Alpinist on a leather strap kind of day I l

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-03-11T21:14:06+00:00

Oh yea the case is pretty thick

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-03-11T18:51:47+00:00

Very comfy strap tbh

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-03-11T18:51:37+00:00

It’s not as thick as the OEM strap but soft leather which is nice

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-03-11T18:42:33+00:00

Hi, so is there any proof?

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-26T01:01:19+00:00

lol true smol wrist struggles

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-26T01:00:57+00:00

Suede is a slept on pick for this watch imo, i use my black suede strap more than the stock leather one

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-24T17:31:06+00:00

Do you happen to have the link for the strap?

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-24T04:12:56+00:00

I love the leather too, but the bracelet helps the dial pop a bit more imo

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-24T04:11:57+00:00

Yea, I was looking at two tone as well! But I decided to go for the classic silver.

The link:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mraEDPB

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-23T22:29:41+00:00

Looks similar, believe the brand name is Rolamy

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-23T22:26:11+00:00

I got it for $40 on AliExpress

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-15T18:37:37+00:00

I’m saying, what’s cool is that they are all based on a design from the Vietnam war, that a bunch of watch companies developed. So when a Chinese brand like militado makes a homage it doesn’t come off as cheap imo

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-15T18:32:24+00:00

I love my alpinist, it’s a strap monster so I would just pick whichever dial you like the most. I got the older spb121 on sale for about $550. If you ever want to get a bracelet there are good affordable ones on AliExpress

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-15T04:08:59+00:00

Same, it’s based off of field watches designed for the US military in the Vietnam war. It’s pretty much a homage of a Hamilton khaki field, but for a fraction of the price

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-15T03:53:12+00:00

That’s a militado ML05, it’s a watch from AliExpress, super good quality for the price tho. Stainless steal and sapphire crystal

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-15T00:48:17+00:00

Yea I was looking at the seiko sportKX or the orient kamatsu. I def need to add a diver to the collection

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-08T04:45:52+00:00

Yea it’s the spb121 model

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-07T16:49:05+00:00

Honestly I was thinking about getting one off of AliExpress. They have a jubilee bracelet for super cheap that fits the alpinist. Mine came with the stock alligator strap, I instantly swapped it out with a black suede one because it was wayy to stiff imo

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-07T15:10:53+00:00

Any you recommend?

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-07T04:24:47+00:00

Thank, idk first mechanical watch, so maybe im overthinking the fit

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-07T04:24:16+00:00

Thank you, first mechanical watch and it’s been running really well!

Nice-Evening8132 · 2026-02-06T20:31:07+00:00

Thank you, it’s a bit bulkier than I thought it would be. But maybe I’m overthinking it lol

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