A question to all of the keen horologists on the thread. I am very hard on watch straps and tend to wreck them quickly. When I got the Apple Watch I got one of the Milanese metal/magnetic straps and found it excellent. It has lasted several years and still looks smart.
I need yet another new strap for one of the other watches and was wondering if you could offer any recommendations. The watch is one of the fashionable large clunky men's diver style in steel. The lugs are 24mm with a medium wrist size. I like the Apple bracelet so have been looking for larger/chunkier versions of this which I told are called Sharks Mesh. Magnetic clasps seem rare sadly so I am looking at a butterfly.
At present I was pointed towards watchgecko by a few people and have seen this as a starting point.
https://www.watchgecko.com/butterfly-h-link-shark-mesh-316l-stainless-watch-strap They have one similar to this at £160 and without playing with them I wonder about the difference.
There is a ton of £20 stuff on amazon and eBay bt I am guessing this will be thin and have horrible buckles which will spoil it.
The only other thing I was looking at was a leather NATO style but apparently the blokes on holiday
or maybe
https://rios1931.com/bratislava-shell-cordovan-nato-4-polished-rings/ Any comments or guidance ?
