Strap or bracelet?

Wibbs

The eternal dilemma. Personally I'm a strap man. Could never get on with metal bracelets. I think straps set off a watch better and a strap change can change the whole feeling of a watch. Plus I've wrists like a 12 year old ballet dancer so maybe that's part of it..:o

Awaits flames from the more manly wrist bearers.......

Creamy Goodness

it really depends, i only have the one watch which is a bracelet.

i really want to get a



because my braclet scratches on the table at work whilst i'm typing on the keyboard, that wouldn't happen with a strap watch.

Wibbs

Noice. Always had a thing for the seamaster. IMHO some of the bigger normally bracelet type watches often look better on a strap. Not all mind, but some.

Creamy Goodness

aye they will but with a strap the wear would be less noticeable whereas with a bracelet after a week your watch bracelet could be ruined.

Ginger

Always wear the bracelet, found that the straps tended to get a bit smelly or worn too easily. Also with ones where I dive, tends to be metal or rubber due to salt water.

Tho for my wedding next year, I will be getting a strap watch..looks a lot classier with the suit.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Bracelets for me as well for everyday use. Straps have to changed a little bit too often when they start to harbour a bit of a stench

Owen

Mine has to be a bracelet. I don't want something made from the leftovers at the meat factory, I want something someone had to go underground for, risk death for, smelt and fashion into a thing of beauty.

Ginger

ned78 wrote: »

Mine has to be a bracelet. I don't want something made from the leftovers at the meat factory, I want something someone had to go underground for, risk death for, smelt and fashion into a thing of beauty.

Or recycled coke cans .. you know..

Cyrus

i like both, strap for dressier watches and bracelet for more casual

some watches (like the tag carrera) pull both off very well.

eVeNtInE

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StealthRolex

I do both - on the old Rolex models there are holes so you could easily pop the bracelet off, swap out the pins and fit a decent Hirsh leather.

It all depended on mood and nobody ever noticed the head was a Rolex

I like Rolex but hate it when the unappreciative or gold miners noticed it. With the leather on it was only noticed by like minded enthusiasts.

The striped NATO Bond strap is dirt cheap and always gets compliments when I put it on a sports watch.

shanel23

Depends totally on the watch for me .

My seamaster is a chunky metal braclet and couldn't imagine wearing a leather strap with it. On the other hand I have an "unterwasser traser" dive watch with a rubber strap and I actually went back to the supplier to get the metal braclet and tried it - and went straight back to the rubber strap.

Interesting my dad who loves watches can only wear a metal strap as if he wears a leather one - it falls apart in a matter of weeks - some sort of reaction with his sweat to the leather.