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Name: DaLuca Straps
Website: https://www.DaLucaStraps.com, Amazon Storefront
Location: San Diego,CA
What: We handcraft watch straps for just about every brand out there and have a line of leather goods as well that we design and manufacture in house. These items include wallets, belts, handbags, keychains, dog leashes and collars as well as some custom one off items.
What materials do you use in your bands? We mainly use various leathers that range from most of the Horween line of leathers such as Shell Cordovan, Chromexcel, Dublin, Essex, latigo, etc all the way to reclaiming vintage ammunition pouches from the Swiss and French armies. Sometimes we incorporate various new and vintage canvas materials into the straps as well as offering rubber, nylon and Perlon straps too.
What are some of your best selling straps? Our leather military straps are definitely one of the crowd favorites as well as our one of a kind handmade leather watch straps that we individually name and sell in five sizes that include 18mm, 20mm, 22mm, 24mm and 26mm widths. If a client needs a width other than those, then we have a custom watch straps section that they can use to place an order for the strap of their dreams with a very quick turnaround time of 3-8x business days.
What advice do you have for people buying a new strap? It can be a very overwhelming process with all of the various options in the marketplace. Start off by finding out the lug width of the watch which will tell you the width of the strap needed to properly fit in between those lugs and be the correct size strap for the watch. The second main piece of info to need to know is the length of the strap needed. We always say that something around a 115mm/75mm length is a good starting point for most average wrist sizes. If you think you have a “small” or “large” wrist then we can adjust that length accordingly. Beyond that its pure fun on our custom watch straps page as you can select the material and its color, the thickness, stitching preference, stitching color and edge coating or lack of. People love to stand out and what better way than a true one off handmade watch strap!
What style of bands is your favorite to make or wear (personally)? I personally love shell cordovan straps. On my Panerai 233 I use a green Horween shell cordovan military style strap. While on my Rolex Air King I have a vintage ammo pouch strap that is made from a vintage French ammo pouch from the 1960s and we made it a tad thinner to match the case height of the Rolex watch so everything was proportionate. Subtle nuances like that are very important in the overall end result of the watch and watch strap combination.
Do you (personally) have a favorite watch? Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980/1A
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We’re really loving the style of these Barton Bands Jetson NATO straps. On the right we have an Orient Defender on a Slate Grey & Tan Jetson NATO style strap, and on the left we have a Black & Grey Jetson NATO on a Richard LeGrand Odyssea Watch.
You can find all the bands on the Barton website, or on their Amazon Store. You can find the Orient Defender, a relative inexpensive watch at around $130, on Jomashop.
Clockwork Synergy Classic Nato Watch Strap Sky blue kahki
Clockwork Synergy 2 piece classic nato bands
Today’s straps showcase the awesome NATO collection from Clockwork Synergy. If you’re in the market for a NATO band, they’re a good strap maker for the price, with a lot of their straps coming in at under $20. You can check out their store on Amazon or their website.
Lastly, check out our Top 5 picks for inexpensive NATO straps on Amazon.
Benetto Cinturini ZULUDIVER Rubber Watch Strap by Watch Gecko on a Tudor
Today’s strap is from Watch Gecko’s ZULUDIVER collection. An Italian rubber watch straps for divers, shown here on a Tudor Watch. You can check out all versions of the ZULUDIVER line at the Watch Gecko Website. They are now also available on Amazon, along with the rest of Watch Gecko’s watch straps and bracelets.
It’s time for something a little different. Today’s straps are from the HNS Watch Strap Company, makers of colorful printed NATOs (and more regular straps too). Today’s bands are shown on a Seiko diver.
For more NATOs, check out our Top 5 picks for inexpensive NATO straps on Amazon.
NATO and ZULU watch straps are fun, colorful, and let’s face it, relatively cheap if you know where to look. We’ve found five strap options under $20 for you to check out. All are available on our Amazon Watch Strap Shop, where you can find all of the best rated watch strap and tool options on Amazon.
1. Barton Watch Bands NATO Strap ~$12
One of our favorite brands, this strap is also Amazon’s choice when it comes to a good quality NATO strap for a good price. Simply put, this strap at this price can’t be beat.
2. Blueshark NATO ~ $17
A popular forum recommendation, the love people show for this brand shows up in the reviews. Very good quality for the price and one of Amazon’s Choice watch bands.
3. Clockwork Synergy Premium Nylon NATO Watch Straps ~ $15
A popular brand of watch strap with some interesting designs. A ton of bright colors makes this a popular gift strap for teenagers with a new watch.
4. ArtStyle ZULU 5-Ring band ~$9
Good quality, good reviews, cheap price. This is your basic NATO strap on Amazon.
5. CIVO NATO 4-Pack ~$14
They’re cheap, they’re colorful, and they’re perfect for trying out the whole NATO strap trend. The perfect watch strap for a stocking stuffer or to complement a new watch. Comes with a spring bar tool and spring bars as an added bonus.
Some bands come with a watch strap removal tool, but if you need one, we suggest this inexpensive spring bar tool from Barton.
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