That Zenith looks nice. I keep circling back to nice watches like VC/AL&S and I keep telling myself I want one, but I think I'm too scared to chase a >$2.5K watch right now. I also keep window shopping $25K+ watches.
I bought a few straps from Uncle Seiko and swapped out a few leather straps. I like it.
fricken steel tariffs though.
They're slightly elevated from the $20-30 bracelets, but IMO it's still obvious that there's a huge gap between these and $5K+ watch bracelets.
I made a slight mistake and picked up a super engineer bracelet for a Seiko Captain Willard... frick. The curved end is significantly more specific than the other bracelets and it may only fit a SPB 151/153 type case. Is fate saying I am supposed to buy one?
Maybe I'll see if there's a way to get other curved ends so that I can get the bracelets to fit other watches nicely.
When I get a chance, I'll have to take a pic of the watches after the bracelet swaps and post them beside the original straps. The Cocktail time and Alpinist look great. I'm thinking about getting a two tone for the Alpinist to make it pop even more and I'm also poking around to see what I can find that will be a nice match for my Orient sun/moon or Hamilton Khaki Pilot. I'm pretty excited. The results from the cocktail time and Alpinist alone are currently enough for me to actually want to toss the activity tracker to the side.