Green Dial Leather Band Watches

Green Dial Leather Band Watch Prices

At Watch My Diamonds, green dial leather band watches range from $3,350 to $66,300 across 11 priced listings.

Which Leather Suits a Green Dial?

Brown is the classic partner. It warms the green and looks right with steel, bronze and gold, which is why pilot’s watches use it most: the IWC Pilot’s chronographs, the Breitling Classic AVI models and the bronze Top Time B21 all wear brown. A lighter gold-brown alligator, as on the mint green Navitimer B01 41 and the pistachio Premier B09, keeps a pale green dial looking soft.

Black gives the most contrast and reads as the more formal choice. Breitling puts black alligator on the red gold Navitimer B01 Chronograph 46 and Navitimer Automatic GMT, on the steel Navitimer 41 and on the larger steel B01 Chronographs, the 43 mm AB0138241L1P1 and the 46 mm AB0137241L1P1. The ceramic Avenger B01 Chronograph 42 SB01462A1L1X1 goes darker still, with anthracite calfskin.

Green on green is the boldest option, and the one the high-end makers favor. Patek Philippe matches the strap to the dial on most of its models here, Audemars Piguet uses green alligator on the Royal Oak, and IWC does the same on the Portofino. Breitling’s green straps run from alligator on the Premier B01 and the Chronomat South Sea to calfskin on the Top Time B31 and most of the Avengers. If the strap color matters more to you than the dial, our green leather strap watches include other dial colors on green leather.

Alligator or Calfskin?

Alligator has a glossy finish and a pattern of square scales, so it suits gold cases and dress complications. It is the strap on the Patek Philippe 5930P-001, on the 5205R-011, on the Royal Oaks and on the dressier Breitlings. Calfskin is smoother and more relaxed, often with a matte or vintage finish, and it is the usual choice on pilot’s and military-style watches such as the IWC pilot’s chronographs and the Breitling Avenger. On every Breitling we list here, the reference ends in a code you can read at a glance: L1 for the green dial, then P for an alligator strap or X for calfskin. The Navitimer B01 Chronograph AB0138241L1P1 is on alligator; the Top Time B31 AB3113171L1X1 is on calfskin.

FAQs

Does a green dial look better on a brown or a black leather band?

Brown is the more versatile choice: it works with steel, bronze and gold, and suits casual and smart clothes alike. Black looks sharper and more formal, and gives a dark green dial more contrast. If you want the dial to be the only color on the wrist, choose brown or black; if you want the whole watch to read as one color, choose a green strap.

Can I wear a leather band watch in water?

It is best not to. Even when the watch itself is water resistant to 300 m, as the Breitling Avenger Night Mission V13317101L1X2 is, water, sweat and chlorine stain and stiffen leather and shorten its life. Take a leather strap off for swimming, or swap it for rubber or a bracelet.

Can I change the strap on a green dial watch?

Yes. Most of the watches here attach the strap with spring bars, so a change takes minutes, and a second strap in another color is the easiest way to give one watch two looks. For the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe complications, the maker’s own straps keep the original fit and buckle.

Which green dial leather band watches suit a smaller wrist?

Start with the 36 mm watches: the Patek Philippe World Time 7130R-014, the Breitling Navitimer Automatic 36 A17327361L1P1 and the Chronomat South Sea U10380611L1P1. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15551BC measures 37 mm, the Breitling Top Time B31 and the Super Chronomat are 38 mm, and the Bvlgari Serpenti 102726 is the smallest watch here at 27 mm.