I'm using Uniters and I've tried a couple times to smooth the edge with the iron. It never seems to actually smooth anything out. Instead it feels sticky and if anything makes the finish worse by introducing some "smearing" marks. Does this imply that I need more heat to actually get the EP to liquify and flow? Or would that burn it? I know Uniters says not to exceed 240 C. My iron is currently set to 150 C, but I don't know what temp is actually at the tip. Probably less than that if I had to guess.
Thanks!
You can't talk watches without a pic haha. I think you are totally right. People would flip out if the bracelet links were misaligned or a few screws were proud of the rest. But a sloppy stitch here and there or a mediocre edge finish and I guess people don't notice. Or maybe they tell themselves this is actually desirable because it shows it is hand made? I believe in order to be a watch lover you have to home in on small details, so I'm surprised more people, even non-leatherworkers, don't fuss about strap nuances.
The green dial is gorgeous. I'd encourage you to try the medium size on a few times before making a final decision. I'm 6'4" and have a 7" wrist but still felt the medium size, being square, was plenty big and really looked the part for this classic model.