Hamilton rubber watch strap
Discussion
"measure twice, cut once"
Put simply it's a cut to fit strap. The thin grooves/lines on the inside of the strap each side of the clasp fixings are cut lines. You measure your wrist then work out how many sections to cut off each side of the strap.
Pain the backside if you get it wrong for very obvious reasons so take your time with the measuring before you even get the knife out of the box.
Put simply it's a cut to fit strap. The thin grooves/lines on the inside of the strap each side of the clasp fixings are cut lines. You measure your wrist then work out how many sections to cut off each side of the strap.
Pain the backside if you get it wrong for very obvious reasons so take your time with the measuring before you even get the knife out of the box.
Couple of things to bear in mind before you cut....
Make sure if it's more than one section to be removed you make a point of taking sections from each side of the strap to keep things even. Otherwise you will end up with a clasp that sits offset under your wrist, and thats uncomfortable.
Also do not cut the watch to be nice and secure... your wrist will grow over time and the watch will only become tighter. It is far easier to cut the strap so it's a bit loose so you have room to grow (Obviously impossible to extend these straps).
Use a VERY sharp blade and cut VERY slowly. I've adjusted straps like this before and it is very easy for the blade to wander whilst going through the rubber and you end up with a very uneven cut. Use a metal rule as a guide and tape the strap down to the table/cutting board/something so it cant move about.
It's really worth taking as much time as possible on this, Otherwise is "Hi, Is that Hamilton? Yes, I'd like to buy a new strap...."
Make sure if it's more than one section to be removed you make a point of taking sections from each side of the strap to keep things even. Otherwise you will end up with a clasp that sits offset under your wrist, and thats uncomfortable.
Also do not cut the watch to be nice and secure... your wrist will grow over time and the watch will only become tighter. It is far easier to cut the strap so it's a bit loose so you have room to grow (Obviously impossible to extend these straps).
Use a VERY sharp blade and cut VERY slowly. I've adjusted straps like this before and it is very easy for the blade to wander whilst going through the rubber and you end up with a very uneven cut. Use a metal rule as a guide and tape the strap down to the table/cutting board/something so it cant move about.
It's really worth taking as much time as possible on this, Otherwise is "Hi, Is that Hamilton? Yes, I'd like to buy a new strap...."
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