How much taper do you prefer on your watch straps?

Honestly, I prefer very little taper - helps the watch feel much more stable on the wrist. I typically do 22/20 or 20/18. 

I’m a big taper guy. Can’t stand straight straps except natos. I want a 22mm bracelet to hit 16mm and a 20mm down to 14mm at the clasp. I never get what I want. 😕

Not fussed.  I have straps and bracelets with varying degrees of taper.  All look good enough, to me.

I prefer minimal taper, or none at all. 

2-4mm. I didn't know it eclipsed this, but I prefer starting at 18mm and am not into wider belts.

I definitely prefer a ton of taper (19/16 or 20/16).  I find wider belts cumbersome.

I think 2mm taper is the sweet spot! 

Like a middle school teacher used to say when we asked about essay length, "Just like a woman's dress; long (wide) enough to cover the subject, short (narrow) enough to keep it interesting."

20/16. It wears well on my Oris Pointer Date

For a bracelet, I want significant taper. At least 4mm. On a leather strap, I want a more modest taper of about 2mm. 

My preference is 16mm at buckle (20/19/18 to 16mm).

A slight taper makes for a more comfortable experience on bracelet or strap.  A more pronounced taper makes you look like you just came out of a 1970's disco.

Only about 2mm.  I even like zero taper. 

4mm taper is my preference for comfort 👍

I realized I like skinnier straps/bracelets, regardless of the taper. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Whatever lug to lug your watch is, Always go 16mm at the buckle. Always. 

Even on panerais, I taper my custom straps to 16mm at the buckle

Only buy bracelet watches if the taper goes at least to 17. Love the strong taper on my Oris pieces and the explorer. 

If the watch is slim and light or vintage styled I like to have more taper. If the watch is (top) heavy, larger or very modern then just a slight taper is better for comfortability (imo).

Depends on the watch. On a big Planet Ocean i want no taper at all, on the Speedy i need a tapering bracelet.

Totally subjective thing.

Tool watch: No taper - 2mm.

Dress watch: 4mm of taper (to 16mm max).

Dress/tool watches: somewhere in between depending on the formality of the piece.

That’s a general guide for me but it really all depends on a watch’s case design/proportions

I tend to prefer 2mm taper.
No taper also works.
19/16mm works.
20/16mm is a bit weird, even with a thick strap, regardless of case size/weight... Oris 🙁

2mm of taper works best for me. Any more taper and I find it add's a kind a weird vintage vibe to a watch that doesn't need it and no taper tends to make pieces look clunky. That's my main gripe with things like some of the GS bracelets. No taper makes slender/unobtrusive watch seem clunky.

I prefer little to no taper, especially on bands that are 20mm. On me, they start to look like child watches if they get any smaller than that.