RIBOOWW2 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Are Stainless Steel Bracelets Unfashionable Nowadays ?...................perhaps excepting Rolex and Breitling? Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 No I don't think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipSlap Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 It depends. But SS rocks. Depending on the design, it can go with almost anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Depends on the watch...rubber is making a comeback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yim156 Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 Why SS is outdated? If you think it is, what should we use? - stone? - wood? - glass? - Plutonium? - or Kryptonite? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanikai Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I live in the tropics.. but if I were on the Mainland or EU where the temperature is freezing this time of the year.. I would definitely not be wearing a metal bracelet.. I imagine you'll see more leather now.. seasonal changes, may bring change in styles.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I just picked up a vintage Doxa Sharkhunter and I tried it on a vintage steel rice beads bracelet. It really looks better on black leather. But my vintage Doxa Pro (orange dial) is KILLER on a stainless bracelet, and the leather looks only so-so. It all depends on the model and the color and your personal taste, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolfire Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 I recently got an new, unused SS pam bracelet from Richard Lawton for interchanging with my various pams. Like what Nanuq has mentioned above, it really depends on personal tastes... As much as I like straps, my line of work & my country's humid weather makes wearing leather straps uncomfortable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted March 2, 2009 Report Share Posted March 2, 2009 what other choice is there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Certainly not, although word is getting around that huge watches are finally. Giant watches are slowly becoming a fashion victim in Hollyweird now. A lot more celebs are being seen with smaller more understated watches. A lot more classic 40 and 36MM Rolex's and 38-42MM strapped dressier watches. Plenty of bracelets though - despite the sizes easing up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smc Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Rubber if you don't know her very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave123 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 'unfashionable'... This must be my wife,is this thread about purses or shoes?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhitesox Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ximenes Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 In the swamp I wear nylon; in the city, SS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 Are Stainless Steel Bracelets Unfashionable Nowadays ?...................perhaps excepting Rolex and Breitling? Rich Not at all. Yellow gold is unfashionable now, but SS, white gold, platinum are what's in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDubya Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I can appreciate this question, as to me watches are a personal expression (which can be intepreted as fashion). Personally, 2 or 3 of the watches on my "wish list" are presented with either rubber or leather bracelets, and they look better that way. Totally subjective of course, some watches should only have a stainless bracelet, but then only worn on certain occasions. Who wears their breitling while mowing the lawn? I find the rubber straps less "dressy" and more suitable to casual occasions or an active lifestyle (a rolex while riding a harley is pretty darned tacky), whereas I'd be more inclined to wear a black leather bracelet watch with a suit to the office. And as it was already stated above, weather plays a role here too. Just my $.02's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I think SS is very much in style. I always order a watch with the SS bracelet, but I normally wear it on rubber or leather just for the fact that SS picks up nasty scratches and desk diving marks so easily. When the mood hits me there is always a nice shiny bracelet at the ready! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor1 Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I just like SS and two tone. I wouldn't want to ever get a full yellow gold watch, some reason they seem gaudy to me. I read somewhere that platinum has almost the same tone as SS. White gold imo is best for bezels and not cases and bracelets because it is rhodium plated and when the rhodium wears off, you end up with a very pale yellow colored metal since there really is no such thing as white gold. It's a mixture of gold and other metals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky driver Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I think SS is very much in style. I always order a watch with the SS bracelet, but I normally wear it on rubber or leather just for the fact that SS picks up nasty scratches and desk diving marks so easily. When the mood hits me there is always a nice shiny bracelet at the ready! i have to say i'm with andreww on this one. i tend to buy a genuine rubber or leather strap as they look and feel far far better than rep ss ones. you can pick up a genuine breitling rubber for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted March 3, 2009 Report Share Posted March 3, 2009 I just like SS and two tone. I wouldn't want to ever get a full yellow gold watch, some reason they seem gaudy to me. I read somewhere that platinum has almost the same tone as SS. White gold imo is best for bezels and not cases and bracelets because it is rhodium plated and when the rhodium wears off, you end up with a very pale yellow colored metal since there really is no such thing as white gold. It's a mixture of gold and other metals. You are not wrong about WG typically being rhodium plated, but PT isn't really much like steel though. It is much lighter and whiter really. I suppose you could say 904 steel is closest to it of the available variants of steel. That is why modern gen Rolex cases and bracelets are so beautiful and shiny (if that is what you like there is no steel better). It's the whiteness of the 904 that does that. 316 is very different. Hard to see in pictures but in real world lighting conditions if you had the two side by side it would blow your mind. For those that prefer, unpolished 950PT will age to a really nice soft matte patina that is not grey as some say but really unique, like a powdery white/silver. Platinum is really cool and unique stuff. More trivia that will blow you mind as to the density and malleability of 950: A single gram of PT can be drawn and formed into a barely visible thin strand without interuption to a length of more than one mile. That's 5280ft boys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMan24 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 I prefer Adamantium or maybe even the elusive Unobtainium. But that's just me, being a superhero and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amptor1 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 My day-date rolex, old version hidden clasp swiss from silix SS is darker than that of most of my other SS watches. I'm guessing it has a lower grade SS in it. Interesting thing about SS, going off topic a little, is that I read it is a purified steel, and it is not magnetic because magnets attract to the impurities in steel. If you get tool grade SS, a magnet typically will stick to it but jewelry grade SS a magnet won't. One problem with this is the old asian (or russian? I dunno where these were made) rolex replicas would fool people because a magnet wouldn't stick to it making you think it is stainless, but after you wear it for a few months the plating wears off and it would turn green. I haven't seen anyone selling these pieces of garbage in years though. I sold mine for $5 shipped to a member of another board for a plating project and I just wanted to get rid of it, bad experience dealing with the Ukranian guy that sold it to me. Interesting that at the time I was finding "swiss replica" sites selling mainly submariners for $1200 and up which now are common to find around $180 or so each and likely in better articulation. I hate how scam sites still mislead people into thinking that there is a such thing as a true "Swiss Rolex replica" when in fact that is completely false and they are all made in Shenzhen/Guangzhou. Interesting too that one reputable dealer on these boards told me that their new rolex models use a "swiss case" and educated as I am, I know exactly what that means so I really don't need to point fingers. Just means that it is the case they use on models they sell with the ETA movement inside. I'm sure the dealer would have told me it was made in china if I needed to ask. If I ever buy a genuine rolex, it will have gold in it. It will at least have a white gold bezel, but it has to have some gold otherwise I can't justify spending that kind of money on a watch (although the gold content in a Rolex is only as valuable as a small fraction of the cost of the watch ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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