Braided Series

I bought this watch band for an older Timex Expedition I've had for many years. The watch itself was made in what everyone today refers to as a "field watch." In fact Timex is still selling a watch that looks almost exactly like mine, but chances are it's larger in diameter, as the trend of late is to make watches look like you're wearing a dinner plate. It was a gift from my wife, and it quickly became one of my favorites to wear. Like many of today's field watches, it has a dark earth brown metal watch case, with an off-white creamy colored dial and clear, concise Arabic numerals at all of the indices. It also arrived wearing a comfortable watch band made up of khaki-colored cloth, with portions in military style olive-drab green and small areas finished in dark brown leather. This is a two-piece watch band that closes with a buckle-type clasp. It set the watch off perfectly for many years. Unfortunately, with the passage of those years the band was showing its age, and so I began looking for a replacement. Since most Timex watches are relatively inexpensive to start with, there usually are no exact replacement bands available (come on Timex, I'm still rocking the 21-jewel self-wind watch my mother got me back in 1963! You could be making beaucoup bucks selling original-style replacement watch bands for so many of your past iconic watches!). Anyway, I wound up trying a new nylon olive-drab modified NATO band for my Expedition. The look was different from the original, but it did look good and the price wasn't exorbitant. Unfortunately, too many watch band suppliers don't always give complete size information, and in my case the new band fit with the buckle being set at the next to the last hole to be comfortable. While this didn't make the watch band unusable, it did mean that the loose-end of the band didn't quite fit all-of-the-way through both steel keeper loops sewn into the band. That means they're fixed in place; you cannot slide them closer to the buckle, and that allowed the end of the watch band to frequently come out of the second keeper and hang out, loose. To me that says the band itself is too small for my wrist. I've had this problem with other bands over the years. When I happened upon the webpage for these braided bands and noted the size of wrists it should fit I ordered one in olive-drab. Well, these bands look different, and they are different. Not bad, just different. Once on the watch and then on my arm, they remind me of some of those woven metal watch bands they sometimes call "Milanese." If you've tried one of these bands then you know that once on, the clasp is barely noticeable, the band is exceptionally adjustable in sizing and there is no loose end of the band as typical buckle-type of watch bands have. I'm finding this braided watch band to be exceptionally comfortable to wear and does a fine job of keeping my watch in place despite the "stretchiness" of braided nylon. It does take a few adjustments to get the fit just-right, but this is an easy thing to do and takes just a few seconds. I like these bands, and for a very affordable price it makes for a nice change for your watch!

This is the most comfortable and secure watch band I've ever experienced. Bought a Citizens Eco drive to add to my collection however the leather band was IMHO, cheap and small. I ordered and installed this watch band and I was amazed how easy it was to install, how simple the clasp latch works, and how comfortable it was. I'll definitely be ordering more (different colors). Good job WOCCI

Very well made, easily adjustable. I gave it 4 stars because the strap is made of a stretchy fabric, which should be fine but I find that no matter how tight I adjust the strap it slips down my wrist. It could very well be that I have thin wrists and arms.The item is well made and sturdy so you give a try.Thank you

I like my watch snug on my wrist, I can't stand to watch the moves around and most watch bands will restrict your wrist movement and become uncomfortable when they're smug, these watch bands fit the bill perfectly, very nice elastic, plenty of colors to choose from and I can have my watch snug on my wrist without any restriction whatsoever. Not sure how long they'll last but irregardless I will definitely buy more just because they are that comfortable.

Great replacement band for my golf gps. Much more comfortable than the band that came with my Bushnell gps. Easy to install. Way easier to put on. Much more comfortable than the original band that came with the watch.

To wrangle it the right way onto the wrist of this uncoordinated reviewer took 2 hours. First, how does it go? Then, how to get those 2 pins into the holes of the case? Finally, how to adjust it? My wife motivated me by suggesting we go to a jeweler, but my watch is too cheap for such company. Got it done. Like the slightly stretchy fabric and color. So, buy one and go to it.

I've had other budget bands, and they get stretched out, start to fray, etc. This one though feels great, dries quickly, and holds its elasticity. And the black buckles still look great! Not a scratch or ding on them. Definitely recommend!

It appears to be great but the buckle is not easy to close.