The perfect strap - watch combination THREAD

[MFB Scotland]

Like many other TZ Members I purchase lots of straps to try with different watches.

I picked up a new Bremont strap for my Airco last night and it suits the watch IMO "perfectly".

Hoping this thread could be a future resource if members post pictures of what they consider the perfect strap for their watch.

So I will start with my Airco and new Bremont vintage strap.

[Chewitt13]

Now wondering what that strap would look like on my mbiii - pretty perfect combo

[RustyBin5]

Couple for me most of my bracelets just sit in their box lol


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[Normunds]

This one was perfect combination - De Ville and old double ridged croc strap

[Normunds]

This also wasn't bad - Hamilton and Steinhart strap.

[MFB Scotland]

Speedy on Hirsch Viscount


Speedy on brown Omega alligator


IWC Mark XVII on IWC alligator


IWC Mark XVII on brown Di Modell

[Psychomech]

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That is a thing of beauty to me, perfectly balanced combo IMHO.

[RustyBin5]

That is a thing of beauty to me, perfectly balanced combo IMHO.

Thanks. The funny thing is it's an expensive watch with a glorious gorgeous mesh bracelet but the leather it's on cost £9.99. Just don't tell anyone


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[kaiserphoenix]

This one was perfect combination - De Ville and old double ridged croc strap

This is absolutely beautiful. Great taste mate.


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[Mr Curta]

I think that this combination works rather well.

[Senninha]

Great thread to follow - a well chosen strap makes a huge difference to a watch.

I love the Bremont combo in the first post, works really well.

[Normunds]

this one was killer combo.

[clemenry]

I think that this combination works rather well.

Lovely strap ! Do you mind me asking where that's from ?

R

[gbn13]

My favourite combination for the BBN - a JPM Italian vintage.

[Qatar-wol]

Like the Smiths, and the Bremont looks good, too. I prefer Bremonts on velcro, mind, and have a few I use for non-Bremont watches. They're well made.

I've a couple of Dirk Grandry straps for my PVD Panerai, and I feel they're a good suit.

[brynjones483]

X33 on Sinn rubber, use an omega deployment.

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[Carlton-Browne]

Lovely strap ! Do you mind me asking where that's from ?

R

I believe they're stitched by the hand of God.

[Mr Curta]

I believe they're stitched by the hand of God.

This one's an original V.B. Hygienique, not a Rev-O repro (for images open the link in Chrome with the 'Photobucket Hotlink Fix' extension).


Here's one from the Rev's first batch of re-made DEF-3/A.F.0210/Type 37 pattern straps, and rather good it is too.

[clemenry]

This one's an original V.B. Hygienique, not a Rev-O repro (for images open the link in Chrome with the 'Photobucket Hotlink Fix' extension).


Here's one from the Rev's first batch of re-made DEF-3/A.F.0210/Type 37 pattern straps, and rather good it is too.

Ah looks like I've missed the boat on the re-made versions and I either need to get very luck or have deep pockets (or both) if I want to source an original

Thanks
R

[zelig]

Always liked this tatty old combo



.. & this for smarter occasions



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[ktmog6uk]

i'm liking these combos at the moment

[James.uk]

Simplicity itself. My 'everyday beater'


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[Riley]

I put my PO 8500 on a black/black Hirsch Leonardo for a recent holiday. I didn't do diver on leather but the Leonardo is virtually grain less and is water resistant also, I think it looks very good.
Pics to follow.

[jimyu]

Oh...I was just experimenting with straps on my Panerai the other day... the best:

[Nealywheelie]

I like this combo very much, although she has been wearing the Aero classic rubber for a while now, will switch back in the spring.

Blue Toshi on my Glycine, although again, currently sporting the Glycine Airman bracelet.

[OliverCD]

I have tried a few leather straps and the OEM sail cloth that all were fine on the LLD, but never perfect. I also have tried lots of pull throughs, but it took me until a month ago to try a perlon... I had a feeling it might work and it really nails it! This is just a £6 job from Ebay and really does work a treat for me - the texture adds to it but doesn't add more clutter.

I think the new OEM mesh that now comes on the LLD probably makes it all seem to shiny!

[bambam]

What straps are people using on their Subs? Interested to see what works/doesn't, particularly on a LV.

Cheers

[ped]

It has to be said that the LLD looks great on many different straps but check it out on this £4 eBay grey strap. Nice and thin, great quality... love it.

[alphajet]

I like my Sinn 103 Ti on this Hadley Roma Kelvar strap.

[Carlton-Browne]

This vintage Toshi is the strap I keep on coming back to on this 1941 Fliegerchronograph.


And another Toshi for a watch long gone - the blue stitching catches the blue in the hands.



It was the fleck in this one matching the lume on the hands that really got me started on Donegal tweed as a material.

[downer]

I like this combination: Bremont S300 and Haveston Carrier strap.

[AAddict]

I had planned a light grey or orange rubber for this 'Zimbe' mod, but from the moment I tried this leather Zuludiver nato on it I just can't imagine it on anything that suits it more.

zimbehdr by Anthony Andrades, on Flickr

[Omegamanic]

Crikey Chief!

There are only about 3 combinations on the thread so far that I’d even consider

[RBear1981]

Speedy on Hirsch Viscount


Speedy on brown Omega alligator


IWC Mark XVII on IWC alligator


IWC Mark XVII on brown Di Modell

Got to love that white dial Speedy


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[MFB Scotland]

Crikey Chief!

There are only about 3 combinations on the thread so far that I’d even consider

Which ones ?

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[RBear1981]

Only way to do it with an skx if you ask me!


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[Omegamanic]

Which ones ?

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Your Hirsch/Speedy, Zelig’s Zenith, C urta’s Smiths maybe, the NATO on Bremont is ok, couple are borderline but I wouldnt count them anything close to perfect, more passable.

[hhhh]

This combo seems to get positive comments...





And I always think an 806 looks good on a lizard skin strap...

[Mr Curta]

[Routers]

Some of these look good but really not a fan of big gaps between the strap ends and the watch case.

[Dave in Wales]

Straps should be 'understated' and let the watch 'stand out'...... not the other way around.

[Robsmck]

I always like this combo for the summer.

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[andyd30]

Straps should be 'understated' and let the watch 'stand out'...... not the other way around.

As always opinions differ, my view is they should complement each other, so not necessarily understated, dependant on the watch.

[Der Amf]

As always opinions differ, my view is they should complement each other, so not necessarily understated, dependant on the watch.

I once had a watch which had a particularly shiny sunburst silver dial, complete with grooved subdial, surrounded by quite a thick bezel, the entire case polished. The whole effect was very eye-catching. A thick glossy oxblood strap, similarly characterful, complemented it perfectly, giving it balance a more typical strap couldn't have.

[MFB Scotland]

Some more of my favourites.....

Omega PO on OEM vintage isofrane


Breitling Aerospace on Pro III


Bremont Solo on vintage brown


Bremont Solo on Hirsch


Omega AT8500 (38.5mm) on OEM black alligator

[amcneill]

Tudor heritage monte carlo on a strapsco cream camo suede strap


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[witti]

Some good choices there. I rather like this combo at the moment:

[matt74]

Haven’t captured the colour very well but yellow dial on blue rubber nato is a combo I won’t change on this one

[mk1974]

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[Nudlar]

Inspired by the Haveston Carrier Strap on this thread - and got one for my Evant.