The Best Watch Strap!

[Kdarmy]

Are the ones you make yourself Thought you all might want to try this yourself...

Just finished making a new one for my red G-Shock. Like many of you, I too was always looking for a better watch band but never found one I really liked, so I deceided to make my own...after 3-4 bad attempts I finally setteled on one basic design for most of the ones I make.

Takes me about 1/2hr to make one. They are triple stitched and backtacked...I wanted them to last!

Keith

http://members.tripod.com/kdarmy/id17.htm

 

[glockman99]

Those are REALLY nice! I take it that the clasp is velco-adjustable for length?

 

[Kdarmy]

One of my first prototypes was adjustable (it is in one or two of the pictures), but all the others are not...They are all sized for my wrist...Takes a little longer to get them to come out right this way, but I like them better this way.

It is much easier to make them with the velcro, I just dont care for it as well.

 

[fausto nasafiaschi]

Cool job!
Fausto

 

[Daniel]

Those look great!

It looks like you have made the watch band that I have wanted all along.

Daniel

 

[PWork]

Those are really nice. Where do you get your webbing?

Paul

 

[Sproles]

Count me in if you put them on the "market." I can measure my wrist and tell you the colors and youcoul dmake me one. What do you say?

Thanks for the pics and the ideas.

David

 

[Kdarmy]

After posting the pics of these bands I wish I could make these by the dozens...I have been swamped by e-mails asking if I could make them, but I have no way to mass produce them...I wish I could.

The machine I use does not have the power I need to sew these so I am forced to hand turn the wheel by hand, not that hard to do, but after one or two bands my hand starts to wear out.

I will be putting together a photo review soon of how to make them and hope that it helps others in making their own.

Kindest Regards,
Keith