Bracelets for Day/Date 43mm - quality differences?

[st_nick]

I bought a 43mm day/date from a member here a while back, and it came with a rep bracelet. The watch head is in great shape, with a Swiss 7750 installed, and the bracelet that came with it just doesn't live up. So I had the watch on a strap (Panatime) for over a year, and I just switched the bracelet back on this past weekend. I'm reminded now to ask about the bracelet situation.

Are there different makers/grades of rep bracelets for these models? The one I have seems very "loose" compared to the bracelet on my gen Aquaracer, and somewhat insubstantial. In particular it really seems to bend side to side more than I'd like. Is that just a particular one, or is it common among rep bracelets? If there are good options out there I'd like to explore them, but I don't want to throw money at something and be disappointed. I'm hopeful because I've seen a decent bracelet on a couple of other reps in the past.

I've seen how much a gen bracelet costs, and thought about it, but I'm hesitant due to it being on par with the rest of the watch in cost.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[P4GTR]

While i'm not positive there are multiple versions of this bracelet, I'm certainly willing to bet there are.

The bracelet that came with my 43mm DD is very nice, nothing about it falls short compared to any of the other good rep bracelets around today. It does not exhibit excessive stretch nor seem insubstantial.

Here are some pics of my bracelet for you to compare.

The end link here tends to be rougher than on the gen. I buffed mine up a bit.