A watch strap, a watch winder or a watch box is judged in the hand. A photo cannot show the suppleness of a leather, the motion of a winder or the depth of a cushion. These videos can.
Every video is filmed by our own team, with our own watches: Rolex, Omega, Triton, vintage and collector pieces. As an official retailer of the brands shown, we would rather show you the product exactly as you will receive it than describe it.
Contents: NATO straps · Tools · Watch winders · Hirsch straps · Sport straps · Watch boxes
NATO strap videos: colours, fitting and wrist shots
A NATO strap changes in seconds, without tools, and transforms the character of a watch. Our six videos show it on vintage, dive and collector watches.
Every colour shown is available as a 20mm NATO strap, the width of Rolex and most dive watches, as well as in 18mm NATO, 22mm and 24mm.
Beige NATO strap for a vintage watch, swapped in 30 seconds
A complete swap, from one NATO to the next, in around thirty seconds. Beige, plain or striped (red with beige stripe, beige with red stripe, vintage beige khaki), echoes the patinated markers of older dials: Submariner 5513, Speedmaster or vintage GMT-Master.
Khaki NATO strap: every shade on video
Khaki comes in several versions: plain, with beige stripes, with red stripes. The video sets them side by side so you can choose the shade that suits your dial.
NATO strap on a Triton Spirotechnique dive watch
Step-by-step fitting on a Triton, the French dive watch brand born in 1963 and revived in 2015. Crown at 12 o'clock, Swiss design and manufacture: a rare diver, to which the NATO adds hold and security on the wrist.
Black 20mm NATO strap on a vintage Rolex GMT-Master
The original steel bracelet comes off, then a black 20mm NATO goes on a vintage GMT-Master with a faded fuchsia bezel. Proof that a simple NATO can flatter a very rare collector's watch.
Summer NATO strap colours: orange, red, blue, Gulf
A tour of the summer colours, available from 18 to 24mm. Orange, red, blue or Gulf stripes: an easy way to lighten a sports watch for the season.
Bright NATO strap on a dive watch
Fitting, then a real-life test. Red, Gulf, blue white red, sky blue, orange: light colours come into their own in full sunlight.
Born in the British army, made famous on screen: read the history of the NATO strap, all the way to James Bond.
Watch strap changing tool: Bergeon and Beco
To remove the strap in place, a spring bar tool avoids scratching the lugs and damaging the steel spring bars. Two tools, two budgets.
Bergeon 6767F: the professional strap removal tool
The watchmaker's reference. Its double tip, fork and pin, releases spring bars without force, even on a watch you care about. Discover the Bergeon 6767F strap removal tool.
Beco tool: the affordable way to change a watch strap
More accessible, the Beco tool handles everyday strap changes at home. It is part of our range of watchmaker tools.
The full gesture is explained step by step in our guide to removing a watch strap, with pictures and videos. Keep a few spare stainless steel spring bars to hand.
Watch winder videos: Rapport London, Swiss Kubik, Scatola del Tempo
A watch winder keeps your automatic watch running when you are not wearing it: the time stays right, the date and complications stay set. Three houses, filmed with Rolex, an Omega and vintage pieces.
Compare every model in our range of watch winders for automatic watches, and find out why use a watch winder before you choose.
Rapport London Evo MK3 red watch winder with a Rolex Air-King
Rapport London is an English house founded in 1898. The MK3 is designed in Paddington, London, and assembled in Dublin. Virtually silent motor, 3-year warranty: the video shows it running with a black Air-King. Discover the red Rapport London MK3 watch winder.
Black Evo MK3 watch winder with a vintage Rolex GMT-Master
The same mechanism in a more discreet black, here with a vintage GMT-Master and faded fuchsia bezel. A finish that blends into a desk or a bookcase. See the black MK3 automatic watch winder.
Swiss Kubik Startbox watch winder: every colour on video
The Startbox is Swiss Made, manufactured in Switzerland and approved by Rolex. Completely silent, it comes in a wide range of colours, all gathered in this video. Start with the Swiss Kubik Startbox, the classic of the range.
Swiss Kubik Masterbox watch winder, Bluetooth programmable
Demonstration with a Rolex Air-King: from the smartphone app, the winding programme is selected over Bluetooth, here the one for a Submariner. Completely silent and Swiss Made, the Swiss Kubik Masterbox watch winder is made for collectors who set every parameter.
