Straps
The strap is essential, of course, for holding your watch to your wrist. But equally essential is its other purpose: to redefine the face of a watch by its colour, material and style.
By Bruno Lambert
MeisterSinger
Leather and stitching
The Perigraph, from the brand the does one-handed watches, sports dark red or emerald green on its dial. But its big feature is a smart black crocodile-embossed calf leather strap with white stitching.
Chez Bellini
Aix-en-Provence
Longines
NATO look
The new star is the Ultra-Chron, a revival of the original 1968 model. It comes with a choice of three straps: leather, steel or NATO, which made from recycled materials. The NATO strap has a red stripe down the middle, chiming with the red of the minute hand and minute marks.
Chez Caubet, Toulon
Ulysse Nardin
Flexible rubber
The rubber strap of the Diver X Skeleton Black neatly hugs the wrist. This way you’ll never lose your watch under water.
Chez Frojo, Marseille
Zenith
Timeless steel
Zenith has gone for the total look with its all-steel Defy Skyline timepiece. Stainless steel from the case to the strap and its deployment clasp.
Chez Raynal, Aix-en-Provence
