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Located in Germany's Bavarian Forest, Fluco manufactures 100% in-house at its headquarters in the town of Furth im Wald. Owner Ulrich Fleischmann represents the third generation of his family to lead the company that his grandfather founded more than 70 years ago, producing handmade watch straps of the highest quality for men and women.
Fluco carefully vets every partner they collaborate with. They work only with tanneries that produce ecologically and ethically responsible leather, complying with the strictest regulations to ensure environmental safety and exercising verifiable control from the origin of the raw material to the end product. Fluco's buckles are made entirely in Germany, at a traditional company in Baden Württemberg that tasks itself with producing premium clasps for watch straps.
Fluco's Vigo cuff strap is carefully crafted by hand in Germany, from premium natural shrunken calfskin leather of the highest quality. The leather goes through a special shrinking process, giving it a charming vintage texture that will develop a natural patina over time.
Although soft, supple and comfortable on the wrist, the Vigo is a tough strap. It is resistant to wear, scratches and other external influences, so you don't have to worry about durability. Because the adjustable leather tabs are secured with stainless steel threaded rivets, the Vigo works equally well for either your fixed (solid) lug or standard lug watch.
Watch a customer video review of the Fluco Vigo strap on a vintage watch:
| Specifications | |
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Brand |
Fluco
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Width Width of the strap where it attaches to the watch; a.k.a. your size.
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14mm, 15mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm, 19mm, 20mm, 21mm, and 22mm
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Lug/Buckle Taper Many straps taper in width toward the buckle. This is an important measurement if you plan to swap out the buckle or add a deployant clasp. Your buckle size matches the width at the BUCKLE end of the strap, not the lug end.
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Untapered
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Thickness in Millimeters |
3.5mm
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Color |
Brown
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Stitching Color |
White
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Pattern |
Buffalo Grain
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Strap Material |
Calfskin
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Lining Material |
Leather
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Water Resistance Our unscientific-but-practical categorization: Waterproof: undamaged by prolonged submersion in water. Water-resistant: resists water absorption, but not for long periods. Splash-resistant: withstands light moisture from daily use (washing hands, etc.).
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Water Resistant
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Spring Bar Type |
Standard
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Fits Apple Watch If Yes, select 22mm and use with our Apple watch adapter.
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No
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Rating |
(122)
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First off this is made well the the leather is soft and it does have 2 loops where as the Eulit only has one but these loops are much thinner and a bit flimsy. My issue is this comes ones size where as the Eulit has convertible lugs and fits 18mm, 20mm, 22mm or 24mm lugs with included screw-down leather tabs. This creates an immense value. I would only say get this if you need brown but if you want black get the Eulit cuff strap on this site only 8 bucks more. Also the leather lugs for the Fluco Vigo are just flapped and the Eulit they are stitched on the side and at the pin I think this is far more secure.
I absolutely love this strap, so much so that I own four of them! Two of them have soviet watches, one has an A-11 on it, and one has my Belforte on it. I’ve worn these straps every day for the past four years and I have not been let down once by them! They are an extremely durable strap and are also very stylish and comfortable. All for a great price! Pictured below are my Belforte (my every day watch for years) and my 1943 Bulova A-11.
I'm old enough to remember that men wore fat leather straps like these when George McGovern ran for president and ladies had enormous flowers on their dresses. I desperately wanted to be Steve McQueen, but alas, that role had been taken. All that was left for me was to try to butch up my sad little Timex with a butch bund strap and hope it would pass.
This strap brings those memories roaring back, and it makes my mid-70s Seiko look like it's been hermetically sealed in a time capsule for decades. The secret is, the quality of its leather and construction is far better than you or I had 40 or 50 years ago.
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