Scatola del Tempo Rotor One leather watch winder: colours and bezels
The Rotor One pairs an Italian-made case with a Swiss Made Swiss Kubik motor. Several leathers, several front bezels, including the famous Batman: the video tries them on an Air-King, a GMT-Master and an Omega Speedmaster. The bezels change at will, see our watch winder accessories.
Rolex green Rotor One leather winder with a vintage GMT-Master Pepsi
Green, Rolex's signature colour, dresses this Rotor One, shown with a vintage GMT-Master Pepsi. Discover the Rolex green Rotor One watch winder.
Hirsch leather watch strap videos: sport, waterproof and alligator
The Hirsch leather watch strap is made in Austria. Video shows what a photo cannot: the grain, the suppleness, the thickness and the stitching.
The full range is in our 20mm leather watch straps, the most common width, and in 22mm Hirsch straps for larger watches.
Hirsch Carbon: carbon-embossed leather, rubber lining
The leather is embossed with a carbon-fibre pattern; its rubber lining makes it waterproof. A sports watch strap that handles water and sweat.
Hirsch Performance range: leather on a technical rubber lining
The Performance range combines a leather upper with a technical rubber lining. The look of leather, the water resistance of rubber.
Hirsch alligator-embossed watch straps
Calf leather embossed with an alligator pattern: the look of an exotic skin for a measured budget. Ideal on a dress watch.
Hirsch genuine alligator straps: Capitano, Earl, London
The top of the Hirsch range in genuine alligator skin. Even scales, careful finishing: three models for evening and collector watches.
Hirsch Rally: the vintage racing spirit
Flat construction and large ventilation holes: the Rally takes its cues from motor-racing straps. A natural match for a chronograph.
Fitting a Hirsch Performance strap with the Quick Release system
Quick Release spring bars open with a simple press of the finger, without tools. A strap change takes seconds.
For an Italian leather with a bolder character, also discover our Arezzo 20mm leather straps, made in Tuscany and available as a web exclusive.
Waterproof sport watch strap: Hirsch Heavy Calf and FKM rubber Tropic type
Two answers to water and effort: a waterproof leather or a rubber strap. These two vertical Short videos show them up close.
Hirsch Heavy Calf: sporty padding, contrast stitching
A thick, padded, waterproof calf leather, highlighted by contrast stitching. This vertical video shows it from every angle.
FKM rubber watch strap, Tropic type
The waffle pattern of 1960s dive straps, in a supple and durable FKM rubber, far more resistant than silicone. Available as 20mm Tropic straps and as a 22mm Tropic rubber strap.
Watch box, watch case and travel roll videos
A watch box protects from dust, scratches and knocks. Our videos show the interior, the cushions and the closure: what you need to see before buying.
Browse our full range of watch boxes and cases for men.
Scatola del Tempo Valigetta 8 watch box for 8 watches
Handmade in Italy, covered in grained Toledo leather inside and out. The video shows a vintage Rolex GMT being placed inside. See the Scatola del Tempo 8-watch leather box.
Scatola del Tempo Valigetta 4 watch box for 4 watches
The compact Valigetta: four watches, the same leather throughout, the same Italian craftsmanship. See the Valigetta 4 leather watch box.
Geneva 6-watch box, Makassar-style finish
A warmly figured wood for six watches, for a chest of drawers or a dressing room.
Geneva 18-watch box
For a growing collection: eighteen slots in a single box. The video details the interior layout.
Oiled canvas travel roll for 5 watches
The roll folds up and protects each watch separately. Its oiled canvas stands up to journeys, luggage and rain.
Granval leather travel roll for 6 watches, made in France
A leather travel case for six watches, by Granval and made in France. Each piece travels safely in your suitcase. The full range is in our watch rolls and travel cases.
To store and wind in the same case, the Scatola del Tempo 7RT watch winder box holds four watches stored on top, three wound at the front.
In-house videos, filmed in our workshop
No manufacturer footage, no stock video: every shot is filmed in our workshop, on real watches.
Not sure about your strap width? Our guide to choosing your watch strap size lists the lug width of the main watch models.
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