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Watch Straps Discussion

By KMII · May 9, 2024 · 21 replies
KMII
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KMII, a well-known contributor to the WatchProSite community, challenges conventional wisdom regarding watch strap pairings. His original post, "Fun with straps - or horrifying the WIS 😁," invites collectors to share their most unconventional strap choices, sparking a lively discussion on personal style versus horological tradition. This article explores the community's diverse perspectives on strap experimentation, from G-Shocks on leather to unique pairings on haute horlogerie pieces.

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I know there are those who carry a wooden stake and a clove of garlic around against NATO straps and some feel putting a leather strap on a dive watch is sacrilegious. I am known for consuming lots of sheep and goat hair in my straps generally but felt that putting leather on a G-Shock was a must try 😁 Only because no strap maker agreed to make me a cashmere strap for it πŸ˜‰πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

What are some of your more unconventional strap choices?



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LiftAngle51
May 9, 2024

Not strange to me. Your calf looks good to your g shock. Better than their own plastic rubbish KM. NATO, ouch, not thought about that stuff. NATO? huh? straps for G I Joe. The most unconventional i did was … a NATO on a Seiko. As that watch was not made for anything than a special rubber OEM fit, i went on preparing that watch to rig in a NATO. It went good, so good, that watch exist today, seems it can run forever when the battery type keep up delivered. Sure, when i would dope the Seiko into a

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Derreck
May 9, 2024

I’m not that unconventional, the most unconventional strap choice for me has been this one

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Jay (Eire)
May 9, 2024

And almost every other combination you have shared. This G-Shock however, does not work for me. I think I’ll offer this picture. When I put this strap on this watch (in 2015 or 2016) I am pretty sure it was the only Vagabondage on the internet mounted on anything other than the OEM straps. The juxtaposition was the key for me, taking a watch that wore very formally (case shape, case size and the coloured gold) and throwing a very casual strap on it. Of course, it is still a skin and so with a fa

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KMII
May 10, 2024

Makes it look a bit like a modern officers watch πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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KMII
May 10, 2024

Looks even better with Morocco in the background I seem to remember πŸ™ŒπŸ»πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»

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KMII
May 10, 2024

I have to say I really like it and I am not at all surprised that you left it as is πŸ‘ŒπŸ»πŸ‘πŸ»πŸ™ŒπŸ»

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