Reply With Quotebig NO from me mate, have you tried eddies ?
http://www.timefactors.com/rubber.htm
the 22 will fill the lug space well, without being trimmed 8)
Love my Seadweller but wanted to 'toughen it up a little' so I put this on it - what do you think?
It was a bit of a struggle to get the bracelet off but I quite like it :D
Better pics can follow but here's a couple with my phone:
big NO from me mate, have you tried eddies ?
http://www.timefactors.com/rubber.htm
the 22 will fill the lug space well, without being trimmed 8)
I think that looks better on bracelet or nato, the rubber "bracelet" doesn't do it for me.
It does actually look fairly decent in the flesh and the strap does fit a treat - its a 20mm.
I did have a quick look at Eddies but didn't fancy trimming the 22m - how come you reckon it wont need trimming - have you tried one?
I know I am probably in a minority on here but natos do absolutely nothing for me at all :shock:Originally Posted by Seamus
steel or nothing.
yes mate have the 24mm fitted on all my seikos (22mm) they are very soft and the slack fills the gap between, the lugs and head,
Looks better with the original bracelet :)
I'm not keen on it either, no offence but it reminds me of a Seiko on the rubber strap. I've put a couple of my watches on Nato's and I love them. Very comfortable and a good fit with the tool watch image.
I haven't tried my SD but the sub looks nice IMO.
Cheers - Simon
Does not do it for me I'm afraid :cry:
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
I am in the not convinced camp!
Stephen
Sorry to say this but I think you've made a £3000 watch look like a £30 watch.
It was worth a try but doesn't do it for me. Try to look for something a bit plainer in style, I think Omega's Planet Ocean looks great on rubber so there must be a strap out there that suits the SD.
Chris
Not my cup of tea.... looks extremely cheap IMHO.
A NO from me also.
Mine stays on the bracelet or a black Nato.
Cheers,
Ben
..... for I have become the Jedi of flippers
" an extravagance is anything you buy that is of no earthly use to your wife "
I'm with you on that! NATOs just don't look good to me. I understand the "tool" element of them, but they ruin the look of a lot of good watches on here....I know I am probably in a minority on here but natos do absolutely nothing for me at all :shock:
Cheers,
Jay
It looks bloody awful, get it back to normal ASAP. :blackeye:
not a fan, i would go for a plainer style rubber strap if i was going to put it on rubber at all. Anyone tried a croco strap on a sports rolex, would be interested to see how that looked.
Worth a try but no from me.
Hmmm, quite a universal no then - £30 wasn't quite what I had in mind, Chris :lol:
On the bracelet I am wearing it to death at the expense of my daytona and my date just and the idea went something along the lines of - I loved my PO on rubber so I will put the dweller on rubber and then:
Datejust at work when wearing a suit,
Dweller (on rubber) for casual, etc
Daytona for night time wear when I am not going to be punching away at a keyboard (the daytona bracelet and desks are not the best of bed-fellows :D )
I dont want the dweller on leather as I want to swim, train, sauna, steam in it and so it has to be rubber or back to square one.
At least, looking like £30 it will keep the muggers away :wink:
Its stopping how it is for the minute anyway, I cant face the trauma of 'the change' just yet!
Great, If you like it that's all that matters. In the meantime enjoy it, I'll look forward to seeing what else you can find for it, when you've forgotten how difficult it was to get on and off.
Better get on with some work now, that's what I was sat at the computer for in the first place.
Chris
Quick, put it back on the bracelet before anyone notices what you've done.
I echo some of the comments re NATO's and the like. They can "make" a certain type of watch but not this one.
Steel only for me......
try eddies mate :wink: 22mm you will be very happy with it
Well, you asked.Terrible.
F.T.F.A.
I'll give it a few weeks and then try it on the Daytona, eh? :lol:
On a par with p1ssing on someones grave for me :(
Respect the past, live the present, protect the future
Its a joke.......... :lol:
There is absolutely no chance I would fanny about trying to take that bracelet off :wink:
Me neither.
