Submariner Strap Options?

[johnboy777]

I'm looking to replace my metal bracelet with a strap, (just for comfort) and was wondering what the most popular straps options are for the Sub? Which colours look the best...probably black I imagine. I wear a suit 5 days a week...to be honest i'm colour blind. Also, I saw a stingray that looked nice on a Sub.

Thanks for the opinions.

I found these, which I really like:

Edited November 19, 2006 by johnboy777

[Filantoro]

The best color would be black...

[Goochenbrau]

To be honest with you, I think those are really ugly straps. But thats just me...

[johnboy777]

  Goochenbrau said:

To be honest with you, I think those are really ugly straps. But thats just me...

...you could be right, maybe too Fred Flinstone-ish

[lionsandtigers]

not feeling the straps, i always liked the old style military straps on the subs, great look, dont know about any fancy leather though, i think it clashes with the classic design.

[flyback]

a black nato strap will be fine...

[Devedander]

Any color will be fine... as long as it's black.

And I don't know... leather on a divers watch seems wrong to me...

[tmg]

I've always been partial to NATO straps, I find nothing more comfortable. The heavier Zulu straps are nice too and bombproof. They come in all sorts of colors, but black is a classic.

I always get mine from west coast time

Here's a NATO on my gen snowflake sub. I tend to wear the NATO straps more than a bracelet, but that's just me.

[Goochenbrau]

  tmg said:

I tend to wear the NATO straps more than a bracelet, but that's just me.

Me too. I typically wear this one:

[Markus]

I've got a 'noobmariner' on the way and want to pick up a NATO strap, what size do I need to get? 18mm?, 20mm?

[morgan]

Those croc straps look still alive. Yuk! Nothing kills the value of a nice sub more than a $10 cheap ass web belt NATO. Like putting Kmart tires on a 911 turbo. Your choices are rubber, SS or black leather.

[chris5264]

  Markus said:

I've got a 'noobmariner' on the way and want to pick up a NATO strap, what size do I need to get? 18mm?, 20mm?

I've got one on the way also,,,green bezel. I'm pretty sure these are 20mm. I'll either keep the SS bracelet or do something totally different. I don't see enough subs with a little originality as far as straps go. I might even do a green croc.

[Jetsons]

A black sporty leather strap such as the racing style popular with Heuer watches may be an option. They look comfy and may try one out myself.

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tre...98258&rid=0

I also second, third......, the classic Bond blue or black Bond Nato bands. Pugs has mentioned these as some of the better ones available,

http://www.timefactors.com/nato.htm

[Goochenbrau]

This looks pretty cool too.

[Markus]

  morgan said:

Nothing kills the value of a nice sub more than a $10 cheap ass web belt NATO.

I couldn't agree with you less morgan, I think the sub looks great with the NATO strap - the Bond connection makes it even cooler imho. Each to their own I suppose...

[swdivad]

  Markus said:

I couldn't agree with you less morgan, I think the sub looks great with the NATO strap - the Bond connection makes it even cooler imho. Each to their own I suppose...

But do you think that if Bond had it on a blue elephant strap, that would be what is on everyone's wrist today?

[Markus]

  swdivad said:

But do you think that if Bond had it on a blue elephant strap, that would be what is on everyone's wrist today?

More than likely, yes!

If Bond had worn a purple and yellow striped NATO strap with his Rolex I'd more than likely want one of those too...

I admit I'm a sheep when it comes down to following trends, I like the stripey NATO strap, I like it even more because of the Bond connection..

[tmg]

Markus, 20mm.

You might look at these as well, I picked up a black/red version recently, it's made just like the burly Zulu straps.

Apollo divers strap

  Markus said:

I've got a 'noobmariner' on the way and want to pick up a NATO strap, what size do I need to get? 18mm?, 20mm?

Edited November 20, 2006 by tmg