Both real timepieces and imitation watches have either metal bracelets or leather straps. So what to opt for: a leather strap or a metal bracelet? Both variants are good and both types of bracelets have their good characteristics and minuses. Metal bracelet People who want to have a maximum durable bracelet, ought to give their preference to watches with metal bracelets. Metal bracelets are much more durable than straps, so a metal bracelet is likely to serve you for much longer time than a leather strap. Perfect durability is a really great advantage, however, together with so nice characteristic metal bracelets have another qualities that are not so great. First of all, a metal bracelet weights much more than a leather strap. So if you would like to have a lightweight watch, than you undoubtedly ought to prefer a watch with a leather strap. There is one more property that can influence your decision: bracelets are more expensive than straps. A watch with a metal bracelet, especially if it is a gold or a platinum wristwatch, is often much more expensive than a timepiece with a leather strap. Leather strap Since leather straps are less durable than metal bracelets, they wear out quite fast. If you buy a watch with leather bracelet you must be ready to replace the watch strap once in two years or even once in a year. However, low durability does not prevent customers from purchasing watches with leather straps, because wristwatches with leather straps look very beautiful. You can suppose that timepieces with leather straps are also liked because of their low cost, but sometimes a leather strap can be more expensive than a metal bracelet. Straps that are made of exotic and expensive materials are more expensive than bracelets that are made of cheap metal. Some wristwatches feature natural leather straps while other watches feature imitation leather straps. Imitation leather straps are less expensive than natural leather straps so it is quite normal that replica wristwatches, for instance Cartier imitation wristwatches usually have imitation leather straps. You should know that modern imitation leather is of very excellent quality, so do buy a imitation Cartier watch or any other watch with an imitation leather strap - you will be pleased with your wristwatch!