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zzzman said:
Can any of you Hermès experts explain why barenia and more water resistant than swift leather?

I’ve had water drops stain my fauve barenia strap that would not disappear. And the only way was to wait for the whole band to darken to match the water stain.

With swift I can easily wipe off any water drops with little to no residue after.

Do you think the single tours are made or coated differently from the handbag equivalents?
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Barenia is not more water resistant than swift but it is an oil tanned leather so in theory it should dry out. My Barenia bag seems more resilient than watch straps or SLGs however.

Swift is very durable and great with water, no marks. It does scratch but I also think it patinas well and they blend over time. I like both leathers for bands but do be honest I'm very hard on my watches so all my bands do get beat up. My new series 4 watch comes on Monday so I'll try to take a photo of all my bands. My Box band shows the most wear and tear.
 
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Those who have the series 4 - i would love some opinions on it.
I just smashed my series 2 screen yesterday :sad: and without apple care :facepalm:, repair is out of the question - so I must upgrade. Do I go with series 3 or series 4?
 
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bagnut1 said:
True. I waited too long after launch day (2 days) to decide and got a ship date of October 15-22, but the watch arrived last Friday.

Loving it. And those who have said that the double tour straps are very short are not lying! I am shocked to be wearing mine on the last hole.
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Me, too! I’m on the second hole! I never thought my wrists were that big!:wtf:
 
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Winterbaby said:
Those who have the series 4 - i would love some opinions on it.
I just smashed my series 2 screen yesterday :sad: and without apple care :facepalm:, repair is out of the question - so I must upgrade. Do I go with series 3 or series 4?
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Sorry it broke, what a bummer. I agree with the series 4 rec! Not much if any price difference, but such a good redesign! Still waiting on my 4. Like I’m 5 and Christmas is taking FOREVER to get here:P
 
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MsAli said:
Me, too! I’m on the second hole! I never thought my wrists were that big!:wtf:
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MsAli, they aren’t that big!!! H needs to make the bands about one cm longer with extra holes. I’m sure some people wear the DT on the tightest holes but I can’t imagine how tiny their wrist would be!! And it seems there are about 15 holes. Just kind of weird. I too am on the second to last hole, and I’m 5’8” with slender wrists. Sheesh. And I love their double tours.
 
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MsAli said:
Me, too! I’m on the second hole! I never thought my wrists were that big!:wtf:
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DrTr said:
MsAli, they aren’t that big!!! H needs to make the bands about one cm longer with extra holes. I’m sure some people wear the DT on the tightest holes but I can’t imagine how tiny their wrist would be!! And it seems there are about 15 holes. Just kind of weird. I too am on the second to last hole, and I’m 5’8” with slender wrists. Sheesh. And I love their double tours.
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Yeah - I wear the size 65 enamels very comfortably - no problem getting on/off - and the T2 in the Hapi 3. So, the double tours would be impossible for those with larger wrists who wear the 70s or T3-4.

I don't get it. It seems like if they only want to make one size of double tour watch strap it should be at least a centimeter or 2 longer.
 
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bagnut1 said:
Yeah - I wear the size 65 enamels very comfortably - no problem getting on/off - and the T2 in the Hapi 3. So, the double tours would be impossible for those with larger wrists who wear the 70s or T3-4.

I don't get it. It seems like if they only want to make one size of double tour watch strap it should be at least a centimeter or 2 longer.
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Exactly!! I’m 5’7”. Granted I’m a male but I don’t think my wrist is particularly big. I wear a T3 but the double tour just would not fit. :( well I still like the single tour but I was really hoping to try the double tour.
 
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HKsai said:
Exactly!! I’m 5’7”. Granted I’m a male but I don’t think my wrist is particularly big. I wear a T3 but the double tour just would not fit. :sad: well I still like the single tour but I was really hoping to try the double tour.
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Maybe there is still hope, one year they did bring out a few extra long DT straps mid year. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!
 
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