Daytona4me Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Ok fellas, I've never been a guy who mixes blues and blacks together but I decided to give it a shot when I purchased my Aquaracer. I fell in love with the blue dial but wanted to see what the black rubber straps would look like. I also wanted rubber because I dont think the bracelet is up to the quality that I want (Even the Genuine Bracelet isn't very nice imo). After ordering the rubber strap I thought that I probably made a mistake but now that I have tried it on, I have mixed feelings. I did not clean it up with a cape cod yet and it's driving me nuts. Please give me your opinion. I tried to do some quick pictures but I plan to do better ones soon. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Definitely the bracelet. The polished middle links suit for this watch perfectly. Yeah, the bracelet is a bit flimsy (both rep and gen). But that's how it's supposed to be. It doesn't look bad on the rubber, either... it's very sporty, but I love the polished links myself. It adds "finesse" and class. PS: Moved this to TAG section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italiano17771 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 not a fan of the blue/black combo. the blue with polished/brushed ss looks immaculate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 You asked for honesty.... so.... if I'm being honest, the rubber strap sucks. Stick with the bracelet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytona4me Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 You asked for honesty.... so.... if I'm being honest, the rubber strap sucks. Stick with the bracelet. Ok, this is not what I wanted to hear, I'll go change the Topic Title,, can you please come back and lie for me? I thought this might be the case, I purchased it just in case, I like it "ok" I think it could grow on me.. but I think I do like the bracelet better than the rubber strap. Not sure if I'm going to sell the rubber strap though. Maybe I'll throw that on when I feel funky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWP Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 D4M SS is the only way to go. The rubber distracts from the beauty of the dial and makes the watch look cheap. Does not compliment the watch at all. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dluddy Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I like the look of the Rubber with the Black Bezel version but SS for the Blue Bezel D4M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytona4me Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 You guys are confirming my original thoughts, I think the stainless is the way to go indeed. By-Tor mentioned the polished middle links (either here or in the wristcheck thread) and as subtle as they are they do make a statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millemiglia Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I have the same watch (by the way I'll post pic of the cleaned back after this post ) and love it in SS, but last saturday I was at a TAG AD and they had a Black Dial on rubber model which looks great. Blue on black though it's a no no IMHO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSpoon Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 You guys are confirming my original thoughts, I think the stainless is the way to go indeed. By-Tor mentioned the polished middle links (either here or in the wristcheck thread) and as subtle as they are they do make a statement. sorry to revive an old post but i def think a black dial works with RS but blue should be with SS doing a little research as i am going to go for a Black RS Asia 7750 model from Trusty had a 42mm Orange PO SS for a while (got stolen in a break-in) i loved that watch but it was always too dressy for day to day, attracts too much attention from scally scum the low key look with RS may be just what i am after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytona4me Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 let me know what he quotes you for a black rubber strap, cuz I've never worn mine other than to try it on, see what I thought.. etc.... never outside. I'll sell you mine if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSpoon Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 let me know what he quotes you for a black rubber strap, cuz I've never worn mine other than to try it on, see what I thought.. etc.... never outside. I'll sell you mine if you want. Andrew aint cheap for top version of this model, but from previous experience with him, I should get a good watch definitely want black face i'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TmeShare Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I had the same problem with this watch. In my case the bracelet clasp was broken (one of the stems) and the seller had stopped selling (Eddie) so I could not get a replacement. I tried the rubber and did not like it either. I also tried a blue sharkskin strap with white stitching that was darker (the too light of a color did not work) and it was not easy to find a strap as it is 21mm but that did not look right either. My solution was to order just the bracelet from Joshua, it is by far the best look for the watch. TimeShare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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