Low cost straps can look just fine on high cost watches if you find the right one. In the video, I show low cost straps (~$20) on watches costing thousands and discuss things to consider when buying low cost straps, changing buckles, and looking for the right color. Here, you will find the photos, affiliate […]
The Grand Seiko SBGW275 packs a visual punch front and back. Inspired by the Iwai River in the Genbi Valley, the teal dial represents flowing waters. In the review video, I discuss dials, GS limited editions, pros and cons, custom straps, and of course I include plenty of pictures.
StrapBandits is a Hong Kong-based wrist strap company started in 2017 that specializes in fabric watch straps. They sent me a few straps to review and, after wearing them around a couple weeks, my opinion is that StrapBandits is offering some of the best looking and most comfortable fabric straps on the market.
Back in August 2019 I purchased my Grand Seiko SBGE249 “Blizzard,” a brilliant collaborative offering from GS and Timeless Luxury Watches in Plano, TX. Some months after the release and my purchase, another collaboration produced a Múgatoo Paris strap worth the splurge and spoiling of a very special watch.
Vario is a fairly well-established microbrand based in Singapore that specializes in a variety of watch accessories along with watches. They sent me a couple of their new Cordura Nylon Zulu Straps to review and here are my thoughts after spending a week wearing them around.
Watches have a personality. Watches help the wearer express their own personality. Wrist presence is important to enthusiasts be it discrete, subtle, seasonal, colorful, meaningful, powerful, and so on. Certainly, the watch is the focal point, but watch straps matter.
Every watch collector should have a couple Barton silicone straps in their box. Barton Watch Bands produces a variety of strap types and styles, but what they seem to be best known for are silicone bands. This is a detailed overview that also compares the Soft Silicone straps with the Elite Silicone straps.
Here we are taking a look at Carty silicone rubber straps. I really like rubber straps on dive watches. The watches in this post are a pair of Christopher Ward Trident Pro 600s, but we will focus on the straps. https://youtu.be/2qOoWh8pxXA Like the Maikes straps I previously reviewed, Carty is another low-cost strap distributor with […]