Horological Meandering

... on my Breguet 7787 from the "factory" standard brown to black, and was curious what your thoughts might be. Here is Breguet's marketing image of the the brown strap with a Photoshop rendering with a black strap:

With a colored gold case...

But this is just my taste.

Best,

Nicolas

i cant explain why as black dialled steel watches look great with brown straps, but coloured gold just needs a brown strap imo.

G

I like it with black strap

and here the brown strap works better IMHO.

But what about less obvious colours? Deep navy due to the hands colour and grey would work fine...

Fx

Anything and it will look great.

Even a NATO (God forbid).

But the brown looks excellent.

Cheers,

Nilo

The brown strap with brown stitching is the perfect match to the warm rose gold that Breguet use for their cases. Changing to a black strap may pick out the black dial printing a little more, but it will unbalance the watch to my eyes. Yes, the watch 'head' will stand out on your wrist but it's not the harmonious wearing experience that you want from a Breguet. You could go a shade or two darker brown on the strap and see how that works.

But as usual, it is up to you and worth a try. Please report back on how it goes.

Andrew

Sam, the brown just works so well with the rose gold.

In general, would agree that going to a darker brown or blue might be more typical...  but a nice black strap would also be a fine choice.  I think we tend to respond to what we typically see - which is brown with RG.

Go for it Sam - you can also switch things around if it doesn't float your boat.

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hard to imagine it getting any better than that....relax and enjoy pal.

 

Best,

Rob

I vote to stick with the brown.

The rose gold case and brown strap just work so well together.  This model in particular has a very handsome look... a nice blend of classic Breguet style with a casual feel.  The black strap looks a little too dressy IMO, and I think it takes away from the beauty of this watch.

Hello Sam,

..though i will be honest and say that i prefer the brown strap because it has a touch of warmth/redness that suits the red gold.  Hwever i am biaised as i am brown-haired and a bit tanned by nature.

I think whenever you look at the watches you Will give your right desicion öne Will look better to you.

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