There isn't much visual difference between bracelet and case, so, with the bracelet, my eyes are drawn to the difference between case and dial and I see the dial as the stand-out element. With the strap, however, my eyes go to the strap-case boundary, where there is a big difference, and I see the case a lot more relative to the dial. Since this watch has such a lovely dial, I prefer the focus to be on the dial, and I would wear it with the bracelet.