My First IWC-Mark XV

I am now a happy member of the family. I just acquired my first IWC.
Excuse the poor photographic skils.

WoW Congrats- that’s a great entry into the world of IWC. 
Welcome to the Forum 

Welcome Yankel to the Forum. Excellent choice for your first ( but not last ) IWC. The XV is IMO one of the best MARKS. Enjoy your new Pilot, she's a beauty !

Thanks for the good wishes.
I have some questions about getting another strap for the Mark XV.
I have a small wrist, (164mm). Does that necessarily mean that a deployant strap with not sit well on my wrist?
Is the Santoni IWC strap avilable in a small size?
Thanks

So with your just shy of 6 1/2 inch wrist , my feeling is you should be OK with the MARK XV OEM deployant clasp/ buckle. My wrist is also on the slender side at 6 3/4" and with the original deployant I'm fine. However, my overall experience having a smaller wrist is that all deployant's are not equal in size and fit. That said, no deployant ( at least for me ) is as comfortable as a Tang/Pin buckle. It just allows the strap to lay down better and feels more comfortable. The problem on most deployant's  is the clasp on a small wrist usually extends to far to the outer edge of the wrist and tends to rub on the wrist bone. It never seems to center up correctly. But as I mentioned, the deployant on the MARK XV seems to be as comfortable as it gets. 

Regarding a Santoni strap, Santoni straps do come in short, standard and XL lengths, but to my knowledge you will not be able to get a Santoni for the XV. Reason being, the XV has a lug size of 19mm. Squeezing on a 20mm Santoni could work, but I take your watch to a AD or Boutique and lay out a 20mm to see if a fit is realistically possible.

Pulled a photo from the Internet so you can see the original deployant on a OEM buffalo strap.

hope this helps

So with your just shy of 6 1/2 inch wrist , my feeling is you should be OK with the MARK XV OEM deployant clasp/ buckle. My wrist is also on the slender side at 6 3/4" and with the original deployant I'm fine. However, my overall experience having a smaller wrist is that all deployant's are not equal in size and fit. That said, no deployant ( at least for me ) is as comfortable as a Tang/Pin buckle. It just allows the strap to lay down better and feels more comfortable. The problem on most deployant's  is the clasp on a small wrist usually extends to far to the outer edge of the wrist and tends to rub on the wrist bone. It never seems to center correctly. But as mentioned, the deployant on the MARK XV seems to be as comfortable as it gets. 

Regarding a Santoni strap, Santoni straps do come in short, standard and XL lengths, but to my knowledge you will not be able to get a Santoni for the XV. Reason being, the XV has a lug size of 19mm. Squeezing on a 20mm Santoni could work, but I take your watch to a AD or Boutique and lay out a 20mm to see if a fit is realistically possible.

Pulled a photo from the Internet so you can see the original XV deployant on a OEM buffalo strap.

Hope this helps,

Andy

Thanks for the advice!