Artem sailcloth strap recommendations
So I’ve been wanting an Artem sailcloth strap recently, and I wanted it specifically for my Alpina Seastrong Heritage. I’m colorblind and I’m wondering if I should get the black, navy, or the new green strap? Unfortunately, this watch has a 21mm lug width. I have a couple other watches with a 21mm lug width, my Tudor 1926 and an old quartz Chronograph Seiko Honda Racing F1 limited edition. So this strap won’t be terribly versatile due the strange lug width.
Say you were to get a strap specifically for this watch, which color would you get? Any recommendations would be helpful!
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I don’t know if it’s clear from the photo, but the color of the case is a “bronze pvd”. It’s a very unique color, kind of a reddish gold. I’m thinking maybe a black strap makes the most sense, but I want to make sure it looks ok with the case and dial color.
there's many options on Aliexpress but takes quite a bit of clicking and scrolling.
Strap Co has some options for rubber with the 21mm size: https://strapsco.com/product/dassari-fkm-rubber-strap/
https://strapsco.com/product-category/21mm-rubber-watch-bands/
Couple of option on Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805425083674.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000060.3.126e5605IseNgl&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=9240dd7f-70f3-4562-8536-a332f573cdfa&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.291025.0%2Cpvid%3A9240dd7f-70f3-4562-8536-a332f573cdfa%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%2122.02%2111.01%21%21%21%21%21%402101c67a16879026936601042e2bfc%2112000033744729952%21rec%21US%212106006875&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
Nylon Cooper strap: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805465945537.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.238230c0WdtQtG&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller&scm=1007.13339.291025.0&scm_id=1007.13339.291025.0&scm-url=1007.13339.291025.0&pvid=b6ab1d6c-90d8-47d3-806d-ccc033815a79&_t=gps-id%3ApcDetailBottomMoreThisSeller%2Cscm-url%3A1007.13339.291025.0%2Cpvid%3Ab6ab1d6c-90d8-47d3-806d-ccc033815a79%2Ctpp_buckets%3A668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_npi=3%40dis%21USD%2124.8%2112.4%21%21%21%21%21%402101e9ec16879034577311369e89aa%2112000033893466230%21rec%21US%212106006875&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
I think the green would give a nice contrast to both the dial and case
Did your Alpina come with a 2nd strap? I’ve seen them selling with a secondary rubber strap which looks like it could be black or a deep brown. I went really close to buying this a few months back but stuffed around and missed the sale.
Did your Alpina come with a 2nd strap? I’ve seen them selling with a secondary rubber strap which looks like it could be black or a deep brown. I went really close to buying this a few months back but stuffed around and missed the sale.
It did come with the secondary rubber strap. It’s really dark brown, almost black. It’s really high quality and really comfortable. I hate that it’s a 21mm lug width because I’d use it on other watches. I really have my heart set on an Artem sailcloth strap though, and one of their deployant buckles. I wanna see what all the hype is about!