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Alain Silberstein iKrono Decorated Strap Watches

For a few months now I have been contemplating a regularly dismissed source of artistic real estate on watches - the straps. Watch owners who have ever switched out the strap on their watches know just how profound a change, a new strap on a watch can make. It often makes a tired looking watch feel new - no joke. What I didn't understand is why more watch makers (or strap makers) use the straps to play with artistically. You see wild looking designs on watch faces, why not on straps?

That isn't to say this never happens, but it is mostly maintained to the likes of Swatch and other "play" or less than luxurious watches. A man is used to wearing a tie with interesting and creative designs, why not on a watch strap as well? I think that for the right type of people, art on a strap can be a fantastic new way to not only express themselves, but surround themselves with beautiful things.

So you can imagine how delighted I was to see already creative watch maker Alain Silberstein showing off some new types of straps on his iKrono watches. While I might not like all the strap designs per se, I do like the concept a lot. The range of materials and designs is almost limitless. The large iKrono watch has a large strap with lots space on it. It make sense to decorate it. This applies for almost all watches and watch straps out there. I feel that moving forward in the future a watch strap is going to more and more be seen as a valuable way to personalize a timepiece, and make a beloved watch fresh with a new look. The new tie is gonna be the watch strap!

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

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