

TAG HEUER CARRERA CALIBRE 5 BRACELET REMOVAL SERIES
I’ve always loved the Jaeger LeCoultre Master Compressor series and the tan calf strap with double rows of stitching are just awesome. I emailed the measurements and a few weeks later this beautiful and soft alligator strap arrived.Īnother option is to use an OEM strap of a different brand. The strap makers of Inspire Workshop offered tailor made service. After seeing an older IWC ‘Doppel Chrono’ on a black alligator strap with thick white stitching, I felt the urge for another strap again. I used to wear my IWC Pilot Chronograph on the OEM black alligator strap, which I still consider an excellent combination. When I still owned the IWC, it was one of my favorite combinations. And one of his straps also suits my IWC Pilot Chronograph very well. A strap maker from Hongkong named Aaron Tan (he’s known on the forums as HKTan) made beautiful Big Pilot style straps. Since I started to change straps, there was no stopping anymore… Especially when I saw a photo of an IWC Pilot Chronograph on Big Pilot strap. This last combination is currently my favorite.

Originally it came on a black calf strap with folding buckle and later I bought the brown calf strap and the black alligator strap. This combination looks awesome on a sunny day, wearing a white shirt and jeans! Besides this aftermarket strap, I also have three OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer – TAG Heuer straps for the Monaco. The idea was actually inspired by the TAG Heuer Monaco with brown dial and python strap. When I saw an aftermarket 22 mm Panerai strap for sale at a Dutch watch forum, I just couldn’t resist. I guess for me changing straps started with my Panerai, but soon I was changing straps on almost every watch I own.

But is wearing a watch on different straps only a Paneristi addiction? I asked myself this question, especially because I change straps on my watches all the time. Having owned a Panerai I know everything about the strap-changing-disease. Paneristi, people who own a Panerai, are known to change straps on their Panerai often.
