A Complete Guide to Watch Straps: Everything You Should Know

In this video, I'll share just about everything you could ever need to know about watch straps. We'll cover basic strap-related terms, how to change straps, and each of the most common and popular strap materials. In addition, towards the end, we'll take a few moments to talk about how to style your watch with different straps. This is a long one, but there is a lot of great information in here that can really help build your overall watch knowledge. If you guys would like to see more comprehensive
educational content on the channel, let me know in the comments what you'd like me to cover!

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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro and Organization
1:43 - 1. Basic Strap Knowledge
5:28 - 2. How to Change a Watch Strap
8:19 - 3. Leather Straps
16:44 - 4. Rubber Straps
18:31 - 5. Nylon Straps
20:46 - 6. Miscellaneous Strap Materials
22:26 - 7. Bracelets
26:14 - 8. Best Practices & Styling
30:54 - Concluding Thoughts

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[johnnychin]

For those who are just starting out: If the watch you're planning to buy has a leather strap and bracelet option, get the bracelet. Aftermarket leather straps are plenty but a bracelet with fitting end links are usually a lot more expensive and tougher to source. You may think that you're not a bracelet guy but as you grow in this hobby your taste will change. I started out not liking metal bracelets and favoured leather straps a lot and now half of my watches in the watch box has a bracelet on.

[thewatchmission]

I seriously never knew that Genuine Leather was the lowest grade...how did I even get this far in life without knowing that?!?! Great video as usual Teddy!

[itsQP]

What’s great about the world of watches is that no matter how deep you think the well is, it keeps going.

[broomhandel]

After my GS purchase, the only thing I'm strapped for is cash ;-;

[kevalmain]

Teddy no matter how lengthy the video is, you always make sure your viewers have in depth knowledge about watches and other things related to it. Such an informative video.

[jeremysmith]

Don't apologize for the length. the info takes time to get through and your videos are great. Also WTF on the thumbs down? how can you dislike these vids?

[uffa]

The real advantage of Perlon is that the pin enters in "any" place in the strap, there is no need for prepared holes, this can make the strap more comfortable in those instances when, in a traditional nylon strap, a hole is too tight and the next hole is too loose. Many Perlon executions have a very fine grain and allow great freedom in inserting the pin.

[uffa]

Also worth mentioning the "Marine Nationale" kind of nylon strap, the "Velcro strap" which is an effective and simple strap although not extremely refined, and the "Engineer" bracelet. Very well realized video, thanks for the content which is helpful especially for the beginner. One learns more with 1 half-an-hour well made video than with 100 5-minute videos which don't say anything.

[mdunawaym]

Uncommon, but also available are wool flannel straps. I have a few, and I love them! Vario makes some that are very comfortable, leather backed, and water resistant. Strap Bandits makes them as well. Nice patterns, leather backing, and I don't know about the water resistance there.
Thanks again for another fun video!

[sledge]

I just changed out my first watch strap, these instructions were very helpful & ensured that it went smoothly. I added a strap from your store (Red leather croc grain) on a rose-gold seiko dress watch. Really makes it come alive & pop. Soo much more comfortable too.

[KD-dlgv]

Great new set, great production value, actual content, hands-on with the watches. Teddy and his team are killing it.

[mike]

Great video Teddy! I’ve been a watch enthusiast for a long time, but your video opened my eyes to some pairings I would have not thought about doing. Keep up the good work!

[tomsk]

"Deployant", not "Deployment"... THIS!! A thousand times, THIS!! Thank you, Teddy!! :D

[baoloc]

Finally the best guide for watch straps has launched, thanks Teddy for always bringing out the helpful contents for watch enthusiasts.

[amoschoo]

Thank you for posting this Teddy! Currently looking for a new strap and this helped so much in deciding which strap to go for! Thank you Teddy!!

[SoCalWatchReviews]

The best video I’ve seen on breaking down different straps. The Teddy B. Team is killing !

[TheDivotking]

Please sir stop apologizing for the length of your videos.
They are always filled to the brim with helpful info.
Keep up the great work!🇨🇦

[edf]

Excellent video Teddy! Very good overview and discussion of what every watch owner needs to know regarding watch straps.

[kwonshim]

Thanks for the extensive and informative video! It was an opportunity to gain some residual information that I didn’t know about straps to complete my knowledge :)

[patrickglass]

Remarkable, Teddy. Brilliant succinct overview. Covered so much - and most helpful. Thanks a lot!