Jeff,
I think it looks great on the BOR, so don't get me wrong. I do think leather can really dress up a watch like this - I think it drives the eye to the watch. I don't know if it would period correct, but a tan alligator strap is what I would try. I like to switch out straps to give a watch a different look. I'd wear that watch on the BOR for a while and put it on a gator strap for a while and maybe a horween strap.

This is my Breitling as I received it (watch is in rough shape, bracelet was a drug store piece of junk)

This is the Breitling on a modestly priced gator strap (watch had been restored at ChronoDeco by this time)

: Mike - Have a black leather w/contrast stitch as shown in
: "before" pics. The color of the dial on this watch is
: so unique, and with the applied steel index markers & hands,
: the SS band just makes it all "pop". Wish I could get
: some pics that really showed how gorgeous it is in person. What
: type of band were you thinking? Jeff