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·Recently I tried different bracelets on some vintage Seiko watches and my personal conclusion is that chain/mesh(also called Milanese) is very comfy and much handier than a fixed length clasp bracelet.
I also like the 70/80s sliding clasps, still massive but adjustable.
My daily abuse diver is on a fixed one and in hot weather, it's a really tight fit while if it's cold it gets loose. Tbh the people at my local Seiko service center told me it's normal. So sometimes I adjust the clasp position myself but it's annoying and a tool is needed, so I can't do it on the fly.
As for leather straps, they do look nice, but go bad after a while and collect sweat, so I am starting to wonder if I should go full sliding/milanese. The other reason is I don't want to scratch the medallions on KS/GS, but this can be remedied with a replacement transparent caseback.
That being said, one needs a few leather ones for those genuine overpriced Seiko buckles(KS/GS) 😁
I also like the 70/80s sliding clasps, still massive but adjustable.
My daily abuse diver is on a fixed one and in hot weather, it's a really tight fit while if it's cold it gets loose. Tbh the people at my local Seiko service center told me it's normal. So sometimes I adjust the clasp position myself but it's annoying and a tool is needed, so I can't do it on the fly.
As for leather straps, they do look nice, but go bad after a while and collect sweat, so I am starting to wonder if I should go full sliding/milanese. The other reason is I don't want to scratch the medallions on KS/GS, but this can be remedied with a replacement transparent caseback.
That being said, one needs a few leather ones for those genuine overpriced Seiko buckles(KS/GS) 😁
