Can´t resist to test SPITFIRE on a bracelet.

What do you think ?

Regards

Heiko

Nice try

But I prefer the strap, as its character is closer to the inconspicuous appearance of the watch. And it adds some coluur: I like this strap for this watch.

Kind regards,
Paul, wearing titan Inge Automatic

Personal choice I know .........

but I too prefer to see the first generation Pilots on strap.
That said the IWC bracelets are superb quality and are a pleasure to wear.

iwcforme

me too but it's still good on the bracelet.

I like it

Hello Heiko,

I think it works quite well and this way, you can wear the watch in hot humid conditions, where a strap might be uncomfortable.

Kind regards,

Clemens

Bracelet Good...Strap Better !!!.........nt.

My June 2001 post tried that, but...

...Just a few weeks after this forum started. The post is linked below.

But --and it's a big but-- is there no value to authenticity? A bracelet here is not bad looking and admittedly it's sometimes practical to wear metal in hot weather. I even tried it, so I'm not being critical. However, I do think fine mechanical watches represent a tradition, and that's especially the case for flight watches.

That doesn't mean there must be a slavish adherence to the past. I think a "neo-classicism" can work, and the St. Exupery models are prime examples. But also I think a bracelet on a traditional flight watch is an oxymoron (Bonklips notwithstanding). Almost as bad as one on a Ref. 325 Portuguese.

Regards,
Michael

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Pilots watches on leather straps are

my preference......the continuity of the dial coulour texture is more synchronised for my eyes.........

• Andrew

Somehow I don't disagree as I am currently ...

looking for a really nice black croc strap and even with a deployant clasp for my Mark XV.

Nevertheless, this picture tells a lot. Please admire these looks of the pictured MKXV, the watch I am currently wearing.

Times and trends do change, and I have been experimenting with nice "pilot" looking straps myself. The only one I should like now (as a Xmas present) is a black croc, as I stopped looking for a matching brown one.

I also started realising why the genuine watch comes with a black buffalo strap. Design and understanding comes with age and experience, I guess.

Ciao, Rob.

Me thinks Fliegeruhren and buffalo go together. nt

Looks OK, but I prefer a strap >>>>

....that gives the watch a more traditional (vintage) look!

Just my 2 cents :-)

Can´t resist to test SPITFIRE on a bracelet.

Hi Heiko,

i tried this a well with my SF UTC, and i quite like it

Same watch, same day (Nov 2007): Zürich - Frankfurt - London ;-)

Greetings H.C.

Always nice to see a pilot on a pilot!

Can´t resist to test SPITFIRE on a bracelet.

Thanks Hans-Conrad for sharing those photos. Pilots in the perfect environment :-)

Greetings

Heiko

Thanks for your opinions about my test. (nt)

A pilots watch really at home

well I mean in the cockpit......I think you know what I mean.

Super

Andrew