15300OR Bracelet Experiment

[jag32]

I wanted to share this with my fellow AP brethren as I think this is quite interesting. As some of you know, I’ve been wanting a rose gold RO on full bracelet and given that I already own a 15300OR on black croc strap, I was considering just keeping it an adding a rose gold bracelet. To get an idea of the size and how the 15300OR would wear on a bracelet instead of a strap, I put the steel bracelet from my 15400ST blue dial onto my 15300OR to give myself a good idea of how the 15300OR would wear not on a croc strap. FYI, I did not leave the house like this, it was just an experiment to help me to decide whether I should keep my 15300OR and add a gold bracelet or sell/trade it for a 26331OR with bracelet instead. The 15300 on a bracelet does legitimately look too small on my wrist. On the croc strap it wears larger than the bracelet. Ultimately I decided to offload the 15300OR plus my Patek 6000G in a trade for a new 26331OR. Interestingly, the lugs and bracelet on the 15300 and 15400 are identical. Only is the physical case is larger on the 15400 but the lugs are identical in size in every way and I modified from the 15300. I would be a huge fan of the 15300 if my wrist was a half inch smaller and the 15300 on bracelet remains an excellent option for guys with <6.5” wrists.




And back on the black croc strap... the 15300 just wears so much larger on the strap than bracelet.