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Why no brown leather? To be fair - Speedmasters look good on literally anything. You could probably wear it on a shoe lace.
I've heard these bracelets can be a major PITA, have you tried different angles? Sometimes it's literally the case of changing the angle the bracelet enters the lugs and it just pops into place.
PawG-
I’ve never liked the look of brown leather, I’ve never worn it, not even shoes and boots, my entire life. That sounds like a weird “thing” now. Maybe it is.
The problem with the bracelet was a problem with the tool - I used a really quite pricey Bergeon one but I ordered the “thin” tip version and they are so fine that they slipped off the spring bar far too easily (the spring bars that Forstner chose to supply didn’t have particularly well defined ridges either). I should have stopped sooner is all. No real harm done.
Regal
Ta - yeah, as a rule I don’t wear brown leather so I swapped the stock strap (as nice as it is) for this immediately. It’s a Rios one with an Omega pin buckle fitted (same buckle as the OEM strap). It’s a really nice soft strap, and casual enough for me.
I attempted to fit the Forstner flat link and fully rage quit as my expensive spring bar tool kept slipping off and scratching the underside of the lugs. I might try again when I’m over the trauma but I’m really happy with it on this strap so I probably just shouldn’t mess with it.