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jkingston
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Havana Brown

First I agree on the importance of getting the right strap.  Can't say how many times I have fussed around with watches I own experimenting with different color straps to come up with the right combo.  And how much that improves the watch when you find that right match.  Indeed, there is great entertainment if you go to a custom strap shop like Atelier Bracelet Paris (in Paris, of course) and go through the whole drill of getting just the right strap.  You pick the exact hide you want, the portion to cut from that hide, the exact thread and sewing method, the right backing material, strap thickness--basically every single detail to make the strap really yours.  Great fun!

Second, I think there is more flexibility in wearing brown these days.  The old business suit blue/black thing is gone.  Easy to wear brown with a gray suit.  Of course, these days it seems I wear a suit only rarely.  Everything is business casual.

Jeff