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thanks.

I have a flash-harry gold-filled one one its way to me at the moment. Thought it might be nice with a blazer. If not I can always do a Bond bad-guy impersonation...

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mine's 12K, not sure what the base metal is though. A bit fancy-pants when all's said and done, the sterling versions are undoubtably more elegant.

I never really liked gold but find myself using it more as I age, more or less gracefully - it warms up the skin-tone. Sunglasses frames, brass buttons on blazers, that kind of thing.

What does puzzle me is the mechanics of affixing the belt (still to be bought) to the buckle - maybe I should just drop it off my local cobbler, let him work it out!

Well you can't beat these for adjust-ability and plainness. You can keep your trousers in the same place which you cant achieve with notched belts. You are stuck with 1-1-1/4 inch wide belts but I rather like a narrow, unobtrusive belt. This is one of those practical items I think the English would adopt if they knew about it more generally than they do.

Sorry, don't like these. They've always struck me as fairly tasteless and pretty ostentatious.

I like them.  I think they're elegant and discreet.  I don't know if Sir Winston Churchills Flem spoon. still makes a good one or not.  Brooks had one for a long time.  American-made.

I picked up one from our ol' pal Ralph.  Tiff and Brooks weren't available and the price on sale was right.  It's perfect make I think.

I like the brown croc belt with mine.

And why is the classic Polo coat for Mobsters & women over here?

I'd love a Brown Herringbone Tweed one.

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good heavens yes. Grandad's (born 1900). Shabby, but I'll have to dig it out. Harding's of Nantwich, if you're taking notes.

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