How do you guys deal with curved strap watches?

I have a couple of watches where the lug holes are so close to the case that they require straps with curved ends/curved pins.

There likely isn’t even room for a NATO style strap.

I think I have two choices.
1) Drill a second set of strap pin holes in the lugs further away from the body
2) Buy the correctly fitting straps from the manufacturer

Buying curved straps off the internet is iffy given that many of them are only guaranteed to fit popular models such as those from Tudor and Omega…

How do you guys deal with curved strap watches?

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150 Year Old Solid Gold Pocket Watch – Looking for valuations and info

Never heard of this one and I’ve been collecting for many years. I don’t own the watch, it belongs to a good friend of ours who just inherited it. He’s thinking of selling it but I’m trying to convince him to keep it. He’s not a watch guy.

Does anyone have some info I can share with him? Given it’s solid gold, the value is probably more in the gold than in the watch itself.

One key is for changing the time and the other key is for winding. It probably still works but the winding key is…

150 Year Old Solid Gold Pocket Watch – Looking for valuations and info

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