Planet Ocean: Steel or Leather?

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EuroDriver

·Oct 3, 2023

I can't make up my mind and need a little help here with my first world problem. Which do you vote for?

 

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MikeMan2727

·Oct 3, 2023

Rubber strap 😁

 

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Aroxx

·Oct 3, 2023

Steel bracelet all day long.

 

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DavidSarnoff

·Oct 3, 2023

Buy the watch on the bracelet, then buy the leather. That’s what I did. Buying the bracelet later is pricey!

 

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sah

·Oct 4, 2023

Both, and also a rubber. I change to one of the three at least once a week. Lugs are a little scratched but I love them all and they all dive.

 

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hen

·Oct 4, 2023

Yup both, first bracelet, then rubber, leather or Nato.

Edited: Oct 19, 2023

 

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artek

·Oct 17, 2023

Both. That watch is very versatile

 

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Bruce235

·Oct 17, 2023

Sailcloth.😀
I like brown leather too.

 

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NGO1

·Oct 17, 2023

Leather.

 

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ErichPryde

·Oct 17, 2023·Seamasters Forever

NGO1

Leather.

Dude, that's a super nice sweater. Where'd you get it?

 

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sgk

·Oct 18, 2023

EuroDriver

I can't make up my mind and need a little help here with my first world problem. Which do you vote for?

Metal and then rubber 😀

 

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Dimitar Adamski

·Oct 18, 2023

Why would you mate a diver and a leather strap? It is like putting slick tyres on a MB G-Class. IDK.

 

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artek

·Oct 18, 2023

NGO1

Leather.

That looks unbelievably awesome. Thanks for sharing.

 

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sah

·Oct 18, 2023

Dimitar Adamski

Why would you mate a diver and a leather strap? It is like putting slick tyres on a MB G-Class. IDK.

I have two leather Hirsch straps that I used in the water. Waterproof wax sealed. The oldest is 4 years old with hundreds of swims or dives in fresh and salt water (its the open strap lighter brown. Just starting to show wear on end of strap where it gets folded to insert the tang). Still looks great. They are way more comfortable than steel especially on the Planet Ocean.
The Planet Ocean gets half time on steel, the other half on rubber or leather. While steel may look better, the 200+gram weight does cause wrist fatigue. The SMPc gets 5% time on steel bracelet. It just does not feel right on Omega bracelet. It gets leather, rubber, or sharkmesh.


HIRSCH Paul Alligator Grain Watch Band
* HIRSCH Performance Collection - 300 m water resistant and hypo-allergenic
* Fine Italian calfskin, embossed with semi-matte alligator grain with matching stitch
* Sporty classic design
* Premium caoutchouc core
* Embedded fixed loop

Edited: Dec 7, 2023

 

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nitediver

·Oct 18, 2023

Looks nice either way, but bracelet for me. 😀

 

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KramNos

·Dec 3, 2023

EuroDriver

I can't make up my mind and need a little help here with my first world problem. Which do you vote for?

I think black strap of any kind really makes the watch pop. I just picked up an Artem and love the way it looks. I’ll put the bracelet back on for fancy events.

 

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KramNos

·Dec 3, 2023

EuroDriver

I can't make up my mind and need a little help here with my first world problem. Which do you vote for?

Both. Now you have TWO watches!

 

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ErichPryde

·Dec 3, 2023·Seamasters Forever

Dimitar Adamski

Why would you mate a diver and a leather strap? It is like putting slick tyres on a MB G-Class. IDK.

What about a diver on sharkskin? 😀

 

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PandaSPUR

·Dec 3, 2023

Bracelet > Rubber > Leather in my opinion.

 

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borre

·Dec 3, 2023

Steel!