Has anyone converted their collection to leather straps and put away their steel?

[whatmeworry]

Here's my Seamaster on leather, the bracelet is fine in the summer but a little loose when the temperature drops. Blue leather gets round the whole shoe matching OCD thing too.



And I always wear my Ball on leather, the bracelet is horrifically blingy

[mikeylacroix]

[cedargrove]

Nope. I much prefer bracelets.

As most of my bracelets are Rolex, the easy link extension allows for a very quick 5mm adjustment (faster than adjusting a strap).

With winter months here, I had to move the deployant on my Dornbluth by one hole, and it took all week for the strap to conform to my wrist.

[iyonk]

I switch a lot of my watches to leather from November to April for a couple of reasons:
-outdoor swim season is over; I wear most of my watches during various water sports (and I leave a couple on rubber or steel in case I do any winter dive/surf/kayaking)
-I find leather warmer against my skin. So leather from Nov to April, then back to cooler-wearing steel for the summer.

~Sherry.

Hi sherry... so glad to see you here =)


Iyonk...

[Mew88]

I envy you guys and gals, the weather here in the tropics just isn't suited for leather straps.

[-JP]

I have to agree about the GS bracelet. As much as I like the idea of the strap, the bracelet might be too good and I would probably swap it back right away.

[-JP]

Strangely enough whatmeworry, I loved the SMP bracelet but always preferred this carbon fiber strap.

[M. Montaigne]

Too much "wet" here in the winter and sweat in the summer to consider having a leather strap love

Interesting. I agree with the wet winter part, but summers here rarely get about 90F.

[wschofield3]

Interesting. I agree with the wet winter part, but summers here rarely get about 90F.

That's hot enough for me to melt. I am definitely a winter guy.

[wschofield3]

Every time I see your PML on mesh I think, "That really shouldn't work, but boy does it ever." Excellent combo.

Thank you, I wasn't sure until I saw it "in the metal", but it worked out well! I'm a mesh slut though.