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levbron

Looks great and picks out the red text on the dial.


shaferman

Thanks. The dial text is more orange tone. But yes, I think it blends nicely with that text.


levbron

Yeah, it doesn't match it. It highlights the text and makes it pop.


Fun-Ad9928

#COLLEZZIONNE


CdeFmrlyCasual

Nah nah it’s “Ceh-lexi-one”


linkedinbro

Take a shot everytime Kevin O'Leary says this 😂 In all fairness, he makes great watch content with the great Teddy Baldassarre.


Fun-Ad9928

That’s mi favorite part of his videos. Teddy+Kevin+red straps on everything that moves= *COLLEZZIONNE* *of course everyone is free to enjoy any color or any style they want.


joaomnetopt

Is that you Kevin O'Leary?


Leftover_Twinkie

I think it does.


yendor4

Heck Yeah.


Alarmed-Actuary1444

I like it, but wouldn’t wear it (too old). I say go for it 👌🏽


shaferman

Never too old for some color!


robertomeyers

I wouldn’t, but goes nicely with the piece. Go for it.


Hack8081

Looks good to me.


cab1024

It looks great if you want a red watch strap.


HairyRip2206

Do you like it. That’s all that really matters!


liminalwanderer30

Be sure to use the proper fatboy spring bars on a Seiko diver; standard ones can damage the case over time


shaferman

These came with quick release spring bars. I removed those, and put in 22mm Uncle Straps fat ones. Fit in nicely.


CdeFmrlyCasual

I dig it. Red is underused.


SpeedyZapper

It looks great but I can't really tell for sure without a wrist shot. These FKM Tropics can look alright laying on a desk but the square, cut off lug ends sometimes look pretty terrible when worn on certain watches. I have quite a few of the ones from Juelong and the quality is good. Especially for the price. The other issue is that they don't work with fat springbars. Very few AliExpress FKM straps do unfortunately. This same strap looks amazing on the SRPK17.


shaferman

I actually just removed the QR spring bar ones, and put in 22 fat spring bars by Uncle Straps. Perfect fit!


SpeedyZapper

That's interesting. I've never been able to get a stock one to fit. Are the uncle straps ones thinner on the tube section?


shaferman

The US are 2.5mm. They seem to be the same size as the OEM SKX's spring bars. I prefer the US fat ones over the OEM since the latter are shoulderless and difficult to remove.


Dramatic-Spirit-4809

Imo no, there's no accent to compliment the red. The text is orange. I'd bang on a black tropical if it were me.


shaferman

Makes sense. The good news is that the orange SKX text tends to fade to red throughout the years. Black rubber indeed looks good. I use a black US GL831, very comfy as well.


Dramatic-Spirit-4809

I didn't know that! The gl831 is an excellent choice on that.


shaferman

Googling faded SKX's, looks like the text fades more towards a yellowish tone with sun exposure. In any case, love how it patinas!


68vwvert

I'm not a fan. Did you get this from Mr. Wonderful on Sharktank?


rendistian

Of course, Mr. wonderful!


Winter_Try9898

Meh, looks a bit off


Recent_Salamander371

Nope -it's a dive watch


shaferman

Hence why it's on FKM rubber.


Recent_Salamander371

I'm a military diver so a bright band is a no go.


shaferman

Got it. Yeah, red is definitely not the most stealth strap to have.


Puzzleheaded_Bed5132

You gotta watch out for those ninja crabs