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any suggestions for a way to change things up without ruining the watch???...Black calfskin???...sharkskin???...Breitling Rubber???...

Thanks...

Bill

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Breitling Old Navitimer

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Bill

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Breitling Old Navitimer

Black croc would be my first thought. Black calf like you mentioned good too....but has to be deployant not tang.

brown croc work well

I second WatchFreds choice.On his advise I replaced the strap with an original Breitling Brown Croc and it makes the 806 look absolutely fabulous. It goes very well with the rolled gold. See Navitimer 806 returned from Chronodeco in vintage discussion.

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"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

i think its perfect.

I've got a black shark for my Rolex GMT II-c
Got a black calf with red stitching and red trim on my 7750 Xezo.
I think the touch of red looks great with the red on my watch.

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"In the end there can be but one"

I reckon brown or honey coloured croc would work well with the bezel/ hands etc.

+1

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"I spent most of my money on Booze, Breitling and Boats. The rest I wasted" - mostly Elmore Leonard

The only one that would look incongruous would be rubber. That'd be a definite no-no in my book. Other than that, crack on with the straps I say if you want to mix it up at bit!

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Driver8

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Ya know Tan straps always look great on Breitlings.

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Veni, vidi, vici

Brown or black, calf or croco, really doesn't matter. They both look great on a black dial.


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SHARKMAN

+1

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Breitling Chronomat B01 - Sierra Silver/Steel

Leather straps do look nice, no doubt.
Breitling true colours however come out when coupled with metal.
Navi two tone bracelet is the only way to get more shine out of it.

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"It is just a matter of time!"

Yes, I do agree - I am a shiny metal lover myself.
However,....
in this instance (and having seen the pic) I really do think that sharkman's advice would really look nice on this watch too .

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TAG Professional (Silver/Gold) 2000 - still going strong and kept as spare when Wolf is away.
Breitling B1 (Blue) 2003 - 2008.
Breitling Airwolf (Black Sunburst) 2008 - Date.