Strap shakeup but I dont know what nato goes well with the Panda 🐼⁉️
So the Steeldive I think paired well with my old military green strap and def the baltany with the gen service grey one.
So, I’m quite unsure what would go well with the Seiko Solar Panda. I used to have it on the bond black/grey strap but would like to do something else.
The black gen service nato strap is just there as a placeholder for now. I hope you guys can give suggestions.
These were the straps on it before:
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I like it on the leather! 💪
I like it on the leather! 💪
I second this! Looks fantastic on that leather nato 👌🏻
The leather jumps out at me as the best of the options pictured in your post.
The panda is a design archetype very closely associated with vintage car racing watches, so it will always feel at home on a leather strap, especially perforated leather as in a rally strap. Conversely, it feels a little odd on ab strap with military history, like a nato, parachute elastic, or olive/khaki canvas.
If you really want it on some kind of NATO style fabric strap, look for versions that play up a racing vibe (e.g. gulf livery) or a vintage vibe (e.g. mustard color ribbed nato). British racing green or burgundy, especially with a racing stripe, could look great too.
Leather is fantastic
The leather jumps out at me as the best of the options pictured in your post.
The panda is a design archetype very closely associated with vintage car racing watches, so it will always feel at home on a leather strap, especially perforated leather as in a rally strap. Conversely, it feels a little odd on ab strap with military history, like a nato, parachute elastic, or olive/khaki canvas.
If you really want it on some kind of NATO style fabric strap, look for versions that play up a racing vibe (e.g. gulf livery) or a vintage vibe (e.g. mustard color ribbed nato). British racing green or burgundy, especially with a racing stripe, could look great too.
Youre 100% 💯 spot on with that. Thanks for delving into the background of the straps as well I appreciate it
I guess I have no escape and will have to have a rally strap made. In the meantime I will try looking for Gulf livery straps and maybe a mustard nato. As much as I love British Racing Green, Aston Martin seems to own that color and I’m not that big a fan of where the team is atm 😅. Will look at the burgundy straps too 😎