A pretentious, snobby, old fashioned guide to choosing a strap

RevZMan123

it's like playing a game of "to the pain" for him, so here's some more unconventional pairings since you ignored my red strap all together.

Kraal90

How am I doing?

wagudc

those horrid two-stitch abominations,

bradurani

Look, here's how it's done. See how nice they look when the rules are followed?

bradurani

Grade: D
Those Omegas are dress watches. I know we can't all hunt, kill and tan our own gators, like I do, but good news: you can buy gator straps pre-killed and tanned.

bradurani

Grade: F
No, no, no. You must really hate that Rolex.

Syrte

Thanks for the thoughtful and entertaining guidance.
I have to say I break your rules on a daily basis, with delight and I will stubbornly keep making my own.

I hate my watches:
-dive watches which will never see the ocean on whimsical colorful reptile straps and stingray; you’ll note I’ve killed a python and a crocodile for these;
- bona fide military watches also on reptile straps- the Royal Air Force issued watch from 1942 on matte blue alligator, and the Korean war era Waltham A17 on python— two more reptiles bit the dust;
- another military watch on wild boar;
- dress (gold) watches on goat double wrap, stitched calf and perlon.
I actually have so many watch pictures which break the rules I can’t even get hold of them all.

I do agree however 100% on those primitive two-stitch straps.

Rasputin

Or just grab whatever strap that’s available now and let the watch do the talking… dress watch on a rubber strap: