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Title: Is it just me?
Post by: Butch on December 19, 2012, 02:10:15 PM

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$180 for a plastic/rubber strap. <shaking head> I always found them cheap looking myself.

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Dutchsiberia on December 19, 2012, 02:24:56 PM

They are very comfortable. You can buy a no name copy for about $15, the rest of the price seems to be the name "tropic". ???

Like buying a nice NSA bracelet, the price is much higher when the clasp says, "Zodiac" or worse, "Rado" or even more worse "Zenith".....

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Butch on December 19, 2012, 02:48:32 PM

But it's plastic/rubber. Maybe I am just to damn old. BTW, I never liked the rubber bands that came with ANY SSW either. When I was a kid they were considered cheap. Maybe it is just a carry over from then. To each his own I guess.

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Dutchsiberia on December 19, 2012, 02:52:16 PM

Those people buy a Leica because it says "Leica" on the front, while a superior performing Nikon/Canon etc is much cheaper...
More money than brains. (more cool stuff for us)

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Dutchsiberia on December 19, 2012, 03:29:56 PM

Other brands have their weird prices en buyers too, look what this Seiko 6105 rust bucket got :wtf

http://www.ebay.com/itm/380535391409 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/380535391409)

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: Sea Wolf on December 19, 2012, 08:43:40 PM

I am a fan of the proper rubber band on a Zodiac.

The SSW 90 and early 2000 model came with a great rubber strap, very comfortable.

That tropic is way too expensive.

Title: Re: Is it just me?
Post by: abzack on December 19, 2012, 08:48:00 PM

I checked the listing and its currently US $245.99! I bought 2 of these (18mm) in the last couple of months for $50 each for my Sea Wolf and Aerospace GMT.

Zodiac Talk => I saw this Zodiac on the Internet... => Topic started by: Butch on December 19, 2012, 02:10:15 PM