Brandon Skinner
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Happy Friday, Ted-Lo...
This week is the perfect theme for me as I absolutely do not wear bracelets.
I have to say my favorite go-to strap is tan “Egyptian Serie” strap from a well known maker in Indonesia. It pretty much works on everything as evidenced on the two watches below...
Next, I commend Linde Werdelin for designing a strap completely harmonious with the design language of the case. I am not a designer but I imagine this easier said than done.
The only Rolex in my collection lives on leather. Vintage and Neo-Vintage GMTs looks wonderful on leather, not so much the Contemporary GMTs.
This one I am quite proud of. This Leonidas came without a strap when I won it off eBay many moons ago and it’s design calls for a strap to be sewn around the bars. I found this leather from a maker in Eastern Europe who is no longer in business. IMO the leather and buckle is a perfect match for the case and dial. As I can barely tie my own shoes I had a buddy sew it around the lugs to finish it off.
Panerai as we all know is all about the strap game. The aftermarket scene is fantastic but some of Panerai’s offerings are incredible in their own right. Here is an OEM example weathered to perfection.
The Grail Wife’s current look on Stingray...
Almost every time I post this picture someone asks me about the strap, which is an older strap from the IWC Miramar series of Pilot watches. Looks great, but stiff as hell and never wants to break in for some reason. Oh well, its the price we pay to look amazing!
Finally a strap I ordered in January for my incoming Grand Seiko. I received the strap pre-COVID-19 and enjoyed.
Then this little microscopic piece of shit invaded the world and all I could see when I saw the strap was the image of a Covid cell or molecule or whatever it is... clearly I’m no science major! Fortunately this is the closest I have come to Covid so I must count my blessings.
Great theme this week, Ted. I wish you and the entire community a kickass weekend!
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Okay! Here we go!! Please submit your watches with straps and bracelets... ADD A STORY!! We want to converse with you about your funky strap and bracelet. Fancy/nice straps and bracelets are also encouraged and welcome..... ...
Excellent opening photos Ted ! ....
Your Seamaster and the Universal look very cool !
Hmmhh.. Great topic !.. Your own examples are quite stimulating !.. Let me see, what to chip in to play a bit.. ;))
BP Fifty Fathoms NoRad & summerly racing strap Make your choice for this Tribute To Polaris 1968 Here a true child of the 70ies: blue & shine all over and curves, curves.. The Stingray was the perfect strap I felt, the colors, the shiny round indi...
Love the FF with the racing strap!!! SO uber cool...
The JLCs are very elegant on their straps... Love them... NOW.... the stingray.... can't get more exotic than that....... must get a lot of attention huh??? and the strap is on such a cool OMEGA, blue is sooo cool
Thx for kind looking & your nice words !.. BTW: the last watch with the Stingray strap in Blue scales is a LeCoultre Memovox, Ref 3072 from the 70ies
.. Sorry for not having indicating this in the picture legend below ! Thx again & Best, hs.
Your stingray was what I always had in the back of my mind, HS111...
Finally I got one this year - a wilder yellow one but it’s probably not the last 😊
Thx for kind looking, dear K !.. And Yes, this combo LC3072/all with specific blue vs the Stingray is a rewarding match, IMHO..
The play of light on case with the round dial indices and the strap’s changing blue hues can render an amazing effect. Thx again and HAGWE, hs.
I have to ask re the Memovox, is that tropic strap leather or rubber?
I have been yearning, YEARNING! to get a good rubber tropic in 23MM for my Bathy... I really hate custom strap sizes sometimes....
Love That stingray strap on your memovox
I think i will steal your idea (if you don’t mind 😉) ...
Damn!!! That’s some “FLAVOR”!
My kind of “bar watch,” conversation starter, if you will....
Yes! Stingray will rock too!
Also, this strap is so damn funky... and actually matches the dial so so well, I can get with this.
Me neither till a few weeks ago 😉
A friend offered me this watch , he got it with a trade and knew i like ,,different styled ,,watches . So thats how i got this watch . Nice fun watch . Not really my style but I couldn’t resist the offer .
Thx for the nice words and your kind looking !.. And Yes, sometimes one is lucky with a find !.. BTW: found that very specific one in Paris..
.. by ABP, which always open a universe of variety. Best, hs
Brown strap for the Polaris!
Dark brown strap matches always the best with the black dial! The stingray is also a beauty!!! Yours, Adam
Beyond calf, croc, aliigator, goat or pigskin...
