F.P. Journe

Just got this and I’m absolutely in love. Does anybody have any 3rd party straps to recommend for this? I feel like I need a more casual strap to rotate with and all of the Journe gator straps seem to be a bit dressy ...  

In some of their less fancy skins. —Rick

I have to say, after having tried different makers, that the FPJ straps are pretty impressive quality, and actually superior to others. My best experience with third party would be be Camille Fournet.

But they could also come from ABP Concept or Kaufmann. Anyway, as far as my hearsay goes, Fournet tends to do pretty bad on their consumer products.

FPJ OEM is Multicuirs.

I don't know - doesn't help that their website is in French only.

Horrible service and poor quality. Stick to journe straps, very good.. and nice colours too. Plus they can do the service without scratching your watch , but easy to remove and attach by yourself thanks to the friendly mechanism. Mo

I used to be a regular ABP customer until about a year and a half ago. Their service and quality declined quite suddenly. I've had to return ABP straps to them to have them redone; I've waited months without correspondence for special order straps (straps... 

When my strap finally arrived I picked it up, they wanted to attach it themselves .. I was in the end of this useless young girl who scratched my watch, missed the right hole, had to add three more to get the strap the right size resulting my strap riddle... 

Got a very poor quality custom from CF and absolutely no effort to make things right. ABP customer service during order process was very poor. Decided to avoid. I get all my customs now from Jean Rousseau. Just wish they had a couple more color options in... 

This the second attempt and I am now patiently waiting for the third one after more than 3 months waiting. ...  

Try a black shell cordovan. I am sure it will work well with the black shine of this CS.

What are the sizes for lug and buckle dimensions for the current classique range of FPJ? I can’t find this easily centralized anywhere. CS/CB Automatique Lune Automatique Lune Optimum Resonance I find 20/19 in a place or two but also see a few other sizes... 

…beautiful suede strps with the right, rounded quick-change spring bar. I have two versions that I use on my CB, the Istanbul and the Helsinki, if I remember correctly. Claus ...  

Not necessarily wanting premade ones and thinking more bespoke ideas. Also regarding fitment size on straps if able?

I had a nice fully bespoke strap made for one of my Cartier’s Cartier In PJs madedangerous9straps.com ...  

. . . so no need for an overseas vendor with all the issues that implies. Art

I don’t have one with me right now so I can’t tell you the right width; but the straps are wide so 20x19 could be correct.

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It’s refreshing to have an alternative to the croc leather.

I had a great experience getting curved lug straps from Delugs for my sports Rolex (so the doesn’t cut the strap), and their IG account shows a bunch of curved-lug straps for the owner’s CB. The combinations look amazing, and the quality of my strap is su...  

Got a few from delugs. Good quality and all but the stocked size is 20x16 which felt less substantial when compared to having the original on.

I'm sure they can make a bespoke at 20/19 like OEM straps?