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Protocol for wearing one brand of watch with a different brand of strap/bracelet/band?

  1. Mad Dog rockpaperscissorschampion Aug 24, 2015

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    I'm curious...is it OK to wear a Longines watch with an Omega strap (pictured below)? What is the protocol for combining brands regarding this? My wife stated this morning that my watch & strap combo looked good...happy wife, happy life...

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  2. Canuck Aug 24, 2015

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    Other that a watch making company that happens to own a strap making company, watchmaker's don't make straps. Therefore, generally, the only thing about an Omega, Longines, Rolex, Vacheron, Cartier, Audemars, Breguet, Breitling, or Patek strap is the gold embossing on the under side. Wearing a Longines strap on an Omega is not at all like using "aftermarket" parts to repair a watch movement. If it looks good, fit it, wear it, and enjoy it! That' my view.
     
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  3. blubarb Aug 24, 2015

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    Have to share Canuck's balanced view. I was just going to say wear what makes you happy (or what makes your wife happy).
     
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  4. lillatroll Aug 24, 2015

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    it's your watch so you can wear it how you want it, but I personally would find it difficult to live with, a bit like having Porsche rims on a Toyota car, if you know what I mean.
     
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  5. Darlinboy Pratts! Will I B******S!!! Aug 24, 2015

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    Mix and match ...

    Just don't wear an anti-matter strap on a matter watch and you'll be fine. :D


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  6. Willem023 Aug 24, 2015

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    Pure blasphemy! No matter if your wife or the kids be happy, never, as in never combine!!
    Better have a watch laying around with no band than this mingling up of parts, brrrrrr.


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    Oh, btw: looks very nice........
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  7. Willem023 Aug 24, 2015

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    Afraid the Porsche rims would not fit on my Toyota car....::popcorn::
     
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  8. Taddyangle Convicted Invicta Wearer Aug 24, 2015

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    Well the big question is did your wife go out with you in public while you were sporting a watch on each wrist. I call that mad dogging. I am wearing two watches now....

    Had to use my nose to snap the shot.

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  9. Nobel Prize Spell Master! Aug 24, 2015

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    I have as many extra straps as I do watchss and I love to combine them as i see fit. Sone are branded and some are not....don't care
     
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  10. lillatroll Aug 24, 2015

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    I am sure you could chop a bit off them, or add filler if you really wanted that combo, just send it to Mumbia, they could do anything there, even give you a 100%original any colour you want,mas long as its crap,watch dial while you wait.:rolleyes:
     
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  11. JohnSteed Aug 24, 2015

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    It's as simple as this

     
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  12. adi4 Aug 24, 2015

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    Not a problem at all in my eyes. Heck, I'd love to put a Hermes strap (if I can find one without buying the watches) on my dressier watches.
     
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  13. Fritz genuflects before the mighty quartzophobe Aug 24, 2015

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    Heresy! Absolute madness! What has this world come to........

    But then, I had that nice Longines strap on my Omega for a while...... so we're talking double standards here......... nothin a beer wouldn't cure I'm sure.
     
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  14. italy1861 Aug 24, 2015

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    Looks great Mad Dog.. Nice Longines! Maybe you should try drinking Starbucks out of your DD cup too!
     
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  15. yinzerniner Aug 24, 2015

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    I use my Omega Mesh on the Longines Legend Diver almost exclusively, but have also used some 22mm Omega straps on it with the deploy clasp. I see no problem whatsoever wearing shoes that are from a different maker from the suit, so to speak.
     
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  16. M.D. Aug 24, 2015

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    Life is short, if it looks good and you like it, I say enjoy! Plus if your wife likes it, no sense in arguing with her. ☺
     
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  17. Time Exposure coordinates his cast with his car's paint job Aug 24, 2015

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    Jeezus, I thought I was on WatchUSeek when I read the post.
    Was preparing to switch forums when the coffee cup registered in my pea brain...Mad Dog! So I'm in the right place...
    WTF? Clearly you need a nice clean vintage Omega watch for your Omega strap! ;)
    But seriously, Longines and Omega are both under the Swatch umbrella (or Cloak of Evil if you prefer). So I think you're okay.
    BUT REMEMBER! If you want a Longines strap for your Longines watch, GET IT NOW from your independent watch maker. After this year, you'll have to ship the watch to Longines in Switzerland for a factory authorized strap change, which will probably end up costing as much as the watch's value.
     
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  18. chickenman26 Aug 24, 2015

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    That tears it. I'm alerting the fashion police. No doubt you've violated some decorum ordinance.
    ::book::
     
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  19. Pvt-Public Aug 24, 2015

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    They are your watches and your bands/straps/bracelets..... wear them in what ever the hell combination you want. That's my opinion, anyways.
     
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  20. Wetworks Aug 24, 2015

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    I don't have an issue with anyone doing that, your choice.

    But it would sure as hell make me twitch, so I wouldn't do it.
     
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