stupid watch strap question

[ADP68]

I have a Blancpain watch which needs a new strap. I've seen a few on Ebay, but none of them have the metal buckle, they're just the leather straps. So my stupid question is: why do they sell them without the buckle, or do you somehow take the branded buckle off the old strap?
thank you
Andy

[yeti]

Yes.

[ADP68]

Thank you. Aren't the buckles sewn in? How are they removed?

[dom9]

ADP68 said:

Thank you. Aren't the buckles sewn in? How are they removed?

The buckle is on a spring bar, like the strap

[ADP68]

Many thanks. I thought it was weird that they sold just the straps. Doh!

[dom9]

ADP68 said:

Many thanks. I thought it was weird that they sold just the straps. Doh!

I remember thinking the exact same when I bought my first 'nice' watch (IWC Spitfire Chrono) except I was lucky as the leather broke at the buckle end so I could 'see' the spring bar and put 2 and 2 together!