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Clay · 15 January 2013, 02:31 AM

I was given this strap...
It smells like leather but has no markings of any kind...
I thought I would try it on my N series Tritium 16600...
I will say that it's very comfortable...
What do we think???
I'm not sure yet???:thinking

T.S.Eliot · 15 January 2013, 02:32 AM

Looks nice, what buckle are you using?

Darlinboy · 15 January 2013, 02:34 AM

Does it taste like leather too?

Looks like a nice strap. Personally, I prefer a bracelet on Subs.

Vincent65 · 15 January 2013, 02:45 AM

I'm not sure either. Historically, I have not been keen on leather on Subs and SDs. I generally prefer the oyster bracelets or NATOs. I have experimented with a few rubber ones, and a couple of exotics (python and stingray) and recently got a couple of comfy suede NATOs, but no 2-piece leather strap as yet. I'm still not sure about all of those, and usually end up on nylon NATO these days. I just can't love a sub on leather, for some reason (not meant to be, I guess, being water-sports watches).

It's a nice strap though, and I do like the cream stitching. Maybe better on a more vintage piece? Do you still have your 1665? I reckon it would look good on one of those.

kooltzar · 15 January 2013, 02:55 AM

Nato it should be!

subtona · 15 January 2013, 03:01 AM

Clay,

looks great, i have a similar strap.

fyi, after having tried many of the usual options, natos, leather, isofrane....
my favorite is the rubberb which uses the rolex clasp, because of the weight of the SD. the rubberb seems to be the most secure and balanced combination when wearing it on the SD.

ps, not just any rolex clasp, either the 93250 or a modern clasp will work , but not the SD clasp and not the 93150 clasp if you want an ideal fit.

topjimmi · 15 January 2013, 05:23 AM

Looks pretty good to me

Beaumont Miller II · 15 January 2013, 06:09 AM

Clay I am thinking what you might be thinking as well, that a case as fat as a 16600 needs something bigger more substantial than a leather strap. I think some Subs on leather look good great. My 5512 PCG is on a leather strap. Even a Red Sub or a vintage Daytona look great...just not sure about the 16600.

Clay · 15 January 2013, 06:48 AM

Better???

HL65 · 15 January 2013, 06:51 AM

NATO looks good Clay. I happen to love wearing Subs and of course Daytonas on leather straps. To each his own but for me a big yes! Cheers,

kooltzar · 15 January 2013, 07:18 AM

Fantastic

Frogman4me · 15 January 2013, 07:26 AM

Looks great to me Clay :)

vintagewaferthin · 15 January 2013, 07:29 AM

I like it.

tedscott3 · 15 January 2013, 07:36 AM

Don't like the leather. NATO looks way better.

Beaumont Miller II · 15 January 2013, 08:00 AM

I like the NATO much better than the leather.

Robbyvm · 15 January 2013, 09:09 AM

++ for the Nato

drainaps · 15 January 2013, 09:46 AM

Nato.

nick c · 15 January 2013, 10:18 AM

vkychoo · 15 January 2013, 01:27 PM

I like both leather and NATO straps

Cesium133 · 15 January 2013, 01:31 PM

Nato IMHO.

adt · 15 January 2013, 04:53 PM

Leather to me just doesnt work on a sapphire sub or dweller. Plexi yes. No question about NATO though, sub and NATO just works.

joe100 · 15 January 2013, 05:24 PM

Leather on a diver negates the purpose of a diver. Wet leather is noo fun

andyboy39 · 15 January 2013, 05:25 PM

Nato..

Vincent65 · 15 January 2013, 09:42 PM

that's better!

SUBversive · 15 January 2013, 10:15 PM

NATO! Also re the leather: I'm never really sure brown goes. I tried a brown distressed leather strap for a while but couldn't sell myself on it.

bluemartinifan · 15 January 2013, 10:27 PM

NATO Clay - but I am also drawn to that style of leather strap.

15 January 2013, 02:31 AM	#1
Clay Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Up a tree Posts: 4,001	Thoughts please... I was given this strap... It smells like leather but has no markings of any kind... I thought I would try it on my N series Tritium 16600... I will say that it's very comfortable... What do we think??? I'm not sure yet???:thinking

15 January 2013, 02:32 AM	#2
T.S.Eliot "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: K Location: KSA Watch: aholic Posts: 1,499	Looks nice, what buckle are you using? __________________ "Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead, / Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep seas swell / And the profit and loss. / A current under sea / Picked his bones in whispers. / As he rose and fell / He passed the stages of his age and youth / Entering the whirlpool. / Gentile or Jew / O you who turn the wheel and look to windward, / Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you." Cheers, K

15 January 2013, 02:34 AM	#3
Darlinboy 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Real Name: DB Location: :noitacoL Watch: :hctaW Posts: 6,703	Does it taste like leather too? Looks like a nice strap. Personally, I prefer a bracelet on Subs. __________________ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

