New Laco Springtime Vintage Handmade Strap with Photo's, Opinions Please!

[ajustin67]

So Tonight after dinner I go to the Laco website and find a Gorgeous new Strap,The Strap comes Free if you buy one of the new 2012 Laco' models. I just got my 2012 Automatic a little over a month ago. I would really like to get one, but Is this the Correct Price? I copied and pasted it directly from the Website.







Vintage leather strap

This high-quality, soft antique leather watch strap is made ​​entirely by hand. Each band is unique and subjected a quality control process, and then obtained his satin stainless steel buckle with embossed logo Laco

269,00 EUR

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269 euros = 357.0437 US dollars

Then it states.

As a springtime special LACO makes a gift to you until March 31, 2012. By obtaining a pilot watch from the "Springtime Special” you get a high quality, entirely handmade vintage leather strap with a value of € 269. Of course you can order the vintage leather strap also at any time in our shop separately.

I really like this strap a lot, so if someone gets it make sure to get some shots of it!

[mebiuspower]

Crazy price. I paid way less than that for my custom order Hadley Roma real alligator strap.

[CofC07]

I kind of love this too on the 45mm Automatic. I have been hesitant to make up my mind and pull the trigger, but the way this strap looks on it might have been the kick in the pants I needed.

Does anybody have any experience with how long shipping, when ordering directly from lack, takes to arrive in the states?

[Uwe W.]

It's a gorgeous strap, but it doesn't work for me on a B-Uhr. It would, however, be pure bliss on any Laco in the Marine/Navy Collection. I'd love to get one but the funds aren't there for me to buy a Laco before the end of the month.

[Myron]

I'm sure it's well made, but $360 is insane, even for a hard core Laco fan.

Myron

[Uwe W.]

I'm sure it's well made, but $360 is insane, even for a hard core Laco fan.

Well, if you're converting it to USD for U.S. customers, the math is wrong.

The strap is 269 EUR - 19% VAT = 226 EUR

226 EUR = $299 USD (or $296 CAD for me)

It's still an extremely expensive strap, but I think the idea is to get one free buy ordering a Laco Flieger before the end of the month. I had planned on buying one from the new Collection this year, but not before the end of the month, so I'm out of luck. It still is a good looking strap though.

[ajustin67]

I'm sure it's well made, but $360 is insane, even for a hard core Laco fan.

Myron

Here is what Bug's me about this... Other than the fact that I narrowly missed the Special to get one of these. I know sometimes companies run
Promotions to get sales , and I think this is a excellent marketing tool. Order any New Quartz or Higher you get one of these. The thing is. Why would
someone Pay 230 Euro's for the strap alone, when that's half the cost of the Quartz model? Literally you could Buy the Quartz, take the free strap,
sell the Watch and make all you're money back? So you have a $600 watch with a $300 Strap?.....

And @ 300+ dollars for a watch strap? That's a Premium price ! I champion Laco as my favorite Watch Company forever now that I have the Auto,
But 230 Euro's for a Watch strap? I think I'd Rather buy the a Miyota Movement and add it to my collection.

[Uwe W.]

Here is what Bug's me about this...

Why let it bug you? Laco will know soon enough if they've priced it too high. For all we know there was a very limited run of them and Laco is only offering it in their store for the odd few who don't have any issue with its cost. There are people out there who would spend that kind of money on lunch. Unfortunately, I'm not one of them. It's a lovely strap to be sure, but I can't afford it, so it's off my radar screen.

[Myron]

Why let it bug you? Laco will know soon enough if they've priced it too high. For all we know there was a very limited run of them and Laco is only offering it in their store for the odd few who don't have any issue with its cost. There are people out there who would spend that kind of money on lunch. Unfortunately, I'm not one of them. It's a lovely strap to be sure, but I can't afford it, so it's off my radar screen.

Well said, Uwe. And I must admit it has me pondering a purchase of one of the new fliegers....

[Uwe W.]

I must admit it has me pondering a purchase of one of the new fliegers....

I'll bet. It's killing me to have to watch this deal from the sidelines. Even worse was the release of the 55 mm LE, which tears me in another direction. I desperately want an A-Muster 55 to compliment my B-Muster. Maybe I can sell my dog? Or the neighbour's children?