To bund or not to bund?

Most bunds don't look good on watches they are installed on.

Conceptually, I love the bund concept. It's always the execution that fails for me and those three pictured are perfect examples of failed execution IMO. Just too much extra material on the bund pad.

I understand that the concept was probably a battlefield invention and the pictured examples are likely "true to history", I feel like they need to match the case shape more to really work in the current situation.

My thoughts are

I think they came about from solid lugs where snaps closed the leather on them and 1 would hold if the other let go. That would be a loss if on a 2 piece. More of a necessity back then but a fashion statement now.

It helps to be a long time collector who remembers those cool wide leather straps we all wore in the late 60's early 70's.

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Love the look and the idea, but I've been veggie since 1982 & don't wear leather.

Trying to find one that's not leather or leather backed is virtually impossible!! Tried making them myself but my "ambition outweighs my talent" (to paraphrase a great MotoGP rider)

That Hanhart pilot watch looks good on one. Not sure which reference. The one with the red pusher.

I would rock one from time-to-time...but probably not a permanent addition.

How are we going to buy divers, pilots, drivers, field and space watches and abandon this opportunity for more cosplay?

Nah.

I really like my Hanhart 417 on the bund strap with an alcantara lining. Most comfortable strap I’ve ever had on a watch.

I’m looking for something like this for my Seiko SNK809. It fits perfectly in this photo, but I need to see it in person.

I appreciate the Bund for it's comfort, practicality and for putting a cool vibe on watch.

I do agree with others in that it has to be a certain dial/style that can pull off a Bund.

Not for everyone, it is an individualistic choice, no watch or accessories are for everyone 🤔 That would be boring!!

I don’t bund. I tried bundting, failed at it miserably. A bund folds weird on my small wrist. Also, living in a hot climate, a bund gets all sweaty and sticky and it just isn’t comfortable.

Leather on a bund gives me a rash in the Australian summer definitely not , though I really like the look :)

My first bund strap after watching an episode on JOMW. This one by Detroit Mint is homaging Citizen Bullhead that was worn by Brad Pitt in Once upon a time in America. The watch is my go-to casual-Friday piece. A great conversation starter mainly due to the bund strap (among other things…).

The semi-bund on Seiko chrono is the one that I made a few moths ago when I picked up leather crafting. It really transformed a $90 quartz watch into something else.

My experience with the bund strap so far is: it works best on tool watches. Also, depending on the profile and leather/hardware used, it can go very well with vintage time pieces or field watches. However, due to the width of the strap, pairing it with mechanical hand-wind watches may be somewhat inconvenient in operating the crown.

Personally not a fan, they can look great on some pilot (or other tooly) watches, but most of the time they just look weird imo 😅

To bund……everytime…..any watch!

I think brad pitt made them cool again and I'm ok with that.

In your pic, the one on the right side looks really cool to me. A very retro vibe. I have a bund strap I throw on once in a while. Cool & different.