligator straps over the last few years. Most instances I was left unimpressed as each tended to be either rigid, thin and just plain unsubstantial. Prime Straps has made me a believer that Croc straps can be supple/soft and also be very substantial. The Caiman Crocodile from Prime Straps is soft and pliable similar to a very nice calf leather and at 4.5mm in thickness is extremely substantial. The strap length is a personal preference as I like to have significant strap resting in the keepers.

After significant wear over the past weeks since its arrival I have found this strap to be extremely comfortable and it appears it will be quite durable over the long haul. The Caiman Crocodile from Prime Straps will take any watch to a whole new level for certain.

Cobra Specifications:

24/24mm (notched to 22/24mm)
136/89mm

Price: < $140 USD

Cobra purchased for review

Cobra photos thoughts and impressions:I just wanted to give this strap a touch of exposure as it is very nice itself. I have never personally seen a snake skin strap before but have seen tons of other snake skin items such as boots and belts which all tended to be slightly corse. The Cobra strap for Prime Staps is very soft and definitely not corse. The Cobra measure is at 3mm in thickness. Prime Straps can also modify on hand inventory to meet your specifications. This is a 24mm strap and Prime Strap was able to notch the strap to 22mm as I intend to use it as a alternate look for my Offshore timepiece. I haven't worn this one yet but when the time comes I will report on the durability and comfort.

Thanks for reading and look forward to your comments.

Posted: Fri May 25th, 2012 11:09 am

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Great pictures Mike.
Good info about the strap

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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2012 04:42 pm

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Great looking straps Mike.

Love the Croc, looks amazing. Not fond of the cobra myself really, just not my style though.

Great review, looks like Prime has some very good straps.

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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2012 07:23 pm

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nice EXOTICS review-

prefer the CAIMAN-

pass on the serpeant-

Posted: Fri May 25th, 2012 09:46 pm

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I just ordered one from Jeremy.I got a med brown distressed /vintage look for a russian diver ,the pics look great.I can hardly wait to get it .I will post pics when it arrives.I have seen others done by him and the quality is outstanding!

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Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 12:53 am

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They look fantastic! Great review!!

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Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 01:05 pm

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Awesome review of some very nice looking straps!

Last edited on Sat May 26th, 2012 01:05 pm by jade4x4

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Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 03:59 pm

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Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 10:09 pm

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That strap looks seriously nice on that watch. The thickness is a perfect match.. Do you think Jeremy at Prime Straps would do a strap with a curved end piece to fit the curvature of the watch case?

Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 10:36 pm

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Lorne wrote:
That strap looks seriously nice on that watch. The thickness is a perfect match.. Do you think Jeremy at Prime Straps would do a strap with a curved end piece to fit the curvature of the watch case?

Hey Lorne my thoughts exactly and thought a review of his croc would show how much it can spice up a watch.

Jeremy is a member here goes by J-Prime. Give him a PM as I'd be surprised if he couldn't.

Posted: Sat May 26th, 2012 10:51 pm

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Love the strap , really like the stitching ... Thanks for posting !

Cheers

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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2012 09:01 am

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So, I've got my crocodile (or it could be an alligator, I didn't ask). How do I peel it?

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Posted: Mon May 28th, 2012 10:33 am

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Great straps!!

Posted: Tue May 29th, 2012 11:07 pm

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I have been looking for a strap just like one of the ones you reviewed here. Thank you for the information. Great images as well.

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