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Show your watch strap combos thread
Hi all,
to answer to our dear moderator Andrew, here is a thread I would like to launch. I know that many of us enjoy playing with the the personality of a watch fitting it with different straps. There are numerous combinations, one can emphasize or smoothen the personality of a watch, dress it up, make it look more sporty, more tool watch, more modern, more retro, brighter, darker...This is also a good way of enjoying wearing a different watch without having to spend too much as not all watch fans can afford having 20 or more watches to choose from.
My personal choice goes more towards strong personality watches and my appearance of old rugby player doesn't fit with thin dress watches! I go more for sports, tool watches and especially enjoy vintage watches. So to fit my personality I try to find some combinations, sometimes surprising, to emphasize the already strong personality of my watches.
So, Steel, Rubber, fabrics, reptile, fish or any kind of leather, colors...show us your combos, here are some example from me:
1. Vintage super compressor two color nato straps combos for the summer
2. Vintage Heuer Chrono with custom made blue veal strap with red painted sport holes to replicate the chrono hands
3. Vintage Jaeger 4 ATM with custom green ostitch shin strap to replicate the greenish dial
4. Vintage Omega Seamaster 300 with galuchat (sting ray) strap
Show us your combos...
Matt
Show your watch strap combos thread
Hi all, to answer to our dear moderator Andrew, here is a thread I would like to launch. I know that many of us enjoy playing with the the personality of a watch fitting it with different straps. There are numerous combinations, one can emphasize or smoot...
Snap!...
Can do - and can match your stingray, your green ostrich, even your colour-coded rally strap (and raise you a frogskin) ; all for Panerai, of course: Cheers, pplater....
Formal vs. informal
I have a plain brown cordovan strap on my Breguet La Tradition, you can sorta see it in the picture (sorry about the odd pic, not surprisingly all my Tradition pics are of the head, the movement is so fantastic as to overshadow the strap at all times) A...
I'll own up to being . . .
. . . a strapaholic! Grey lizard over shell cordovan . . ....
. . . and whiskey . . .
. . . shell cordovan bund. Practically all my watches are now on shell cordovan straps, as it's by far the most supple leather in my experience . . . cordially, Art This message has been edited by Dr No on 2010-09-29 08:10:24...
beautiful Cordovan
very difficult leather to find down here, anything related to horses is quite sensitive in europe! Matt
It's not even a customized strap, mrsnak . . .
. . . he just happened to have one that fit the Seiko 5 to a "T". Coincidentally, it's the very same one you saw on his vintage Connie a few months ago. Not only is it super comfy, but the newly visible scalloped section between the lugs adds a touch of c...
And makes the watch wear larger on the wrist.
Interesting combination, Art. As a latent strapaholic we obviously need to keep you way away from Panerai! Andrew
Great combo, Art... Now, I have to match your suggestion ...
With a friendly combo... A great strap, offered to me by a very good friend, for one of my beloved Chrono. A Black Cordovan with red stitching for my ardur Chrono. Will have to find the pic in my HD, but will post it. Best, Nicolas
I love that look Art...
Great watch and strap combo ! Can you PM me the maker info on that strap ? Best Drew
+ 1
It struck me from the first picture that was posted of it. Both on the wrist and static. Great combo. A
I shouldn't have too many issues...
When choosing the right strap... Best, Nicolas...
yeah...Nicolas...
you probably take like what?...3 seconds to pick out a strap? LOL... nice collection...wow...
It was even worst in my " Paneristi Time ", my friend.
I had up to ...let's say 100 / 150 straps only for my Pannies... Without counting the straps / bracelet for the other watches, of other watches. A pure illness. Best, Nicolas
You don't see them all, Matt...
I have, indeed, a lot of brown and black straps, but I also have some green Khaki, Blue, Yellow and Blue, Burgundy and Blue, Red, Beige, Grey straps... But it is a matter of fact that my fav are the Brown, Black, Beige, and Khaki. Not too aventurous? What...
very cool...
I was just chasing you, of course I know you have some funky ones, I've seen this one on one of your pics before, didn't find a similar one yet! Matt
here we go...
very nice!...looks like Paneristis are specialists on this one! I don't have any PAM tough!...Matt
The 292 looks great with many strap variation...
its such a fun watch for a strap match up. I like the lime green one Drew
I have quite a few
These are some of my favorites: Speedmaster 3570.50 on Hirsch Leonardo. It's usually on bracelet Omega Dynamic Chrono: Saw an Omega ad with Rolf Schumacher wearing one on a yellow strap. Found a Hirsch with deployant that fit the bill perfectly I switch i...
Your Seamaster looks like it was designed . . .
. . . around a NATO strap. Two thumbs up for that combo!
Nice Discus, it looks great. I like it.
Do you know where to get one? Always wanted to buy one. Thanks. Vte
definitely different!...
But really cool! I remember this one from friday wristshots. thx for your contribution, you're pretty sure to have a unique cool watch that stands out from the crowd with this combo! Matt
Wow Rainbow...
well done, thx for your colorful contribution, i remember the great shot with the oranges and the JLC in friday wristshots. Matt
My favourite combo…
Is the MC on a red croco strap! I like how the strap picks up the small red details on the dial, crowns and second hand arrow. Thank you, Matt! Your sting ray is really cool! Best Blomman...
This works for me.
As you say, there is enough red in the watch to draw the eye. Interesting choice. Andrew
Interesting colors blomman...
you have an eye for spicy combo's.....I like spicy Drew
You too, my friend!
Crazy stack of straps you got! Thank you, Nicolas! But I have to confess, mostly I wear black or brown straps… Best Blomman
Phwew!...
For a moment there we were scared you were going to post the Greubel Forsey on NATO strap! All the best Craig, Cheers, pplater.
Now thats a GREAT idea!!!
Actually, I have a grey croc for the GF that I will try one of these days. Craig
show us...
anything is worth a try, sometimes nice surprises that work out, sometimes not!...Matt
i can join in on this
a selection of different watches on the same python strap which is currently on the carlo ferrara. stingray not exotic, but unusual. as far as i'm aware, the only PPro watch on black steel mesh. again, not exotic in the strictest sense, but unusual. shell...
if you like shell cordovan AND funky straps check this out
this pic has been shamelessly borrowed from the interweb and i love this strap. this is the underside of the Horween cordovan with its originality stamp, but used as the topside of the strap. wicked! Graham...
Superb watch, and from what I see, the Leather Nato is the best combo.
Nolt that the other straps are uninteresting ( except the original one, which can really, or should have really, be improved... But the Leather Nato is, to me, the best choice for this marvel. Best, Nicolas
Mack, is the cordovan Nato...
Mack, is the cordovan Nato as good as i think it is or am i the only one who loves the feel and look combined ? best Graham
The quest for the perfect strap
for the Polaris, is a never ending story. But I think I am as close to perfection as possible, at least for the winter. For water activities, I have succesfully tried the Bond RAF, the tropic and the Kodiak. @Graham: the shell cordovan nato is indeed a fa...