Filson Bag Thread: With Pictures

[tomatic]

Fixed, cleaned and resealed a vintage 256 the other day. The Talon zippers are indeed smooth like butter in comparison.

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

The nighthawk was my first ‘expensive’ watch that I think I got 15 or so years ago. Saw it in a display case and loved it. Then, during the ‘big’ watch craze, I got this ecozilla in Jamaica, another citizen. Still have them and use them.

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Wow beautiful! what a coincidence. I thought I wanted a brown leather band until I saw your metal band, wow it really brings out the little idiosyncrasies of the watch. Glad you still have and use them both, that's reassuring to me.

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

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Nice watches, everyone! My unbranded-B-Uhr-beater-not-worth-stealing watch. Cordovan watch strap was natural veg tanned, now with mirror shine on outside ... talk about patina.

Beautiful band, loving that Patina!! With a band like that, your watch is totally worth stealing

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

Very BEAUTIFUL watches!! Wow.

Thanks! I especially like the 1940's Benrus. That is a watch I see myself keeping for life, if I can unearth one. It's older than my father (born December 30th 1949) so...technically born in the 40's haha

 

[OtterMeanGreen]

Fixed, cleaned and resealed a vintage 256 the other day. The Talon zippers are indeed smooth like butter in comparison.

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Man that Patina is smoking hot. Totally agree; smooth as unsalted butter.

 

[lbcgav]

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Nice watches, everyone! My unbranded-B-Uhr-beater-not-worth-stealing watch. Cordovan watch strap was natural veg tanned, now with mirror shine on outside ... talk about patina.

My strap is natural shell as well. Not as much patina though. Cool watch. Who makes it?

 

[mykoh]

Hey folks, just wondering what are your thoughts on the cracking of the leather on the handle? Is it normal? The bag's from 2011 btw.

 

[MitzEclipse]

Hi all - selling a Filson Journeyman Backpack in Black if anyone is interested: https://www.styleforum.net/buyandsell/filson-journeyman-backpack-in-black.9942/

 

[speedy611]

Hey folks, just wondering what are your thoughts on the cracking of the leather on the handle? Is it normal? The bag's from 2011 btw.
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I’d be unhappy with it like that. Worth contacting Filson and sending a photo or going to a store. At a guess your problem will be whether they replace rather than repair. Is it a 256 or 257? If it’s a 257 I assume they would more likely repair as they don’t make it any more.

 

[mgrennier]

Hey folks, just wondering what are your thoughts on the cracking of the leather on the handle? Is it normal? The bag's from 2011 btw.
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I agree with Speedy. That is not normal. Based on the fact that you have a handgrip, it's probably a 257, which is no longer made. That could be a challenge for you.

If the cracking isn't too bad, I wonder if some Obenauf's wouldn't be in order to try to heal it. That said, it does look like it's pretty cracked already. The way the strap on the left is curling like that, looks to me like it's extra dry.

I'm curious - is this a bag that has been used often? I would think/hope that the process of picking it up, setting it down, oils from your hands, etc., wouldn't result in that kind of cracking.

Just wondering.

 

[TinMan3]

If it’s a 257 I assume they would more likely repair as they don’t make it any more.

@GzStudio have you ever had Filson do a leather repair? I have never seen it done outside of replacing the carry loop on a rucksack, but my experience is limited with repairs.

 

[GzStudio]

Yes, they have replaced a single strap as well as a pull tab for me on a single bag.

 

[Tom Lebrando]

My strap is natural shell as well. Not as much patina though. Cool watch. Who makes it?

Thanks lbcgav! The watch is a Maratec Large Automatic Pilot's Watch from Countycomm. The strap was the natural cordovan from Tanner Goods. I realized it's not even worth buying a colored version from them since the darkening is pretty extensive on these bands. Don't worry, your cordovan strap will get a deep dark brown eventually. I wear my watch everyday, all day (not in shower, though) which may have contributed to deepness of the patina (3+ years).

 

[mykoh]

Thanks for the input everyone! It's actually a 257 on eBay i was very close to buying. I'm not in the US unfortunately, so getting repairs done is going to be tough.

 

[Davey13]

Well, still searching for that otter green 257 in great condition. No luck, starting to lose hope lol. Really though, I know the search is part of the fun but I've seen two on ebay now that have weird bleach stains. Not sure how more than one seller managed to spill bleach on their bags, but whatever.

Was the Talon zippers on all 257s before bedrock took over? Or was only the really old ones that have the Talon zippers?

A few posts back someone mentioned the Talon zippers being much smoother than the newer ones. Is that true? It doesn't necessarily matter to me, as I'm looking for any green 257 that hasn't been patina'd by someone else, so I'll take what I can find but still curious.

Thanks, and loving those watches. I may have to add one of those Nighthawks to my list now, of more crap to buy that I can't afford lol.

Ah, the search continues...