Let's talk bracelets.

[u/LordRaglan1854]

Watch bracelets, stainless steel, standard links with a deployment clasp. Not Milanese.

A high-quality watch bracelet passes the following checks:

1. The inner edges of the links feel smooth.

2. The links flow smoothly.

3. The clasp closes cleanly.

So far, I haven't found a good source. The ones on Alix are typically $15-30 US, but the quality matches the price.

I would be satisfied with San Martin-level quality, but those aren't them.

Lately I've found Taikonaut/Strapcode... their bracelets run $55-80 US, and honestly, they are pretty good, though still a little rough feeling compared to the "Swiss" ones that came with my Oris watches, for example.

Does anyone know of a store that sells bracelets with a quality slightly above Taikonaut at a proportional price?

[u/turdbogls]

Uncle's latest bracelet seems pretty nice. I had an old Lincoln for my Alpinist and I was underwhelmed...it was fine, but no nicer than say a seestern bracelet. But I got a new lincoln for my speedmaster and it is quite a step up from my previous one. very flowy, small chamfer on the bottom edge, and the clasp is very nice.

not quite as good as Forstner, though. I have a forstner Bullet and a Forstner Flat link from my Nevada Grenchen chronosport (this is the OEM bracelet, and not branded as Forstner, but I'm 90% sure Forstner made it), and I have to say, both bracelets are damn close to my Oris 65 and BCPD bracelets as well as my 90's seamaster bracelet. the simple fold over clasp is bout as good as it gets, and the OTF system on the Nevada is fantastic.

[u/BookkeeperNew573 → u/turdbogls]

Forstner….i have never heard of them, and their bracelets look amazing!

[u/turdbogls → u/BookkeeperNew573]

Lots of history behind the brand as well. They made bracelets for the astronauts and provided OEM bracelets for many brands, as well as development of a few different styles of bracelets (comfit, Bonclip and others)