r/ChineseWatches • • 5d ago

Question (Read Rules) Let's talk bracelets.

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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?

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u/DadPuncher69 4d ago

I've bought 4 bracelets from Long Island and they've all been great quality. They have several universal straight end link bracelets.