Watch Strap Review: ULLCHRO Genuine Leather Watch Strap

Sometimes affording a new watch from a premium brand is no small feat. Fortunately, there are low-cost ways to spiff up your watch collection. I recently noticed that the strap of my old Tissot Carson was deteriorating and no longer fully securing my watch. I tried a stopgap fix with fabric glue, but that just made a mess.  Then I started searching Amazon. I found this ULLCHRO Genuine Leather Watch Strap with alligator grain, stainless steel buckle, and soft brown rubberized calfskin.

Tissot Carson sporting a new ULLCHRO Genuine Leather Watch Strap

The 19mm wide strap fit my watch perfectly. At 200mm long, the strap also fit my wrist fairly well. There's not much room to spare, but the original strap was similarly proportioned.

ULLCHRO Leather Watch Strap with alligator grain design

The strap has a quick release spring bars for easy installation and easy strap swaps in the future. I like the simple but ornate buckle design that evokes the shape of a shield.

ULLCHRO Leather Watch Strap with shield shaped dress buckle

This was a nice little upgrade to my old watch, it was easy to do, and it was very affordable. You can check out the ULLCHRO Genuine Leather Watch Strap here on Amazon with my affiliate link.

Watch Strap Review: BisonStrap 20mm Sporty Nylon Watch Band, Military Watch Strap

I recently purchased an Armitron watch that was nice, but just a tad too snug on my wrist.  Since the metal bracelet wasn't adjustable and links were readily available, I opted to replace the original metal bracelet with an aftermarket watch strap.  I selected the BISONSTRAP Sport Nylon Watch Band, Military Watch Strap for Men from Amazon.  The new strap arrived very quickly and came with the strap, a spring bar tool, and two extra spring bars.

The BisonStrap Watch Strap Kit and my Armitron Watch

It was very easy to install the new watch strap using the enclosed spring bar tool.  It probably tool a total of 5 minutes.  I think the result was an instant improvement in looks and comfort.

My Armitron Quartz Watch with New Strap Installed

The BisonStrap comes in 10 buckle and color combinations. It comes in 18mm, 20mm, and 22mm widths.  I chose the blue watch strap with silver buckle.  The strap has blue threads on black nylon and matches well to the dial.

The nylon fabric and leather eyelet reinforcement on the Bison Strap Nylon Watch Band

The buckle of this Bison Strap also matches the flat stainless of the watch case.  I'm not sure I could have found a better watch strap to match this watch.  It'll be interesting to see how it holds up over the summer, but for less than $15, this watch strap looks like a winner.

The Buckle on my BisonStrap watch band replacement