Some of the more enjoyable straps I have are from less commonly used leathers Nubuck ostrich in navy Anaconda leather - with a very unique scale pattern and feeling on the strap when you touch it And gold stingray, to freshen up a vintage 2481 ...
Ahhh!!!,blue ostrich for me...
Do you have any pics of the ostrich on a watch??? Would so love to see it, 😁
Your strap choices are eclectic...
But so fantastically paired with the watches 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks dear friends for all your kind comments!
The blue nubuck ostrich is a Vietnam based seller off eBay, and the anaconda was a one off project from a great guy in Italy who has made many straps for my vintage watches. Happy to give details via PM!
Great theme...time to take stock...
Lets kick start with a Jubilee.. I find rivet very sexy. If we talk bracelet - BP X-71 ought to be included. And if you do PAM....I have quite a lot of straps and many have yet to be mounted. Gator on the 87 and stingray on the 268. A water proof dive str...
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Bracelet wise I am going with X-71 from the Fifty Strap wise, I’ll do the Gator! Such an awesome color... Love it!!!
Great choices dear S F !! Jubilee with a black insert GMT is a favorite combination for me too. Your Panerai combos look great. And the bronzo Zenith looks superb with those...
... redish brown straps (ammo pouch leather may be?) . Great shots as usual my dear friend! Hagwe! Abel
I never thought
that a gator could look so great on a 087!!! And the one on the Zenith Flieger! What is the brand? Yours, Adam
Thanks Adam!
The ammo on the Zenith was made by Anthony Pang (Straps66) from Singapore.
Fantastic shots and a great theme...
Let’s see... If I recall correctly this might have been my first custom made strap - and it set me on many a strap journey since... Including the latest one - same watch but on a galuchat 😊 These days most of the straps I add are cashmere or tweed - like ...
Hmmmm
That galuchat - a very citrus vibe for me, taste a little sour in my mouth... Tweed or cloth - I have not elevated to this level yet, love it one the OMEGA very dapper, and Uber classy.. Blue electric toad - what can I say? oozes reptile-lity, if you will...
No no, please, the more funky the better...
Bring the stories too, I am all for "furthering" the conversation. this kind of stuff gets me excited. Sorry, I'll get a hold of myself now LOLOLOL
Happy Friday, Ted-Lo...
This week is the perfect theme for me as I absolutely do not wear bracelets. I have to say my favorite go-to strap is tan “Egyptian Serie” strap from a well known maker in Indonesia. It pretty much works on everything as evidenced on the two watches below...
Happy Friday my good Sire
Fire and foremost, what a beautiful family, you included, . Glad you are able to share some great family memories with fellow Purists. Gosh, where do I start? “Egyptian Serie” from Indonesia, fancy fancy my friend, or at least sounds fancy and “looks” fan...
So Brandon,
the one on the Leonidas is very special and the lizard matches very well for the Speake Marine but the winner is the ‘Covid’-red for me. It is so unusual! Who is the maker and what kind of material has the strap? Truly yours, Adam
Hi Adam
This is the “Red Blackbay” strap from Gunny Straps in Indonesia. I assume it’s calfskin but I could be mistaken
You my friend are the King of funky strap imho 🤗
You always surprise me with your amazing combo’s
I was looking forward to some great examples from you dear friend KM and you didn´t disappoint my expectations. Always great combinations with your watches in colors and materials are some...
... kind of signature of your beautiful collection. I feel we view some winners here. Hagwe! Abel
You’re too kind, Abel!
It’s a fun aspect of the hobby I guess - and one i enjoy very much 😊
Love the blue toad strap
I used to have a navy toad strap on a Grand Seiko which I've sold - the leather is supposed to be thin but tough
Hi KMII 👋...
Grand Seiko works so well with your different strap choices. Have a great weekend !
Thanks a lot Captain Scarlet!
The GS definitely works with a wide variety of straps - I guess the wearer’s fantasy is the limit 😉
That tweed was...
A surprise choice from my wife. And turned out to work quite well - fairly happy with it. Makes for a nice contrast to the Railmaster 👍🏻 Thanks!
All of them are marvellous, dear K.!
The GS looks fantastic with the light brown strap! Yours, Adam
Stimulating choices, dear K !.. The very 1st pic with the blue stiched for watch-matching I like a lot.. And also the casmere/textile shoes render a very..
