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I purchased a Hamilton Jazzmaster - sorry no pictures uploaded yet but it's this watch here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamilton-H32616 ... uto+chrono

I'm looking to jazz it up with a new strap. I have the brown leather strap seen in the link, but what else would go well with this watch? All suggestions welcome!
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jjwood11 wrote:I purchased a Hamilton Jazzmaster - sorry no pictures uploaded yet but it's this watch here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamilton-H32616 ... uto+chrono

I'm looking to jazz it up with a new strap. I have the brown leather strap seen in the link, but what else would go well with this watch? All suggestions welcome!
First thing I'd look at is a black distressed-look strap to add some texture - e.g., the $30 one from strappedfortime ...http://www.strappedfortime.com/shop/ite ... strap/248/ or one from bradystraps.

A carbon fibre look from CW, Hirsch, or bradystraps, and the sailcloth look from bradystraps area also nice, but a bit more expensive. http://bradystraps.com/

If you want some bling, pretty well any colour would work because the watch face has no colour other than black and grey to use as jump-off point, so I'd consider a bold, padded smooth medium-deep red leather strap, or even a really deep yellow. Something not embossed with a pattern (though shark might look nice). Imagine this CW ...

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...in a deep red - about the colour of the '# of posts' progress bar used in this forum. Or the deep yellow used in this smilie ---> :shock:

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That should look good with anything, but I suggest a strap on the thicker side because its a thick watch.

Off the top, I can recommend a Hirsch Lucca.
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fwiw, I like the strap it comes with!
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jjwood11 wrote:I purchased a Hamilton Jazzmaster - sorry no pictures uploaded yet but it's this watch here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hamilton-H32616 ... uto+chrono

I'm looking to jazz it up with a new strap. I have the brown leather strap seen in the link, but what else would go well with this watch? All suggestions welcome!
www.bandrbands.com makes some good stuff and not just for Bell & Ross, although there's quite a selection for those as well.
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Thanks for the suggestions.

I like this sailcloth strap: http://bradystraps.com/shopping/pgm-mor ... id=53&=SID

I like the padded CW option rgb posted A nice cheap alternative could be this CW on sale: http://www.christopherward.co.uk/summer ... 60sxk.html
I want something different from the colour brown I have, but I think red/yellow is too much, for me anyway :oops: I can't seem to see any pics of this combination online...

I think blue could work nicely with the silver though! This CW strap maybe? http://www.christopherward.co.uk/watch- ... 65-dc.html
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I have a C60SXK strap I bought from the sale and its going back to Wera -- it doesn't fit the 42mm Trident Pro because of the pin position. So it may or may not fit your watch properly -- if you want a fitted strap at the case you might want to look at the Hirsch fitted straps as it has a 4-position insert into which the pin goes, which can be adjusted to accommodate different offsets from the case.

I like the sailcloth -- tones down the watch a bit to make it an everyday look. Some of the ones here are nice too ... http://www.watch-strap-blog.com/tag/meyhofer/ -- that first "New Oldenburg Straps from Meyhofer" might be interesting. These are all about 20 EUR.
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