15 January 2013, 03:01 AM	#6
subtona "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Real Name: gus Location: East Coast Watch: APK & sometimes Y Posts: 26,599	Clay, looks great, i have a similar strap. fyi, after having tried many of the usual options, natos, leather, isofrane.... my favorite is the rubberb which uses the rolex clasp, because of the weight of the SD. the rubberb seems to be the most secure and balanced combination when wearing it on the SD. ps, not just any rolex clasp, either the 93250 or a modern clasp will work , but not the SD clasp and not the 93150 clasp if you want an ideal fit. __________________

15 January 2013, 06:09 AM	#8
Beaumont Miller II "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,615	Clay I am thinking what you might be thinking as well, that a case as fat as a 16600 needs something bigger more substantial than a leather strap. I think some Subs on leather look good great. My 5512 PCG is on a leather strap. Even a Red Sub or a vintage Daytona look great...just not sure about the 16600. __________________

15 January 2013, 02:45 AM	#4
Vincent65 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 14,298	I'm not sure either. Historically, I have not been keen on leather on Subs and SDs. I generally prefer the oyster bracelets or NATOs. I have experimented with a few rubber ones, and a couple of exotics (python and stingray) and recently got a couple of comfy suede NATOs, but no 2-piece leather strap as yet. I'm still not sure about all of those, and usually end up on nylon NATO these days. I just can't love a sub on leather, for some reason (not meant to be, I guess, being water-sports watches). It's a nice strap though, and I do like the cream stitching. Maybe better on a more vintage piece? Do you still have your 1665? I reckon it would look good on one of those.

15 January 2013, 02:55 AM	#5
kooltzar "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Zürich Watch: Submariner 5512 Posts: 922	Nato it should be!

15 January 2013, 05:23 AM	#7
topjimmi "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Real Name: matt Location: USA Posts: 551	Looks pretty good to me

15 January 2013, 06:48 AM	#9
Clay Banned Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Up a tree Posts: 4,001	Better???

15 January 2013, 06:51 AM	#10
HL65 TRF Moderator & 2024 SubLV41 Patron Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Ken Location: SW Florida Watch: One on my wrist. Posts: 64,008	NATO looks good Clay. I happen to love wearing Subs and of course Daytonas on leather straps. To each his own but for me a big yes! Cheers, __________________ *SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT*

15 January 2013, 07:18 AM	#11
kooltzar "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Zürich Watch: Submariner 5512 Posts: 922	Fantastic

15 January 2013, 07:26 AM	#12
Frogman4me Banned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,268	Looks great to me Clay :)

15 January 2013, 07:29 AM	#13
vintagewaferthin "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Earth Watch: Air-King 5500 Posts: 2,620	I like it.

15 January 2013, 07:36 AM	#14
tedscott3 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Watch: 116610LV Posts: 572	Don't like the leather. NATO looks way better.

15 January 2013, 08:00 AM	#15
Beaumont Miller II "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,615	I like the NATO much better than the leather. __________________

15 January 2013, 09:09 AM	#16
Robbyvm "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,239	++ for the Nato

15 January 2013, 09:46 AM	#17
drainaps "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Shanghai Watch: Too many to tell Posts: 522	Nato.

15 January 2013, 10:18 AM	#18
nick c Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 26,846

15 January 2013, 01:27 PM	#19
vkychoo "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Real Name: Vince Choo Location: Kuala Lumpur Watch: 5513 '67 Sub Posts: 160	I like both leather and NATO straps

15 January 2013, 01:31 PM	#20
Cesium133 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA Posts: 2,037	Nato IMHO.

15 January 2013, 04:53 PM	#21
adt "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Real Name: A Location: SEA Posts: 473	Leather to me just doesnt work on a sapphire sub or dweller. Plexi yes. No question about NATO though, sub and NATO just works. __________________ "Collecting is the only socially commendable form of greed" ~ Gene Shwartz

15 January 2013, 05:24 PM	#22
joe100 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,840	Leather on a diver negates the purpose of a diver. Wet leather is noo fun __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

15 January 2013, 05:25 PM	#23
andyboy39 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: New Zealand Watch: Day Date Posts: 1,409	Nato..

15 January 2013, 09:42 PM	#24
Vincent65 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Switzerland Posts: 14,298	that's better!

15 January 2013, 10:15 PM	#25
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	NATO! Also re the leather: I'm never really sure brown goes. I tried a brown distressed leather strap for a while but couldn't sell myself on it.

15 January 2013, 10:27 PM	#26
bluemartinifan "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Russ Location: Dallas Texas Watch: 5513 Posts: 2,124	NATO Clay - but I am also drawn to that style of leather strap.

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