Anytime I buy a new watch, regardless of price, the search for a strap begins before the UPS man graces my door with the box containing the new timepiece. Maybe that is a window into my obvious lack of patience or my belief as an engineer, something can always be Read more…

Coco Chanel said every woman needs a little Black Dress.  This can be an equally true axiom for men in which every man needs a nice black suit. This is the outfit you wear when you do not have time or the inclination to pick out something special and specific for a Read more…

Being born and raised in the United States, I feel I have had been blessed all my 47 years on this planet and I am extremely thankful. I have a beautiful wife who loved me enough to marry me even though she is way out of my league.  We have two Read more…

The British Ministry of Defense was on to something when they created what we call the NATO strap today. Like most things with a Mil-Spec attached to it, this was a simple function only tool that served a specific purpose which was to hold the watches of the military soldiers Read more…

The San Antonio Zoo is treasure to the state of Texas. It is nationally ranked as one of the best zoos in the country and provides ecological and zoological conservation efforts that benefit all of us who value the beauty and wonder of mother nature.  Your particular opinion of zoo’s in Read more…

There are all kinds of heat in this world we as humans subject ourselves to.  There is hot like a run of the mill hot summer day. There is a hot that when accompanied by humidity bombards your senses as the air itself seems burdened with an invisible density that makes Read more…

It has been a while, but the time has come to dip my feet back into the water of reviewing a rubber watch strap.  I spent a great deal of time in the early days of Strapsense looking for an ideal high end rubber/silicone watch strap for my Oris Divers 65. Read more…

Today on Strapsense, I bring you a review that came into existence from purely selfish desires. I enjoy all the watches in my small and diverse collection. Like all collections, I have some that must pull yeoman’s duty and meritoriously accept the brunt of my pusedo active jack of all trades Read more…

Summer is here. Talk of beaches and bar b ques are on everyone’s mind. Laughter and fun and spending time with family are at every corner.  Summer vacations and relaxing make up the very fabric of what my best memories are sewn from.  However, if you live in certain parts of the Read more…

When I used to live in California right out of college I was fortunate enough to meet a great group of friends who shared many of the same common interests as I did. Camping, tacos, and beer were staples of conversations but not necessarily in that order.  The first time I Read more…