Well, I've been mulling over strap choices for the Bundeswehr, which when I bought it was on a Sinn bund strap (with the pad) and looking pretty authentic as a consequence. I found the pad to be a little too much to carry off, though, and tried it on the strap alone for a while. It still wasn't singing to me, and after a couple of suggestions were made on another thread I ended up buying an olive green Zulu (style) from Crown & Buckle. I've never had an olive Zulu/NATO although I've wanted to try one for a while, and the moment I put it on the watch I knew that it was the perfect match. I like nylon straps at the best of times, but I absolutely LOVE this combination.

One thing that's nagging slightly at my OCD is that the minute hand has aged slightly differently to the other two, and is a deeper cream (with ni green tinge) as a consequence. I'm seriously thinking of getting the hands re-lumed so that they're a perfect match with the dial; it seems to me that for some reason this is only a no-no when it comes to vintage Rolex… Heuer in particular, and Omega to a lesser extent, seem to get the lume treatment to hands quite regularly without it causing concern. Am I making a mistake in going down that route, do you think?