Omega

I've never been a fan of original Omega steel bracelets - I suppose the issue is that by today's standards, they are fairly poorly constructed.  In addition, I find bracelets uncomfortable as my wrist swells and contracts and I can never seem to get the adjustment just right for any length of time. 

So, I've been replacing the bracelets on my Speedie, my SM300 and my Flightmaster with leather.  I think that a leather strap can really complete the look and make the watch stand out from the ordinary.  Have a look at my Flighty below and see what you think.

I posted the following image a few days ago but it will do to show what the three were like on bracelets

Cheers

Andrew

As much as I love my 70s Omegas, the bracelets are PITA, the leather strap looks great and ofcourse the flightmaster is a fantastic watch.

Thanks for sharing.

S

Got to agree with you on this one.

Best regards,

George

No doubt a nice leather strap does make a watch stand out.
However in this part of the world, where it is humid for
better part of the year, a leather strap is only
comfortable during winters.

Gorgeous Flightmaster.

Ed

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  Odd little coincidence but I just received the buckle this afternoon so off with the bracelet and it's winter strap-time.
Great looking Flightmaster, it's been on my wish list for quite a long time.

But it is already very cool don't get me wrong

Ruckdee

. . . on straps, Andrew.  Since it's not unusual to see them for sale without bracelets (or the full set of links), a strap is a sensible alternative to a NOS bracelet.  I had the opportunity recently of seeing a mint 910 on a bund strap, and was able to source these images to share with the forum.

[photo credits: Attila Aszodi]

There's an aesthetic effect afforded by a bund strap that seems to work well with many of the large formed case sports watches from the same era as the Flightmaster. 

Cordially,

Art

 

 

It is always dificult to imagine what a certain watch would look like on a strap until it is fitted.  I took some while before I strapped my Flighty and it was the replacing of the bracelet on my Speedie with a strap that gave me the confidence to get a strap for the Flighty.  Your images of one on a bund makes it look really good - I may have to source a bund now - and a brown one at that!!

Thanks for sharing Art

Cheers

Andrew

both the others are often seen on leather so they look fine, but i think this is the first time i've ever seen a flightmaster on leather and it looks good. overall i still prefer the OEM bracelet.

G

I think the flightmaster looks very good on a leather strap but a high quality one , either made by camille fournet or abp but not on a sirtoli or on a hirsch which are average quality straps.

Thank you for a thought prevoking post!  I've never really liked the idea of a flightmaster on leather other than the OEM rally style that it came on as an option back in the day i.e. the one shown here:



To be frank I don't really care for these OEM rallys from that period much, they are too thin and the texture is not quite right but I had always sort of accepted them as "period appropreate".  The modern selection of perforated rally straps on the market are much thicker in construction and nicer IMO. 

Contrary to other's experience I find the old Omega 'hairpuller' bracelets comfortable despite my big hairy wrists.   I've always worn my flightmaster on its original bracelet and think it looks great that way.  But Andrew got me thinking about what straps might suit a flightmaster.   So today I pulled out a grey leather NATO I bought in anticipation of putting it on a vintage Rolex and gave it a try on the flightmaster.



 Here's another angle:



And a couple of wrist shots:



And closer:



Anyway while I probably will never wear it this way I think it gives a tool watch quality that you could imagine a military pilot chosing as an option. 

To finish off  ... Andrew if you want to try options other than the thick black strap you have on at the moment perhaps a modern 22mm rally strap with an OEM Omega buckle might give you a period appropriate vibe but with modern quality and updated style. Just food for thought.

Regards and thanks for viewing,

Zac


This message has been edited by flightmaster71 on 2011-12-02 20:45:31