Blue will look better with a Sub (my opinion)

 

Orange, no way--blue maybe--but honestly I would put something better on both of those, if they were my watches.

 

Yes I have an isofrane as well as the original Seiko rubber strap and for the Rolex the original steel strap will be the go to..

 

What does the O< stand for?

 

Outer Known

It's Kelly Slater's surfwear label. He is one of Breitlings lifestyle ambassadors and is heavily invested in recycling materials. These straps are made from recovered ocean plastics.

 

Good question, I’m not sure, seemingly the straps are made from ‘ocean waste’ floating nets etc so might stand for ocean.....

Will do a google search...


The straps are very well made

 

Good question, I'm not sure, seemingly the straps are made from 'ocean waste' floating nets etc so might stand for ocean.....

Will do a google search...

The straps are very well made

From the Breitling website. O< is Outerknown.

"Breitling announces two launches in partnership with Outerknown, the sustainable apparel brand co-founded by surfing legend and Breitling Surfers Squad member Kelly Slater. In addition to the new Superocean Outerknown watch, Breitling introduces the first Outerknown ECONYL® yarn NATO strap collection. The 18 ecologically responsible straps, which will dress up any Breitling watch, are crafted from ECONYL® yarn, a material created from regenerated nylon waste, one source of which is fishing nets from the world's oceans."

 

Ah thanks, a nice story behind the straps too then

 

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around buying two straps for USD $300 without understanding what makes them supposedly special enough to justify the price. (Other than the buckle saying "Breitling", obviously.)

As with others, I especially don't think the Submariner+Orange is a good match, but it's not supposed to make me happy. If you have a black '57 on order, I don't think that would match in a fundamentally different way. The blue would be a good match for the blue '57 and the Rainbow '57? Good luck with that ;-)

 

It’s the rainbow 57 model that I ordered and the straps are so the missus can also wear the watch. I ordered the steel band.

I’m starting to enjoy the look of the sub on the orange band though ....

 

Blue- yes

Orange- NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Both straps look great. I do like the Outerknown's blue strap and the orange strap would be a great summer "fun" strap to use for certain occasions.

 

Those look great!

 

Look awesome, please post tons of pics when your ‘57 arrives!!