I have a strap problem

I used to buy lots of straps because I wasn't sure what would work best in terms of the watch or my wrist.

Now, having bought far too many straps, I know that the only types I like are: thin stitched leather straps for dress watches, thick leather hide for sports watches, tropic or waffle rubber for divers.

I was never a NATO fan until I bought one for my field watch… now I find myself buying them for many of my watches. I stumbled upon this brand on Amazon called ArtStyle… really nice NATO straps… soft and pliable with no scratchy edges… for $9.95 each and next day delivery.

I used to buy and try different straps but I never found one I liked as much as oem so I stopped.

I chose D, but I'm actually getting things under control. A big reason is that a) supplied bracelets are getting uniformly better and b) I'm coming around to metal bracelets as a concept in general. I used to hate dealing with them and disliked the look, so I was always buying natos to swap in. But in the past year something flipped, and currently I'm really liking the look and feel of metal.

I don't really like messing with straps. If necessary, I tend to find one I like for a given watch and stick with it. But OEM (or similar aftermarket) bracelets are usually the favorite.

I think I have about 40 straps/ bracelets etc. If you think how they can change the look of a watch, that can easily double the number of wearable pieces for very little outlay.

I buy a new Erika's MN for every watch I wear a lot. I find them to be the most comfortable straps I have yet experienced.

I never keep anything stock, pretty much everything on a NATO 99% of the time....... & I'm really picky about them, as I wear them for their original purpose not for style - my NATO's must have a sewn in buckle (and not a springbar retained buckle which defeats the whole point of the design🤔)..I've got loads & buy a couple more every payday 🤣, but my Mrs is into watches too and we share NATO's.💞

Ive had a springbar fail a couple of time, one's on a nato one's not. From that day on I definitely grew more respect for nato straps. Now I wear nato purely for their purpose not looks.

Most definitely. And what's the watch/strap ratio you have?

I'm basically the same with the addition of nato on field watch and a couple of OEM bracelet