What watch do you wear?

[JRJ]

Cheers, ha! best website? or are they all of the same quality?

 

[mrk]

Anything in the £5 range will be of similar quality, the eBay ones in particular and Amazon unbranded ones. They will fray at the holes over time so I'd recommend sticking with the big names for Nato like Maratac. Costs a bit more but you get a strap that lasts as long as a watch.

I've posted mine a while back here, both Zulu and Maratac (of which Zulu is a model lineup).

 

[JRJ]

Cheers mrk, I'll take a gander back through the thread thanks

 

[mrk]

No problem. This site also has some nice Natos:
http://www.davis-watches.eu/nato-straps.html

Crown & Buckle also have some nice choices in various styles whether it's leather or Nylon/Canvas you want in various colours.
http://www.crownandbuckle.com/

 

[JRJ]

And there's me thinking they only came in black/green/brown

 

[mrk]

Check the C&B blog for pics of what others are doing with their watches: http://blog.crownandbuckle.com/

Some really nice ones there.

 

[DRZ]

For the next few days I'm gong to be wearing my shiny new Garmin Fenix

 

[Cosimo]

For the next few days I'm gong to be wearing my shiny new Garmin Fenix

Well you won't get lost wearing it.

 

[sandy10]

Forgive me, for it's only my opinion, but some of these shiny silver watches on the "alternative" stripey nylon straps look absolute bobbins.

 

[mrk]

Forgive me, for it's only my opinion, but some of these shiny silver watches on the "alternative" stripey nylon straps look absolute bobbins.

Fair enough, depends on the watch and strap choice though above all else.

 

[sandy10]

Fair enough, depends on the watch and strap choice though above all else.

Absolutely, but some of them look like those ridiculous blazers toffs where when stood quoffing Pimms on the riverbank at Henley

 

[Cosimo]

Forgive me, for it's only my opinion, but some of these shiny silver watches on the "alternative" stripey nylon straps look absolute bobbins.

I agree with you, the combination looks tacky but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[sandy10]

I agree with you, the combination looks tacky but beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Completely agree, just my personal opinion of course - just looks like you're trying to hard not to conform

 

[mrk]

It's not about it looking a certain way for most or a style thing either. A good quality nato strap is more comfortable than a leather buckle or bracelet one. That and the added safety in the rare event a spring bar breaks the watch stays put.

Really it's a case of some will like the look and some won't but once you try a decent one on it's obvious which one wears more comfortably, generally anyway.

 

[Cosimo]

Really it's a case of some will like the look and some won't but once you try a decent one on it's obvious which one wears more comfortably, generally anyway.

In terms of comfort I find that steel > leather > nylon. It really all is very subjective.

 

[Cosimo]

A little more on the latest Omega Co-Axial movement:

 

[RSR]

That's a pretty good vid, I have 9300 movement in one of my Omega's and the other runs the 8507.

 

[aMb]

Not a new watch but got a new strap to use whilst on holiday


IMG_0833 by amb24, on Flickr

 

[theleg]

the one I'm keeping an eye on most atm...

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f74/halios-new-2013-collection-773403-51.html#post6263895

mother of god

 

[mrk]

41mm case on that Halios, couldn't see the price anywhere though?