.. specific touch, quite unusual & a bit eclectic - Well done, my friend ! Have a relaxing remainder of Sunday & a good start into the upcoming week ! Best, hs
Same to you, HS111!
And you certainly have been the inspiration to try the stingray out - and I am quite happy with the result 😊👍🏻
Lovely Lovely... Awesome Looking in its own way, thank you!
The orange themed straps on the Ming and Seiko, love it, funny, I just added orange juice to a drink I made. The Gronefeld, with that blueish (maybe another color) , strap, may be a little funky, but good looking enough for the office. I hope to have one ...
You are so welcome, I love having a watch for a mood that is so different, get away from the subs and purely elegants...
The diversity of horology is so beautiful.
Vetehinen is too cool from every angle
Case, bezel, dial, strap, and on and on! Love what you did with the VH as well.👏
Great choices Brandon! Beautiful watches and great straps add to the joy of wearing them. I love your son cute boy shot. Looks like he enjoys so much modeling for you!
Have a nice week end with your beautiful family Brandon! Best! Abel
Pheww !.. That I call a big & versatile strap box !.. That 1st Ming/deep blue dial with the contrasting orange strap is superb.. But so also are the Combos..
.. for the Gronefelds, molding in and of course the Vianney Halter, where you picked that splendid pale greenish tone ! Really very well done, must be a pleasure to indulge into your watch & strap box. Wear them all in the very Best of your health ! Best,...
Love the straps
for your stunnig Gronefeld, my Friend! Is the first one an OEM, isn’t it? Yours, Adam
Not typically my strong suit straps, but I’ll have go Ted!
My latest addition... on the water resistant Sturgeon strap. Certainly the most exotic leather strap I own, just got the correct size in from O&J. HAGWE All, Cheers, Tim Oh, I almost for got to add this “funky 70’s” intergrated bracelet on my UN: ...
Ahh, here we go, my Dear Tim Jackson..
The Ochs und Junior Moon Phase, what a damn fine piece of good-old horology. Total WIS watch, a piece where “I," certainly “sit up,” to give it respect, love it so much. Sturgeon, assuming we are talking about the fish. You know? I thought the leather cam...
Ted, kind words!
Yes, the fish! I actually saw these for the first time with Beat in Lucerne about 3 years ago, and was impressed at how they wear. My watch is an Annual Calendar rather than a Moonphase ;-) although the original owner/designer was inspired to have Saturn ...
I love it when you are able to find a strap that fits your needs!! Bravo...
I love, love, a mission accomplished. Superb!
Hello my dear friend Ted!! You open the thread with some ...
... awesome shots of stunning straps and bracelets. Let me answer your call this week end with some combos from my collection. Part of the Panerai enjoyment resides in playing with different straps for them... A Devilish red set by Simona from Firenze... ...
My Dear Able….
Been anxiously awaiting your post my Sire. What a beautiful assortment of colors for your PAMs in the first pic, oh my, your colors cover every thought of occasion and mood. Very hard for me to pick which color I am partial to, probably between the purple...
Dear Ted: thank you so much for your always so kind...
... comments. It is always a big pleasure for me to participate in our weekly WS. I’m happy that you like the straps combos I share here. Not exotic leathers or fabrics but playful colors to change a bit the character of my watches. Some colleagues may th...
What can I say my dear Able?
This place would not be nearly the same without you, Re the Patek, it works, it works, very well, surprised at it myself, but I so love it!!
Appears an almost never-ending line-up of colors.. Great conundrum of eclectic color straps, especially for your PAMs !
Also liked the selection for the PP Aquanaut !.. BTW: what material or texture (Cordura ?) is the black one/with white stiches, if I may ask ? - Guess that’s a great alternative for the black rubber/coutchuk, the Aquanaut comes along most frequently.. Bes...
Thank you so much for your always so kind comments on my posts my dear friend HS! And very happy to know you liked the combos I shared. Regarding the Aquanaut...
... the black straps with white stitching is commonly known as "sail cloth" and it is like a plastic thread canvas. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms comes with a similar material straps. Mine are after market ones. They are offered with several colors of stitc...
Hello dear Abel ...
Your Panerai strap collection is certainly extensive and must provide much enjoyment. The last photo of your PP Aquanaut must qualify for the best matched strap for this watch. Kind regards and have a great weekend. The Captain
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