Luv it Chris! and congrats for the new arrival! the blue Evant look amazing on your wrist with brown strap!

that Raffle strap was my early experimental with that kind of stitches.. only you and CFR got the same material.. i have not perfected the technique, but i know the soft leather make up for comfort..
i still wear my Evant from Tony very often (typing this with the Evant on my wrist).. i luv the fact that mine got a mate black dial and blasted case but with amazing blue lume.. so far it hold up the regular wear very well and i have regulated mine so it wear extremely well.. Evant watches are great watch!
some people modded some Seiko or Invicta to some custom build to have sapphire crystal with AR, ceramic bezel, custom dial/hands and insert and so on.. i prefer the "Evant route".. its an amazing watch that was made to be wear and they build them so well..