Bund Time = Fun Time
Just picked up another bund strap from Vario. I know Bund straps can be polarizing but I do like them as long as they are not too over-the-top.
I think this one works well with the Seiko Speedtimer.
I may also give it a go with my Hamilton Khaki Field (which will give it a lower profile than the Speedtimer).
Also, Vario appears to have accommodated customer feedback who had expressed their views that the strap should be longer.
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Bund is short for Bundeswehr, i.e. the German Army, so I guess not everybody will agree with the title of your post, but that Bund/Speedtimer combo looks like a match made in heaven.
Bund is short for Bundeswehr, i.e. the German Army, so I guess not everybody will agree with the title of your post, but that Bund/Speedtimer combo looks like a match made in heaven.
Good point. I hope everyone takes it in the WatchCrunch spirit that it was meant to be and nothing more.
That bund strap looks really nice!
That bund strap looks really nice!
Thanks. It’s called Oiled Leather Onyx Black Bund Watch Strap from Vario. I like their straps and have about 5 of them (a few bund and some Vintage Epsom Italian leather straps).
I've been wanting a bund strap but have a very small wrist (6 inches) so I don't think it will look nice.
They have the best BUND straps :D
To be honest, I didn't think the speedtimer would look good with a bund strap. I've been proven wrong.
I have the same strap in brown and I do like it I just never wear it… I really should more often. This looks great on your seiko too!
Bund + Bull Head = Perfect together. 👍
I've been wanting a bund strap but have a very small wrist (6 inches) so I don't think it will look nice.
I would say that these bund straps that Vario makes tend to be a bit more on the modest side in terms of size so it might work for you.
I have the same strap in brown and I do like it I just never wear it… I really should more often. This looks great on your seiko too!
I have the brown one as well. And, like you, I like them but they just don’t see a lot of wrist time. It’s more of a mood thing. But when I wear them, I do enjoy it (and they even garner a compliment here and there.) 😀
I always wear this one on a bund.
I always wear this one on a bund.
The Hanhart Pioneer 417 ES was the inspiration for putting the Speedtimer on a black bund strap. 👍
So after a day with the Speedtimer/Bund combo, today, I switched to the Hamilton Khaki Field/Bund Combo
And I think this combo works better than the Speedtimer since both the Khaki Field and the Bund strap both are steeped in militaristic lore.
The thinner profile of the Khaki Field from the thicker dimensions of the Speedtimer provide not only for a more slimmer profile but a more comfortable fit as well.
I think the Khaki Field/Bund combo is a more preferable look. The Speedtimer looks great with its color scheme but the Khaki Field/Bund combo just “feels” right.
And besides, the Speedtimer just looks too good in that Strapcode jubilee bracelet. Those two were made for each other. 😀