i picked up an inexpensive Perlon strap from WatchGecko recently and found it rather cheap-feeling. My expectations for a $16 strap were low and my expectations were met. Very thin and plastic-feeling. Anybody have a quality Perlon strap that feels like quality?

Black was in back order so I went with gray, the least objectionable alternative.

 

That looks like dressing the incredible hulk in high heels and stockings and make-up...it just looks wrong

My $0.02 : get a decent nato (try out the new seatbelt nato from bandrbands...its top quality)...

 

I've tried numerous Perlons and have reached the conclusion they simply look horrible on any expensive watch, it's like wearing a suit with a pair of Dunlop trainers IMO.

Agree that quality NATO's look far better.

 

Perlon straps kinda are what they, but the very best on the market by a long way, are made by Eulit in Germany.

And these are 10x better than the crap coming out of Asia that most dealers now sell (because Eulit's trade prices aren't £0.10 a strap...)

The grey strap is a Perlon Krystal 18mm (colour now discontinued), the brown is a Perlon Panama 2 Piece 20mm.

 

Suits the watch well !

 

Eulit does make the best. I find for casual sport watches it suits.

 

I'll chime in and say Eulit is really the only way to go (that I know of) when it comes to Perlon. I use an 18mm black one for throwing it on a vintage Seiko quartz diver for workouts or when I have a new 19mm lug width watch and I'm deciding on a strap. Very comfy and not chintzy looking at all.

 

I bought on ebay a small lot of vintage perlons I think from the 70’s and really like how they look, its not for everyone I guess.

This is me wearing a suit with a pair of dunlops

 

More Krystals on the Deville that went to live with @Garv

 

I wear a Eulit Krystal or Panama Neu on my Speedy Schumacher as my sweaty weather strap during hot, sticky Texas summers. I personally never warmed up to Nato straps and dislike all that extra strap material and metal.

 

Eulit is the only choice for perlon!

 

Thanks folks! The black Perlons in that nice thick nylon weave are what I’m after. I’m on the hunt!

 

Good discussion...most of the time perlon is no-go. I wasn't impressed w/the one I got from strapcode. But, there are a couple nice examples here.

 

I have a couple Eulit Panama Pazific straps - a one piece and a two piece. They are comfortable, since they are infinately sizable, but the material is very stiff, and has never loosened up.

 

You should know a perlon strap scratches your caseback badly over time. You shouldn't use it on expensive watches.

 

That’s what caseback stickers are for.

Or two piece Perlons.

 

More like ‘that’s Wonder-Woman wearing high-heels and make up’...absolutely gorgeous and totally fits the UG

 

Some of the Perlon straps (like mine) are so thin you can see through the holes in the weave. Others pictured here are far thicker and look much better. I've ordered an Eulit strap on Amazon, for the princely sum of $24. Said the Zen Master, "We shall see..."

 

Until the new Eulit arrives I've gone back to my modified NATO. I just cleaned up the stray schmutz around the strap holes with a lit match. Easy peasy with nylon.