i would love to see an all seiko episode. especially some of their more simple and less expensive models that still look very attractive

@MrSantihomer

6 жыл бұрын

Totally. I recently bought my first mechanic watch, a Seiko 5 SNK807 and I haven´t seen any other watch that looks this good and is automatic for the price, plus even the more expensive options are good value and great looking

I just have to say. This podcast is really good! I check every week for a new episode now!

Seiko divers have thicker diameter spring bars as well. I always test for a tight fit with spring bars.

Love that gold Seiko turtle on canvas! Great combo, really changes the whole look of that watch (I too saw it on Amazon recently and was kinda meh about it with it's black rubber strap but wow the strap change makes the watch have so much more character)

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am really happy with that combo and get a lot of compliments on it. I just ordered like 4 more canvas straps for it.

quick release buckles are also very nice. more secure than I thought it would be. I was really worried I would accidently hit the tab and a lose the watch somehow. Wore one all week at the beach doing all kinds of beach activities and it was great.

I learned a couple things, including the Simichrome for polished metal scratches. I will have to look into that for a 2 decade old Victorinox of mine. I recently got my first NATO strap a few months ago, and it really revived my interest in wearing a watch I got 4 years ago, which had become rather boring. I had to look up how to install it at the time, so your instructions are hopefully useful to some others out there too.

Hey guys, enjoying the podcast! I'd like to see an episode on the machining and manufacture of watches. Last episode mentioned a pantograph for faces, I'm sure other machines have special uses as well. "Thoughts?"

I have a couple watches with integrated bracelets. Any ideas on after-market bands/straps for Oris and Seiko?

Matt if desired you can clean leather straps. There are many leather cleaners in the market. You can use the same cleaners and conditioners for dress shoes for your straps since its the same fine leathers. Lexol leather cleaner is the Bench mark in the industry. Its ph balance,designed to not over saturate, easy on leather finishes and is 7 bucks at your local walmart. For shell cordovan or any Expensive leather strap I recommend Saphire renovator/ cleaner.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Miguel Garcia good tips I’ll check it out

Flitz is excellent for metal polishing too

Which band is the Turkish thick leather? That would look great on my Sinn 556i. Colareb are beautiful leather straps too from Holbens. The canvas one on the Seiko was perfect too. Thanks!

Would be interested to see a follow up episode on different clasp mechanisms, glide lock, diving extensions, deployant clasps etc.

I like the camera and often switch my straps. Great show.

Is the strap on your seiko the patina grey canvas from bosphorus leather ? Thanks !

how about alligator straps. genuine or embossed. what do you guys think?

What sites/brands do you prefer when looking for new bands? This is more for leather and NATO straps. Also any suggestions for cleaning up some scratches on rose gold bezel? This would be a scratch just deep enough a fingernail can catch on it, but not really deep enough to get a depth measurement on.

love this episode guys. just now getting into different straps for my seiko samurai. would you guys ever do an episode on car manufacture models? theres alot of automotive watches made by car companies. ik they prolly arent the greatest of watches but would be fun to see an episode on that

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

streetracer33r like you said, “not the greatest watches.l

@streetracer33r

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast yea... lol just a thought if you ran out of watches to talk about.

Fun fact for you Matt. That Bell and Ross on the top of your instagram page, one similar but in yellow rather than green was the a gift from Ben stiller to Robert Downey Jr. after they did Tropic Thunder. Thats your fun fact of the day for you.

I want sure about crown and caliber until I went to my local shop and the prices were twice for watches that had the same wear or worse lol. Got a tag heuer Carrera from them for literally 50% off the local and it was same condition as new. But now I need tools for the strap cause it is not like my seiko's. Perfectly timed episode for me

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting the people who support the show! Weiss makes a watch strap tool in house on the same machines they use to make movements! I have one and it's great. weisswatchcompany.com/collections/all/products/weiss-handmade-strap-changing-tool

I have a 7 1/2 inch wrist, and a lot of NATO straps aren’t quite long enough to get that fold back loop into the hoop (which I actually really like) 280mm is barley long enough to get a tiny fold back into the hoop, but it’s not very secure. Any recommendation on where to find a longer NATO? Something like 300mm would be good.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Dougherty I would actually look on Etsy where people make handmade stuff and you can request specific lengths

Anyone know what the seiko is at 3:34?

