Hi All

I have a gold watch (1967 Audax Manual Wind) and while not valuable it does have sentimental value so I decided to get it serviced and wear it. I don't have any other gold watches and just wondered which strap colour might look best? It's 18mm lug width and about a 36mm case. I didn't want something too thin as I don't want it to sit too close when wearing.
Any ideas? I thought about a Hirsch Forest in brown?

Cheers, Matt.

 

Deep brown or black for formal, I like natural gator for casual.
Excuse the old photo of an old wrist.

 

Thanks for the replies, I was thinking chocolate brown which is pretty much what the Hirsch Forest brown is but.....

LouS that Zenith looks great

 

I vacillate between most any kind of black strap and honey ostrich.

 

Honey ostrich is classic with YG. I find a brown with red-ish hue works really nice with RG..

 

gold watch? Hirsch Ascot in deep brown..... thick band, nice colour...... makes girls crazy.

Well my wife likes it anyway.....

sorry. crap picture, I'm really quite ashamed, but it gives you the idea.....

 

I prefer a more casual look...

 

Why so limited? Buy a dozen different styles and colors and have fun.

Dark chocolate glove leather:



Black small grain gator or burgundy lizard:



Burgundy gator:



Chestnut brown gator:



Cordovan large grain gator:



Go nuts man! Have fun with it.

 

Thanks for all the pictures everyone. I thought I knew what I wanted but now I have no idea, there are quite a few options that look really nice.

Dennis - probably best I don't show all your pictures to my wife shes already rolling her eyes because I've just spent more to service a watch than it's worth simply because it was my dads and I can recall wearing it when I was 5.

 

I'm a little surprised she would take issue with having a family piece serviced. I service so many watches of little monetary value, but that have family connections - it is very common for my bill to be much larger than what the watch is worth in these situations.

I am not really a yellow gold guy at all - has "old man's watch" connotations for me, but that's just my personal thing and I know I'm in the minority here. Rose gold is another matter though....

But the one yellow gold (plated) watch that I wear is a family piece:



I really like this strap with it:



Cheers, Al

 

Thanks Al, I tend to agree with you on the 'yellow' gold perspective and while I probably won't wear it often it's just something I couldn't chuck out.
I've been looking at it months thinking should I, shouldn't I and quite rightly as you say I always knew it would be more to service than it's worth (I suspect quite a bit more as I'm sure its only worth the sentimental value) but I do smile when I think about me walking around the the house with it on as small kid! And that's what really matters to me with this one.

 

I tend to prefer black with yellow gold. Pink gold, to my eye, allows for more flexibility.

 

Thanks all. This is a really old thread, but it was helpful to me. I had to respond to show my appreciation, and to bump it up to help others.

 

Today black croc. Shiny or matte depends on the style.

 

I go more by the colour of the markers on the dial, and the colour of the trim on the hands. If black, I prefer a black strap. Of gold, then I prefer brown. Personal choice.

 

Depends on what color your shoes are.

 

A photo of your watch would help. Each vintage has its own patina.
Cheers