How can you make a Bambino more casual?
Hey everyone!
I recently bought this Orient Bambino 38mm and it’s fantastic. However, I want to dress it down somehow so I was thinking of changing the strap.
What would you recommend? Anyone with the same watch that can relate?
Thanks!!
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Juan
Watch nerd. One watch collector (in theory). I prefer smaller watches and I see in-house movements as a disadvantage :)
Brussels, Belgium
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16.00 cm
I tried a decent rubber strap and it just didn’t work for me.
I did buy a bracelet and it looks great, but that’s not necessarily dressing it down.
I’d try a cool nato strap that fits your style, if people are putting natos on Rolex and Omega watches you can do it with a Bambino.
To dress down, I’d try something like fabric straps. I like NATO straps but not sure how casual it would look.
Wear more casual clothes?
Throw it on a less dressy leather strap, maybe something light brown with vintage stitching, and wear it with casual clothes like a normal t shirt. Noone will know its a dress watch.
NATO strap, the “ath-lesiure” of the watch world
Sailcloth
Vintage suede strap. Sailcloth. Nato. Denim.
Definitely suede
A colorful strap, orange, light blue, or green.
Canvas strap.
Tan leather strap with white rope stitching. It should tone the dressiness down and make it feel like more of a daily
You can try a milanese mesh band.
I've been seeing a lot of sail cloth bands on WC lately and they come in every color imaginable. Maybe swap in a pastel blue band
A two piece perlon strap 👌
NATO or single pass.
With your version, go for a light brown, cognac, or tan leather strap. I'm in a similar boat now. I made mine dressier for formal occasions with a full rose gold case, but now it's even harder to dress down.
Black is way too formal now:
But now lighter alligator brings it back down to dressy:
I don't think I can go full casual anymore, but I can go business casual.
your bambino 38 came in a squared or straight box?
your bambino 38 came in a squared or straight box?
Straight!
Maybe try to put it on a Nato or a beat up suede strap?