Bund Strap.by Asketica

Photo journal · 1 min

Cognac, dark brown or red: choosing a Bund strap.

Three narrow Bund straps show how leather colour and stitching change the same general design around a pale-dial watch.

Red Bund strap with a pale-dial watch beside a mallet and awl.
Red Bund strap with a pale-dial watch beside a mallet and awl.

Cognac with pale stitching

The cognac example combines warm brown leather with a clearly visible pale stitch line. Choose this combination if you want both the leather colour and the stitching to stand out. It is the lightest brown of these three examples.

Dark brown with brown stitching

The dark-brown version uses a thread closer to the leather colour. Of these two brown straps, it is the choice for a darker result with less contrast in the stitching. The narrow pad keeps the amount of leather beside the case small.

Cognac Bund strap and pale-dial watch laid flat across a grey work surface.
Cognac Bund strap and pale-dial watch laid flat across a grey work surface.

Red with a narrow pad

The red strap puts more colour around the pale dial while retaining the same general pad shape. Choose red if you want the strap colour to be a distinct feature of the watch. The small pad border offers a way to do that without choosing a broad cuff.

Separate colour from fit

These are three photographed pieces, not one strap recoloured on screen. You can use any of them to describe a colour preference, then discuss the pad shape and size for your own watch separately.

Include the example you prefer in your request, along with the exact watch model and wrist measurement. A colour choice does not establish the attachment width or strap length.