Why it's so rare to see Rolex owners wearing their watches on bracelets with straight end-links?

Because every Rolex sport watch, except some precious metal versions, come with a bracelet, so why would you?

 

I've seen Rolex on Nato, Perlon and even leather straps, but not on straight end-links bracelet. So I wonder whether it's ugly too look or too fragile to wear (given the cost of a Rolex).

 

I have several aftermarket bracelets with straight ends. I tend to prefer the look, even for watches I also have fitted ends for.

 

The ones above look quite good but I think my brain is trained to view curved fitted end links as a more natural look. I don't see why straight ones would be any more prone to breakage.

 

I don't see why straight ones would be any more prone to breakage.

It appears to me that if you use the original curved end-links, if one of the tips of the springbars fails the bracelet won't fall off immediately due to the friction between the end-link and the lugs. Most of straight end-links are smaller and seem to be more fragile. It could easily fall off of one of the springbar tips fails.

 

Mesh, either shark or Milanese, has to be straight and looks better than way.

However, IMO for anything else, straight end oyster or engineer, etc

 

I had a Limes Endurance with straight end links, and it looked pretty cool, IMO. Looked better that way.

 

Not really a consideration for me. I have so many like that, so it doesn't really bother me; more like the normal state of affairs.

 

Yes, no big deal. I have watches with both curved bracelet end links and straight end links, I like them both.

 

Mesh, either shark or Milanese, has to be straight and looks better than way.

Yeah, this was my first thought. Any other kind of metal bracelet looks odd to me without fitted endlinks, though.

I've seen Rolex on Nato, Perlon and even leather straps, but not on straight end-links bracelet. So I wonder whether it's ugly too look or too fragile to wear (given the cost of a Rolex).

I think arcadelt had it right in his post above: you don't see it because people who want to wear their Rolexes on a steel bracelet are going to use the very nice bracelet that came with the watch.

 

I like 'em, they remind me of some my uncles' watches while I was growing up. Straight endlinks give a nice retro vibe to me.

 

Hmm...the closes thing to a Rolex on a straight end links is the Tudor Ranger:

I'd say it looks lovely...

 

One word comes to mind - fugly There, I said it (IMHO).

 

Only if there is very little lug gap.

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It depends entirely on the watch. Some that are normally fitted with curved end links look just fine on straight ones but others look grim to say the least.

 

I think straight end links on a curved watch case looks kinda micro-brandy. Like the watch was just tossed together from existing parts. I think it's one of those fit and finish things that tells a lot about the watch company.

 

If it's mesh, it works. Anything else, no thank you.

And then there is the halfway approach adopted on the Breitling Navitimer bracelet, where the end links are largely straight, but have a small curve. I think this allows the same end links to be used for different case sizes.

 

I would only consider this with a Milanese bracelet, otherwise it looks unfinished. The straight ends always bothered me about the Tudor Ranger bracelet.

 

If it's mesh, it works. Anything else, no thank you.

 

The impression that I have got from years of reading WUS is that its a no no.

But thinking for myself ... I actually think it looks OK.