Leather / Braclet?

[okgo]

I have an Omega, and I have it currently on a Toshi leather strap.

However the other day the strap popped the pin and the watch fell off, fortunatly I caught it with my other hand before it hit the deck..

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

I don't insure the watch as they are asking for a silly amount due to postcode, but I would be thyroughly annoyed if I had had that happen at sea, or somewhere else etc..

?

[mulletmark]

I voted bracelet, but if you want to keep it safe how about a nato?

[okgo]

mulletmark said:

I voted bracelet, but if you want to keep it safe how about a nato?

They look ste.

[andy_s]

http://www.survivalstraps.com/PhotoGallery.asp?Pro...
NATO
or failing that, a V2 gasgasbones - http://www.gasgasbones.com/page814.html (with or without the Apollo logo thing)

Unless there is a strap connecting the two pins then the watch can fail at what must be the weakest, most poorly designed bits of a watch - Seiko do big pins, definitely the way to go, I wonder why others don't.

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 2nd September 13:57

[ShadownINja]

okgo said:

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

Doesn't matter. The springbar is the weak point; get it on a Nato or get insurance.

[markomah]

ShadownINja said:

okgo said:

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

Doesn't matter. The springbar is the weak point; get it on a Nato or get insurance.

+1

[okgo]

markomah said:

ShadownINja said:

okgo said:

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

Doesn't matter. The springbar is the weak point; get it on a Nato or get insurance.

+1

Fair enough then.

Nato it is.

[ShadownINja]

okgo said:

markomah said:

ShadownINja said:

okgo said:

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

Doesn't matter. The springbar is the weak point; get it on a Nato or get insurance.

+1

Fair enough then.

Nato it is.

BTW there are different qualities of Nato. What size is the lug width? I've got a couple you could try (differing qualities/thicknesses/makes plus lug widths) before buying one at the usual online shops.

Edited by ShadownINja on Wednesday 2nd September 16:41

[okgo]

ShadownINja said:

okgo said:

markomah said:

ShadownINja said:

okgo said:

The question is, is it safer to have the watch ona braclet? Or a leather strap?

Doesn't matter. The springbar is the weak point; get it on a Nato or get insurance.

+1

Fair enough then.

Nato it is.

BTW there are different qualities of Nato. What size is the lug width?

Don't know.

45.5 Planet Ocean if you know where to look?

[ShadownINja]

Looks like 22mm. MSN me next time you're online. (I'm not selling btw but just letting you try different ones I have.)

Edited by ShadownINja on Wednesday 2nd September 16:44

[mulletmark]

How about buest of both worlds - a leather nato strap:

http://www.watchobsession.co.uk/shop/military-watc...