PILOT STRAP

Retainers

• 7 mm closer to the buckle
• Stitching decoration (diagonal cross)

Pin holes

• Move holes set according to change made on retainers - Moved closer to buckle to adapt to smaller wrists

Leather

• Jean Rousseau will submit new samples of leather : red, brown, black, for selection by

   

   

  DIVER STRAP

  Thickness / Profile

  • Over the first 40 mm, 5 mm thickness, then the strap will decrease to 2.5 mm all the way to the end (scheme below)

  

  • Higher in the middle than the sides (rounded “Blancpain look”

  

  Pin holes

  • Increase the distance between the tip and the last hole (same as pilot)

  Stitching (for Diver 2&3)

  • Thicker thread and cream colour

  Shape of the end of the strap

  • The end of the strap should be more “pointed”. It is possible but depending on straps sizes it will require additional tooling (=> add costs)

  Material

  • Being careful for diver 2&3: some edges have frayed
  • Jean Rousseau will wait for reception of “double buckle” from

     

     

    MILTARY STRAP

     

    Thickness

    • 4.5mm at shoulders down to 3 at the buckle

    

     

    « Layers »

    • Ideally all layers - rubber and leather - should exactly match together : not possible as the thickness of the rubber layer will be constant, but the layers of leather will decrease from 1.75 mm at the end piece to 1 mm at the tip.

    Length

    • 10 more millimetres. The new size of the strap will be: 85/125

    Pin holes

    • Jean Rousseau will add one hole 

    Retainers

    • 1^st retainer to be 10 mm wide instead of 5 mm (double in size), 2^nd retainer as previously executed

    Leather

    §         Jean Rousseau will make new leather proposal.

    §         New straps samples will be executed after

     

     

     

    PERFORATED RACING STRAP

    No change