Any love for the brown?

[tritto]

I was passing a local jewellery store yesterday and noticed a 50% off closing down sale. Looking around most of the cabinets were half empty and I guessed all the good stuff was gone - until I spied a Hirsch cabinet up the back of the store behind the counter.

Hirsch straps are pretty expensive in Australia so 50% off is not to be sneezed at. I eagerly invited myself behind the counter to rifle through their stocks and grabbed a couple of spare 22mm Liberties for my dive watches. I've always worn my 6309 7040 on a black Liberty but I got a brown one too for extra flexibility.

You don't seem to see many dive watches on brown straps but I think this strap works really well with the aged lume and general wabi of my 6306 7001.



What do you think? Is the brown strap a winner.

For any Australian or Southern Tasmanian (highly unlikely) members, PM me if you're interested in knowing the name and location of the store).

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[sdoocms]

Well now, for the most part I prefer a dive strap or bracelet on a diver.  Although I will admit that is an attractive combo.

[Groundhog66]

Many folks like it, me...not so much. I do like that strap though, very handsome.

[estrickland]

Good looking combo.

I like a vintage diver on a nice leather strap - emeritus years for a former tool watch.

Not so much new divers, and also maybe not as much as on original straps.

[trandy]

Hirsch makes good straps and 50% off is a great deal.

As far as divers and straps goes....I try to shake things up a bit....I'm not really locked into one style, etc.

I used to wear a Hirsch Liberty on my Caesar:

[tritto]

Thanks guys. I'm not fan of rubber straps and since I don't dive or swim with my vintage watches a good leather strap is perfect. The Libertys are a strap with enough bulk to match it with a 6309.

[cobrajet25]

I love Hirsch straps, but they are almost ALWAYS too long for me.  Unless you have wrists around 7"-7.5"+, they won't have much for you.  Sometimes they offer a "short" version of a particular strap, but most times I am out of luck.

Apparently, they are only made for people with caveman arms?

[tritto]

Ha ha. I wouldn't have considered my 7.5inch wrists to be caveman arms. Their L size fits me perfectly. They do also offer an M and XL but the Might be hard to find.

[C4L18R3]

That looks good, I think it's a winner   ...if you're happy with it then it shouldn't matter what other people think!  Dive watches on leather isn't necessarily a sin.  Besides, most people with dive watches don't really know how to dive (myself included) so it really shouldn't matter.  

[martog]

Love the brown

Mark