Matching your strap colour to your dial

Rule 1: start from the metal

Steel and white gold go with cool tones: black, grey, navy. Yellow and rose gold call for warm tones: brown, cognac, burgundy, bottle green.

Rule 2: pick a dial colour, a shade darker

A strap in exactly the dial’s colour often looks flat. Choose a deeper shade instead: navy under a blue sunburst dial, forest green under an olive dial. Details count too: a red hand, a gold index or a coloured bezel can inspire the thread colour.

Rule 3: use contrast sparingly

A white or silver dial takes almost anything, including bold colours. On a black dial, avoid black on black: a mid-brown or light grey brings back depth.

Our favourite pairings

Blue dial: midnight blue alligator or grey ostrich. Black dial: cognac alligator or grey stingray. White dial: glossy black alligator or taupe nubuck. Green dial: chocolate alligator or dark green toad. Cream dial, vintage watch: honey patina leather.

Try before you buy

On our product pages, “Try it on my watch” shows the strap on a photo of your own watch. For a bespoke colour, head to the configurator.