Great Podcast guys, love the topic, i am big fan of straps, i change my straps weekly also, so each time i wear a watch, i wear it with another strap. i have over 30 different leather straps, from all the material available at the market, my favorite at the moment are the Burgundy Lizard straps, Black String Ray, Grey Crocodile and Brown Python Leather. I have also couple of water resistant straps from Hirsch, didn't try them in water yet, but i am a little skeptic, any tips? I have several Natos and Canvases straps I buy my straps either from small manufacturers in Germany, or from eBay. What are your recommendations for exotic leathers? Have a great one, Abdul

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

If they are marketed by hirsch as "water resistant" then we guess they are coated in some type of gore-tex or other waterproofing material? Since you seem to have so many, we think you should try showering or swimming with one on, you know, for science!

@AbdulRWatches

6 жыл бұрын

hehehe won't be showering with a watch, don't want to risk damaging it by the water pressure or accidentally falling or so :D , i will actually put one in a glass of water overnight and will give you an update, if the leather changed or was affected. what we do for science :D

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

having worn water resistant watches in showers for many years, I assure you the "pressure of the shower" thing is a myth and not really rooted in fact. A watch that can handle 3 or 4 atmospheres of pressure won't be bothered by a shower stream.

@AbdulRWatches

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast happy to report the strap held up great in water, left it overnight, and it's still as it was before 👍

In this heat just about everything goes on a nato for me.. Even some dress watches. Sounds odd but some natos work on dress. Especially when they have a design on them.

is it easy to replace a stainless bracelet with a strap? same principle as the spring bars?

For steel bracelets.you guys could have spoken about Solid vs folded links, clasp type, interesting clasps (see Tudor Pelagos) and how to size the steel bracelet and the different types of bracelet pins. Maybe in a more advanced episode.

Assuming you are using a high quality leather (read full-grain or top-grain that has been thoroughly tanned) and you don't wear the watch on concurrent days (IE allow it to fully dry between wearings). Witn normal cleaning and conditioning, there's no reason a leather strap shouldn't last 20+ years. This of course doesn't take into account taking it into salt water or other types of abuse. And requires you be into a somewhat rustic aesthetic. Most people will not take the above steps, however and will wear out their leather goods much more quickly as a result.

@hyssean12

6 жыл бұрын

GadgetsNGear ya I agree this dork says it will last a year. What kind of leather is he buying? Nice thick leather can last a lifetime. I been wearing my original leather sevenfriday strap for two years now with no cleanings just oil it every six months to keep it from cracking and keep it waster resistant.

Thoughts about all the micro brands coming out?

Thoughts on Skagen mesh band?

Hey Matt/Cameron, are there any good after market metal bracelet vendors?

thanks to you guys i bought some busted pocket watches on ebay. :)

Any chance Weiss will make 22mm canvas straps? Please, please please :)

Its all about shell cordovan watch straps, tuffer than cow leather, since the leather is the ass of a horse. has a great deep grain and ages beautifully. Kinda pricy but there normally around a 100 bucks, not too high for the average horologist.

@shadow7037932

6 жыл бұрын

Any recommendations? Looking for something nice to replace the sub par strap on my Alpanist.

@hyssean12

6 жыл бұрын

Tunx straps on Instagram

Legit question now: i prefer wearing a leather strap (i have arm hair that always gets caught in those metal bands) with the face on the inside of my wrist. How would you 'break in' the band as you did in this episode with that orientation taken into account. Thank you in advance and keep it up guys.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Luft Waffles same way

@hughaldous5195

6 жыл бұрын

Cheers guys.

Could have gone over the different types of steel bracelet (oyster, jubilee, super engineer etcetera), how to change links, hollow vs solid end links, where to buy etcetera. Gold turtle looks dope btw. Look forward to the next one

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

SevenW25 V we expected there to be holes, and to have to do a “straps 2” down the road. That’s a good topic for that one.

@chadstrattman8380

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast maybe even do some suggestions or common pairings of straps to the watch, or how you would pair a strap to your watch, you did touch on it a little with the golden turtle.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

yeah for me personally the answer is always "fancy, complex watch with the most casual looking strap I can find."

@chadstrattman8380

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast it's an interesting take on the combination, part of the reason I would think it would be great to hear yours and Cameron's thoughts or differing opinions on the pairings. Personally, wouldn't have been my first thought of the canvas on the turtle, but it looks awesome. Seeing different perspectives opens up ideas.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

I think we probably want to get someone super stylish, like maybe even an actual stylist who is a watch enthusiast, to talk about the fashion of watches and straps and outfit combinations

Bought my first watch after listening all the podcasts. Seiko SKS469p1. Planning also to buy some dress watch with automatic winding.

I just acquired a Seiko Samurai with a stainless bracelet. I would like to get a rubber strap as well as a canvas strap. Can you direct me to a site or strap maker you'd recommend?

