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trieste strap question: durability
fellow go enthusiasts:
i'm writing to see if anyone else has had similar experience. i've had my sport evo for a little over a year, and the trieste strap has started to develop cracks in it. i don't wear it every day as i regularly rotate my watches. so i'm a little suprised, but maybe this is to be expected or is considered normal? i think with an alligator strap that's worn a lot and exposed to things like water, i might expect to see cracks develop within a year, but i thought the trieste would be far more durable.
thoughts?
chris
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By: cuibono : April 2nd, 2010-09:36
i've been away for a while, so i apologize for the delay. the strap basically looks brand new except for this crack. anyway, this thing is not exposed to anything harsh and i have not even put it in water. i save the rugged stuff for my beloved omegas. ch...
trieste
By: Madhatter : August 9th, 2010-11:12
I've had a Sport Evo for exactly a year (8/8/09) and I don't wear the watch everyday (maybe 60 days total in the last year). I have had the trieste strap separate between the black trieste fabric and the red woven lining. I contacted my AD and they said t...
ironic
By: cuibono : August 21st, 2010-23:32
i think the irony here is that the strap is supposed to be more durable than a regular leather strap, as far as i understand. on the other hand, perhaps we are just two outliers in an otherwise solid performing strap.
update
By: Madhatter : October 9th, 2010-07:51
I brought the watch to my AD and though the strap wasn't under warranty they repaired it. They did a great job (you would never know it was repaired) and didn't charge me. As I said before, the strap had separated between the top black fabric and the red ...
Interesting...
By: craniotes : August 10th, 2010-18:08
As someone who is giving serious consideration to purchasing this strap for my Sport Evo GMT, I have to say that I'm not encouraged by this thread. GO isn't exactly giving this strap away, you know, so I find it sort of disappointing to hear that they won...