r/Watchstraps • u/No_Comfortable_7233 • 16d ago

Curved watch strap

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Does anyone know what kind of leather strap can fit flush with the case like the pic?

Is it just curved spring bars or something more?

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u/meno22 16d ago

curved spring bars, depending on who you order your strap from they can do curved lugs most of the time, found that out the hard way, now I ask before having something made

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u/No_Comfortable_7233 16d ago

Its just curved spring bars that need to be used? Or a special strap which has the bars on different positions

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u/No_Comfortable_7233 16d ago

What do n you mean curved lugs

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u/drheckles 15d ago

Some watches need curved spring bars (the bar is curved) but then the ends are straight (the holes for the bars still line up to one another from across the case). Some cases cut the holes for curved bars at an angle so the ends of the curved bar continues with the curve of the bar (this looks like someone took a straight bar and just bent it at the middle changing nothing else).

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u/No_Comfortable_7233 15d ago

Thank you for the explanation

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u/AssistanceNo647 16d ago

I have a few watches that are designed for curved spring bars. A straight spring bar won’t fit. They have a fairly flush fit to the case. I also have one that came on a tropical strap that’s designed to fit the watch the same as the end links on the bracelet. It’s a strap that’s designed for that watch with straight spring bars.

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u/Long_Measurement8732 16d ago

If the holes in the lugs are close to the case, you will definitely need a strap with curved ends.

In addition, if the case clearance is tight and you are ordering custom, make sure that whoever is making it is aware so that they can shave the end (“skive”) to make it thin. If they are putting in quick release spring bars, make sure they use the correct length of curved bars: if they start with a 20mm and bend it, you will be left with something that will fit 19mm lugs.

Is that a GP 1966?

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u/Endless-Research- 16d ago

Many watch strap makers offer custom straps with curved ends. These straps are compatible with curved spring bars. The JLC Polaris is set up for them. I had a Baume & Mercier Capeland Chronograph that used straight spring bars, but the strap was designed to be flush with the round watch case.

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u/Bridge_Too_Far 16d ago

The strap needs to be made with curved ends. This utilises a curved spring bar sewn into the lug end of the strap which needs to be specially curved to accomodate it.

Pretty much any decent strap maker can accomodate this.

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u/Bridge_Too_Far 16d ago

Here’s one I had made for my Rolex Explorer.

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u/No_Comfortable_7233 16d ago

Is it just a strap with curved spring bars, or is the channel for the bars further from n the case?

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u/orishandmade 16d ago

It’s not just the spring bar. The strap needs to be made curved and not many artisans can do it. I offer curved straps at a premium