@Drive-n-Vibe

6 жыл бұрын

people seem to like uncle seiko for rubber straps

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Strapsco, Uncle Seiko are a good start

@msmo4127

6 жыл бұрын

Crafter Blue makes great rubber straps for Seiko.

@streetracer33r

6 жыл бұрын

i have samurai with a Barton nato strap and i also have a quick release canvas strap. i love both of them and are very comfortable. and not a bad price. bartonwatchbands.com

@richdoingstuff

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast thanks as always. Also thank you to the others who replied.

With regards to drying straps, or other things that you shouldn`t dry off with a hairdryer or direct sunlight etc: Get some silica gel, it can be used it many different ways, so google a bit before you use it. Big bag for like 20 bucks.. Small bags come in electronics packaging, leather bags and other accessories, shoes gloves and other garments and it`s a very useful thing to have around the house. (works wonders if you get moisture in your pre-workout too, just, don`t put it IN the PWO lol)

@afrog2666

5 жыл бұрын

And don`t eat it, safety hazard danger and doom, death and horror etc etc yada yada yada..

Suggested cleaning method for nato straps?

@jimf42

6 жыл бұрын

just throw in the washing machine...

@JustRobHere

6 жыл бұрын

I put them in a jeans pocket and throw them in the washing machine.

@hyssean12

6 жыл бұрын

Dude just clean it. Do you really need tips?

@AR-rk9nn

5 жыл бұрын

Get a bracelet

that seiko is unbelievable with that strap, god almighty

Anyone know what the straps at 4:08 are?

@Darkknght83

6 жыл бұрын

found them shop.wornandwound.com/products/model-2-premium-rye

Great show guys. Where is the go-no-go for NATOs? I see them on watches like Sarbs and Sarxs. But I consider them more for my field or diver watches. It's just my opinion and of course everyone is welcome to what they want with their stuff. What's your opinion?

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Rob put it on anything - nothing is sacred

Question: What is the best way to clean a metal watch band without having a ultrasonic cleaner?

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Josh Gibson assuming the watch is somewhat water resistant I use an old tooth brush and toothpaste!

@gibbyzr285

6 жыл бұрын

WatchAndListenPodcast thank you for the advice and the fast response.

What is the lug width of Weiss Watches?

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

20mm lug / 18mm buckle

@theweisscustomerservicetea7365

6 жыл бұрын

The lug width for bands is 20mm.

+1 for red wing oil for straps

Still not convinced on leather. Bracelets FTW.

@trevbarlow9719

5 жыл бұрын

I've been a strap guy from the beginning. I find bracelets look a bit too sterile in most cases and often times people wear them more for comfort than looks, which is fine. Having said that, there are some pieces that look better on bracelet. Basically every modern Rolex. Yet some watches just get look too muted on a bracelet i.e Fliegers or any A. Lange.

Which Invicta should I buy? ;)

@findtherror1747

6 жыл бұрын

ICON_636 only Invictas worth buying are 8926ob - 8930ob

@MiguelGarcia-vj7oo

6 жыл бұрын

findtherror yup the ONLY ones....great value.

@TheFiendRacer

6 жыл бұрын

Get the venom, the biggest one they have

@hyssean12

6 жыл бұрын

Lol don't buy an invicta. In that price range get a Seiko or Hamilton.

wonder how Weiss Watches have been doing after these podcasts

Why do some straps have cut-outs where the spring bar goes?? Design?? Great vid, thanks guys!!

My cat chewed up a $160 leather strap i had on a vintage Zodiac last month... even tho he never did anything like that before...but it was my fault for leaving it out on the coffee table... its cool tho cause i replaced it with this really dope strap i made out of some cat hide i got my hands on...

@awc723

Жыл бұрын

wow....that's some A+ material you got there...when are you going on tour....

lol oyster bracelet is cone shaped... I understand, but.. that's totally a Matt statement

You forgot Perlon Straps!

Two Broke Watch Snobs just published my article on straps: twobrokewatchsnobs.com/a-watch-strap-guide-seiko-snzf17/

It's time to talk about the elephant in the room..... Fake Watches.

@WatchAndListenPodcast

6 жыл бұрын

Alan Choy next week!

@alanchoy5993

6 жыл бұрын

Alright, here are several ideas: - comparisons between true crafts and imposters - Fake watch sales on websites - Rant - Destroy fakes Remember the words of the Swiss: "Fake watches are for fake people"

Zulu? Perlon? Mesh? Rubber?

I save the desiccant packs that come with watch rolls (and pill bottles and Japanese snacks) just to help keep my watches and watch box dry on humid days.