BARTON WATCH BANDSBarton Elite Silicone Watch Bands - Quick Release - Choose Color - 18mm, 19mm, 20mm, 21mm, 22mm, 23mm & 24mm Watch Straps (Stainless & Black Buckle Available)

I bought the navy blue strap to replace the standard one on my Citizen Promaster Eco-drive Dive watch, which is a very similar blue colour. This strap is much more flexible than the standard one, and looks like it was always meant to be paired with this watch, or any similar one to be honest.The brushed buckle is perfect, and the strap thickness is just right making it feel very comfortable. The strap loops are solid and the second one has a neat little insert that fits in the end hole of the strap, making it stay in place all day. Does make removing it slightly more tricky though but not an issue.The textured pattern on the strap is something I was a little concerned about until I saw it in the flesh, but its actually very subtle in reality and adds a slightly more premium feel to it.Can't speak for the durability of the strap yet, as I've only had it a week.I did replace the standard quick release bars though with the ones that came with the watch, as the ones in the strap have quite small ends to them, which rattled quite a bit in my watch case lugs. They were fine to be fair, but I just felt happier with the larger standard pins. Pulling out the quick release bars was tricky as it is impossible to not damage the small slot in the rubber where the quick release lever is. But it hardly matters as it doesn't affect the strap and it is not visible being on the underside.I think the strap is a little on the pricey side, as I have purchased NATO type straps & Archer silicone straps before for around £13, and they were fine, so at £20 its a bit more pricey, but so far I would say it is worth it for the additional quality feel and features it gives.Would definitely buy another if I needed to.

Feels amazing with the soft silicon inner layerLooks greatLove the “lock” system on the second ringEasy to fit with the two straps and the large number of holesIs probably quite durable due to outer textureAnd price is (I paid 13.99£) is honestly great value.

Softest silicone strap I've had. Very comfortable, well finished and well presented. Comes with two different strap lengths included, the shorter of the two is quite short and would be ok for a child. The strap lock system on the keeper works very well, preventing it moving and keeping everything in place. My only real, small criticism is of the thickness, it is thinner than all other rubber/silicone straps I own and I'm hoping durability hasn't been compromised over comfort.

I picked this up to stick on a Seiko dive watch that came on a metal bracelet. Fitting the Barton band took less than a minute and has transformed the Seiko into a nice low key comfortable beater watch.One thing to note is that with Seiko dive watches you need fatter spring bars than the Barton bands come with, as the ends of the barton spring bars will eventually wear the larger holes in a dive watch. Following a Barton video online it took seconds to remove the quick release spring bars from the Barton strap and then a few seconds more to fit some after-market fatter spring bars into the barton strap ('fat skinny' / 'fat slim' spring bars are the best for this as they're a bit thinner and slot into the Barton strap easy).I'm sure there are off the shelf solutions but I was really impressed with how flexible yet sturdy the Barton bands feel. There's a slight stretch to them that has meant I don't feel myself adjusting them as much as my wrist swells / contracts throughout the day. The locking end portion eliminates the annoying trailing tail which catches on my G-Shock watch.The fact the Barton comes with two sizes in the package is a big plus: I've got a tiny 5.9" wrist and it fits me really well, whereas my friend has much larger wrist and the strap fits him equally well with the larger strap attached.

I had recently bought a GWG-1000 Mudmaster G-Shock, and despite liking the overall toughness and wrist presence of the stock strap, it was starting to become quite uncomfortable on my wrist.I came across Barton watch straps from a YouTube video, where the reviewer had chosen to replace his very own Mudmaster with one of these straps.I decided to buy the Elite Silicone strap, as I knew that it would have all the benefits of a rubber strap in terms of wrist comfort, but that it would also be durable, sweat resistant and stylish.I am happy to report that my decision was spot on, as I am able to wear my Mudmaster in the gym, and not notice any difference when compared to the stock strap, but with the much added benefit of superior comfort.

I am very impressed with this strap, and especially the quick release spring bars which make changing straps on your watch or watches a breeze. Literally a 3 second process for each side of the strap and you are ready to fit a different one - rubber, rubber of a different colour, leather, canvas, whatever. They may even do a metal bracelet, though I suspect not.The strap is lightweight, and makes a huge difference to the feels of a watch when compared to the usual metal bracelet. I have mine on a Seiko Samurai which came with a heavy, slightly jangly strap, and the feel is much more comfortable, and at a guess I would say it almost halves the weight of the watch on the wrist.And it looks good too, with the black outer being well offset by the subtle showing of the bright orange underside, which goes well with the Orange face of my Samurai.I will be buying some more in different colours and sizes.