Reply With QuoteI like the vintage look of the strap!
Vintage Leather
Stainless Steel Bracelet
I am preparing to buy a Tudor Heritage Black Bay.
Which is the favoured version - bracelet or strap?
I like the vintage look of the strap!
Strap all the way!
Probably easier to buy on bracelet and then you always have the option either way...
I do like it on the strap though - sure there are many options out there that'll work!
Bracelet , a strap can be sourced easily and cheaply.
Bracelet all the way. You can (as has been said before) soon get a strap, and, if you decide to buy the bracelet at a later date, you can bet you last dollar, it'll be several bloody fortunes!
Strap 100%, I think it looks much better on the strap.
I'd go vintage leather strap. It looks much more distinctive than the generic bracelet.
I would take on SS because will be harder to gat it later.
I gave my vote on leather because it looks better on it :)
Clearly there are fans of both versions - interesting...............
Also just noticed this is kinda like watching tennis - strap then bracelet then strap......
Prefer it on the strap but as above; Buy it on the bracelet and add the strap at the same time.
I cannot find a dealer that can offer either the original strap or bracelet as a separate 'add-on' item - so the decision is currently one or the other complete.
A consideration is The Black Bay with the strap option has a deployment, my choice would be a bracelet as I don't like deployments and I would source a strap from http://www.thetimetraveler.co/access...hell-cordovan/
Bracelet and then buy an aftermarket vintage strap....that'd be my choice.
Just back from the polling station............... my vote was for bracelet
Bracelet, no doubts.
Always buy the bracelet version and add a strap - I'm sure you can order the strap from Tudor even I the AD don't have it in stock. Will be a lot cheaper than vice versa.
A bracelet is a strap. It just happens to be made of metal, rather than leather.
I'd go for the bracelet and if you don't like it then buy a leather strap from dreamboat10
"A man of little significance"
I'm assuming the strap version is cheaper. So that's the one for me. Wouldn't wear it on either as I'd buy a strap or nato that I actually want.
I tend not to swap straps/bracelets and just wear a different watch if I fancy a change, which is why I have a collection.
And for me, it looks so much better on the vintage leather, so I'd buy it on that and leave it on that.
But if you intend to swap between the two then buy with bracelet and add a leather strap.
I vote for the strap, I just love it and the clasp is one of the best I have.
I have a SS bracelet to my one on a side order but I guess it will not leave the box when I get it.
This.Originally Posted by RobDad
I bought my BB on the steel bracelet and shall shortly get a leather strap to add to it.
From the start I wanted one on the strap but when I saw this in a shop window in Germany a couple of days ago I wanted the bracelet!!
p.s. sorry for the pic of a shop front but you would not understand the amount of times I dreamt about seeing a blackbay in a shop Window since Baselworld!!
I far prefer the look of it on the strap.
Theres something about this on a vintage leather strap... Stunning
I'd second that- a bracelet will be more expensive to buy and some of the vintage db10 straps are awesome.
+1
Always get the bracelet version. Straps are easy.
Thanks for the views. Bracelet version on order - should be on my wrist within a week
Where are you ordering it from ? Are you going abroad to buy it? Any discounts?Thanks for the views. Bracelet version on order - should be on my wrist within a week
Well done by the way, its gorgeous!
Bracelet for me, but I'd like to see one on a Rubber B (if they have one that fits).
Has to be the bracelet; pretty much only the OEM bracelet will fit but with straps, the world is your oyster.
In the Sotadic Zone, apparently.
Probably cheaper in the long run to buy the bracelet version and then purchase the leather strap separately.
Buy on bracelet, swap to strap when you want!!
Bought mine on a bracelet from Bucherer Lugano . They would not take my order for a separate strap as they no idea how long it would be to deliver .
Ian
I like the look and finish of the leather strap, and the deployant buckle has a feel of quality, whilst being a nicely designed item.
Both come with a NATO band for when you're hunting fierce creatures in the wild. I probably won't use mine...
;-)
You're not allowed them Mike, they are only pretend vintage
It's just a matter of time...
Something about the strap sets it apart from anything else.
Bracelet, then a vintage strap. Back to the bracelet.
ish
I love! the vintage look of the strap!
suits it very well
Looks like I may have sourced a genuine new leather strap and clasp so looking forward to having the option of both when all eventually arrives
Strap for me
I didn't like the gap between the strap and the lugs, so bracelet gets my vote.
Where are you getting it from? Strap looks better.
If you are looking for one on leather then hurry along to iconic watches
http://www.iconicwatches.co.uk/tudor...2-leather.html
Voted for the vintage leather. Here's a pic with all three options:
(I didn't ask for permission to post this pic - will remove it when asked)
Menno
My Black Bay arrived at end of last week - a quick 'box just opened' pic.
I'm sizing bracelet tonight ready for its first outing tomorrow
I'd go with the strap.
Looks great on leather so that's what I would buy.
I got the best deal on the bracelet version
Strap & clasp on order though - will be here next year so I'll have both versions soon enough
Very pleased with it thus far
I've only seen it on the strap and it looked fantastic, but if buying would probably buy it on the bracelet and source the strap separately if given the choice.
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