apropos
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Conventionally:
- belly is preferable to side, which is far far far and away preferable to hornback
- large scales (sometimes described as "bamboo") are preferred for dress watches
- croc is preferable to alligator, but the vast majority of large reptile straps are alligator
- amongst croc subspecies, porosus is preferable to niloticus for handbags or large leather accessories, but I've not known any preference for watch straps
Given you've already purchased the straps, do not open the spoiler if you do not want to know my opinion of hornback watch straps....
- belly is preferable to side, which is far far far and away preferable to hornback
- large scales (sometimes described as "bamboo") are preferred for dress watches
- croc is preferable to alligator, but the vast majority of large reptile straps are alligator
- amongst croc subspecies, porosus is preferable to niloticus for handbags or large leather accessories, but I've not known any preference for watch straps
Given you've already purchased the straps, do not open the spoiler if you do not want to know my opinion of hornback watch straps....
IMO hornback is ugly, and reminds me in a very bad way of cheap souvenirs from Thailand. Hornback is the cheapest part of the reptile to source - compared to, say, large unmarked belly scales - and I would not pay any premium for it. I cannot imagine the hornback/Breguet combination being more successful than a belly scale one, but horses for courses I guess. Then again I guess since you bought a 44mm Perpetual Calendar what is "conventional" doesn't really apply anyhow!!
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