A large part of the fun in this hobby is the hunt for the perfect strap / bracelet pairing. Depending on the watch I'll have between 2 and 10 options, varying between colours, textures, materials.
Although I sometimes just revert to the original strap or bracelet because after all, it comes from the work and choice of a professional designer.
How often do you change?
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Got my Grail a few years ago, so I've become a strap collector for it - got maybe 20 (21mm lug width too tho 22mm do fit). Think I've found my 4 favourites tho - Zuludiver "original Bond " and "NTTD" NATOs (better than Omega's IMHO) an Artem loopless sailcloth & Tapered Staib mesh (& standard bracelet, obviously)
I've got a big box under the bed with maybe 60 NATO's in & around 20 bracelets for my other watches.
I'm quite old and been into watches all my life, so one tends to accumulate crap 😂😂
Nato straps are real fun! I do change them like once a month, only for diver. I have 3 nato straps and indeed, sometimes it feels like I have new watch. G-shock stays on rubber, others are leather.
Got my Grail a few years ago, so I've become a strap collector for it - got maybe 20 (21mm lug width too tho 22mm do fit). Think I've found my 4 favourites tho - Zuludiver "original Bond " and "NTTD" NATOs (better than Omega's IMHO) an Artem loopless sailcloth & Tapered Staib mesh (& standard bracelet, obviously)
I've got a big box under the bed with maybe 60 NATO's in & around 20 bracelets for my other watches.
I'm quite old and been into watches all my life, so one tends to accumulate crap 😂😂
Very cool! I too have a box with straps, bracelets and natos. (It used to be a watch box but I've removed the watch compartments. )
I'm guessing the grail is the Omega Seamaster ? (looks sharp on the blue sail cloth)
Very cool! I too have a box with straps, bracelets and natos. (It used to be a watch box but I've removed the watch compartments. )
I'm guessing the grail is the Omega Seamaster ? (looks sharp on the blue sail cloth)
Yes, it is. Love it, seems like the perfect strap for it.
Lol, agreed - you can never have too many NATO's ☺️
"How often do you change?"
Often.
Sometimes I buy the strap 1st. 🤓
"How often do you change?"
Often.
Sometimes I buy the strap 1st. 🤓
haha! I've done that in the past! I still have a red nato with black PVD hardware that I bought because I was anticipating to buy the black Hamilton Khaki Mechanical.
I didn't buy the watch, I still have the strap 🤣
I try to keep it limited to just a few so things don't get out of hand...
Err day lol.
I change straps often I'd say. Maybe once a month on some watches. My biggest dilemma with some pieces is the search for the "perfect" strap pairing. Like my solar Seiko diver, I searched high and low for the perfect bracelet. After finally finding it, I just went back to a rubber strap because it was easy and light weight. I might end up back with a nato next month...
Most of my watches have a 20mm lug to lug, so I have made a few impulsive acquisitions in term of straps/nato...
Mostly leather straps, I also got a lot of NATO/ZULU straps. Bought only one milaneese strap and one plastic strap.
I have a few watches that I change straps almost everytime I wear it, so lots of fun indeed.
2-3 per watch, but many straps fit different watches so for some I have 5+...... I love changing straps.....
I have many. Per watch? I still have many.
I try to keep it limited to just a few so things don't get out of hand...
Ok. I feel much better about my hoard now.
Ok. I feel much better about my hoard now.
This was taken months ago. I'm now struggling to make my way to the front door.
Too many straps for me.
Ends up being a waste of money for me since I always prefer the oem options the watch came with.
I almost never change once I find a perfect pairing (and for me, the OEM bracelet or strap option is usually good enough). I have one watch in my collection that I have had trouble pairing up and that's my Seiko mini-Tuna. Right now that's on a Borealis rubber strap, but I've tried natos, elastic natos, rubber, and I can't bond with anything. I might try a strapcode bracelet next. So for that watch, the number is about 5. For most of my watches it's 1, 2 max.
I tend to do brown leather but my daily fashion dictates primarily what I go with.