I just realized that while my watch’s stock metal bracelet is nice and all, I guess I find them (metal bracelets) too much of a hassle. This realization came when I learned how to adjust the links myself – which obviously made me try different “fits.”
When you factor in stuff like wrist expansion due to heat, metal bracelets can be very impractical in a tropical country. Since they’re metal, you can’t really “adjust them” depending on the “weather” that day. That’s why they have different “guides” for straps and bracelet fitting. If you’re on a strap, it’s always better for it to be snug. If it’s metal, you put an allowance as thick as your index finger – so you don’t end up choking your wrist with a super tight strap during a hot and humid day. While some watches look fine loose, given the size of mine, it always looked better snug rather than having a little play during the cold.
So I started looking for a replacement strap and immediately thought of the Nato strap popularized by Sean Connery (as James Bond) in the movie Goldfinger