Fair enough for trying something different, but the SD should stay on the bracelet IMHO. Of my collection the SD is the only one (that I regularly wear) that's still on it's bracelet as I prefer leather straps as a rule.
Andy
Wanted - Damasko DC57
For me the watch looks so good it can carry any strap. :) plus you don't have to put up with that tinny rattling sound :wink:
I agree that the dweller looks great on the bracelet - its just that its the only one of my three that I could really "play with" as it - as we all know - is so flexible and looks the part whether casual or smart.
I've one of those 20mm silicone straps of Eddie's, looks good on a prs14 and smp300, just imo of course
Put it back on the bracelet ASAP. I would try a nice gator strap on the Daytona.
That rubber strap is like one of the fat suits they wear in Little Britain. Why not put the SD on a beautiful waterproof leather strap? I'm a particular fan of DiModell, but there are plenty of other possibilities.
And yes, you're right about NATOs; if they had a different name, eg. "NANCY", they wouldn't be half as popular. Why wear nylon, when you can wear leather or steel? (You rubber fetishists are a law unto yourselves)...
Love the origianl bracelet - love NATO's - seen a couple on an Omega leather band clasps and that looked almost made to measure.
Lovely watch in any guise and good of you to try the look ad feel for yourself - I'm all for a bit of change every now and again - it wasn't my favorite look - but how would we find the RIGHT look if we didn't try a few alternatives!
It's just a matter of time...
Funny you should mention it. They will start air the new series here and TBH it looks fun.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=eeMBfow8XRw
+1
PS For more debate see: http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic...d=a&hilit=nato
I'll try it on my Di-Modell at some point - I didn't try it yesterday as it is 22m - an as new Chronissimo so I might try and swap it for a 20mm version if anyone is interested ?
I'm with you on that! NATOs just don't look good to me. I understand the "tool" element of them, but they ruin the look of a lot of good watches on here....I know I am probably in a minority on here but natos do absolutely nothing for me at all :shock:
Cheers,
Jay
3rd'ed..........each to there own but natos do nothing for me but much prefer the SD on the steel.
Joe.
Interesting, now can we see it on Rhino please?
If you want it to look more like a tool, my vote would be a black or olive Nato, or a simple black rubber strap.
... but if your striped strap is at least 2mm thinner than the lugs, you'll look like Sean Connery.
That, to me, looks absolutely ridiculous - like he broke the proper strap just before the event and had to find something to tie it to his wrist :lol:... but if your striped strap is at least 2mm thinner than the lugs, you'll look like Sean Connery.
Sorry to say NO :(
Jim :)
No, nyet, non, nein, etc !!
That is terrible! - £2500 of prime steel on a tenner of rubber does not go :wink:
Leave it on the bracelet, full stop :)
All the Rolex sports models are unfinished between the lugs, and having tried various Nato/leather options mine always returns to the bracelet. I think, as a WIS I get a bit bored sometimes with just how perfectly every aspect of my Sub-Date does its job, then mess about with straps and realise that 50 years of design have resulted in a watch I can't improve upon :roll: :)
Doesn't look good on the rubber... I do like the look of them on a Nato though, makes it more of a "tool" watch, then use the bracelet for a "dress" look... but rubber... no!
But it does for an Omega PO or on a tenners worth of fabric a la nato? :roll:
No they all look crap on rubber or nylon, regardless of brand. My opinion, but that's what you asked for!But it does for an Omega PO or on a tenners worth of fabric a la nato? :roll:
No problem at all with your opinion and thanks for the clarification :DNo they all look crap on rubber or nylon, regardless of brand. My opinion, but that's what you asked for!But it does for an Omega PO or on a tenners worth of fabric a la nato? :roll:
I trust the effects of whatever it was you had consumed prior to this particular delusional move have now worn off? :D
3 x 500ml cans of holsten pils, half a bottle of Jacobs Creek Shiraz and just the one can of that Carlsberg Special Brew otherwise known as loony juice....
Oh, sorry - I forgot - half a can of the wife's Strongbow Super (she couldn't finish it!)
That was Friday night though :lol:
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