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ISOFRANE Dive Watch Strap [REVIEW] Worth the Money?
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Күн бұрынIsofrane, a strap I have been wanting to review for a very long time. Thanks to Rob over on our facebook group ( / casualwatchtalk ) I finally got the opportunity to review one!
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@surfitli 4 жыл бұрын
Rob here, nice review. I basically agree. It’s a really nice strap, however, its expensive. It’s originally was meant as a dive strap at a time when dive watches were actually used for diving. You really do need a pretty substantial dive watch, it would overpower anything even moderately thin. A real Isofrane will say Isofrane and “made in Italy’ on the back. The buckle also says ‘Isofrane’”on the bottom, the top is sterile. There are very good copies available. The Toxicnatoes Magnum silicon strap is almost a 1:1 copy, except its silicon, for $35 I belive. Personally, I’m just not into colored straps, needs to be black for my purposes. Every watch I have that’s on a strap is black.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Im very happy I have one now but i always questioned paying that much for one I have to say.
@richardm2661 4 жыл бұрын
Nice summer look with the orange.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I think so too!
@Gandim45 Жыл бұрын
I find a tiny bit of washing up liquid lubricates the fat spring bars. They slide in easily.
@gregalonzo747 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic straps. Isofrane is more than worth the price. They will last a lifetime and so comfortable on the wrist. I wear them on my Doxa and and my Aquadive.
@jeeperspeepers8323 4 жыл бұрын
Got one on my Doxa 1200T, and worth every penny.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Yep i think that combination would look cool. I have been seriously looking at those Doxa watches!
@jefferyneu3915 4 жыл бұрын
I put an orange one on my orange Planet Ocean and have no regrets about the purchase. I thought long and hard before making the purchase. My Planet Ocean is finally a part of my daily rotation! Nice review of a great strap.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Jeffery, yep, I think the planet ocean is just the type of watch this strap belongs on!
@jefferyneu3915 3 жыл бұрын
Nice, thorough review. I keep my Omega Planet Ocean on an Isofrane and it feels perfect!
@CasualWatchReviews 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@alfredfrome9455 4 жыл бұрын
Almost what I paid for my SKX so can't justify buying one, but understand it's nice to have the real McCoy. Got the SKX on a Watchgeko Tropic and it's been fine for the last six weeks.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I really like their Tropic straps, I have one in 20mm
@drwindsurf 4 жыл бұрын
Great review Sam and thank you to Robert for sharing this strap with us 👍
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Jeffrey!
@raymondrichardson6061 4 жыл бұрын
I’m enjoying the podcasts Sam. Interesting strap. It would look absolutely awesome on an Orange Samuai. Hmmmm, not sure it, and the ultimate turtle are a match made in heaven.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
hey Ray, yep the only watch i had that would take such a beast of strap 😂
@JusttheWatch 4 жыл бұрын
I've always been curious about these, and thus really helped get an idea of why they're so popular. I can't see myself going for one at, but I can see why others might.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Hey! yep I think you need to really like the history and process udet to make them. I don't think I ever got quite there myself but I do love this one now
@drmanhattan225 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. Trying to decide between this and the OEM silicon strap for my Sinn UX. I'm leaning towards the isofrane as I've heard this is not s dust-lint magnet. BTW Watch Obsession sell them and they're £140 now. Still, half the price of the Sinn.
@CasualWatchReviews Жыл бұрын
Hey! Yep theses are very comfortable to wear.
@ryanstafford8544 4 жыл бұрын
Agree with the color choices. Go loud. They are nice straps but I always had issues with the keepers moving around. If you haven't check out Barton elite silicone straps. They have a ridge on inside of keeper that keeps them from shifting around. Plus they are thinner so can fit smaller watches.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Ryan, yep I agree, I love those barton ones, I did mention them but very briefly
@ryanstafford8544 4 жыл бұрын
@@CasualWatchReviews oops my fault. Totally missed that. 😁
@johnklonaris9136 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent strap. I am fond of the Z22 strap from Seiko.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Yep they are comfortable the seiko ones.
@perfectwatchquest3091 4 жыл бұрын
Nice review, as usual!
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated Mike!
@teeboy69 4 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Have been considering this for my Black Bay Fifty-Eight. I think the slab sides of the Tudor would hold up against the thickness of the Isoframe. Definitely faster to swap in than some of the "fitted" rubber straps from Vanguard or Rubber B. Not sure which color would complement the Fifty-Eight, maybe green or anthricite?
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Yep they are easier to get on than the fitted one for sure. I can tell what anthracite would look like because their website is not that great. But that is the one I would have picked... I actually just sold my BB fifty Eight, I will make an upload about it!
@tods.9947 4 жыл бұрын
Great review Sam, excellent production quality. But the price on the straps...ugh.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Yep I see your point Tod!
@MichaelAguila 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I guess it's just a matter of where you are in the watch collecting world. I can't see myself getting a very expensive watch, and that goes for straps too. So far, anything nice I have came with the watch, and all my other straps were inexpensive. Maybe I would be willing to get something like this if I had an expensive watch that seemed worthy of a higher quality strap.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Well said! i dont disagree. I think I'm more of a watch strap collector these days than a watch collector!
@MichaelAguila 4 жыл бұрын
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@byesdragon4623 2 жыл бұрын
do the bright colour end up blackened after a while?
@CasualWatchReviews 2 жыл бұрын
It didn’t for me but I didn’t wear it for that long
@karlsenula9495 4 жыл бұрын
I put one of these on my blue dial stainless steel bezel 'submarine' Vostok Amphibian.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Karl that would work I think, and be interesting to have a strap worth more than the watch it was on!
@lanceharriss9001 3 жыл бұрын
Nice strap I bought one but never again due to price
@lanceharriss9001 3 жыл бұрын
Get a helm on amazon FKM rubber not as comfortable but at 30 bucks well worth it
@feardabeard7635 Жыл бұрын
Nice strap but just saying, Get an Uncle Seiko, Just as good and over half price less.
@CasualWatchReviews Жыл бұрын
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@mrbacchus6127 4 жыл бұрын
I mean damn can I get some spring bars for my $140. Btw I know you can get slim fat spring bars from Uncle Seiko and others.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I know.... what about a strap changing tool. Even an alliexpress special has spring bars and a strap changing tool... and you need a few because they break so often 😂
@Andrew-J316 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. The price made me gasp. :P
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Its certainly an investment.... surprising not the most expensive rubber straps you can buy, I think a new breitling one is over $300
@stevenwymor1398 4 жыл бұрын
Sam, Borealis makes the same strap for a mere $30. It’s vulcanized rubber. www.borealiswatch.com/store/Diver-Watch-straps-c43130105 And if you have trouble fitting the Seiko Fat Boy springbars, a touch of dishwashing liquid soap can aid them fitting in. But you can also buy 2mm springbars with 1.1mm tips on eBay from a seller named Outlet Goods. He offers high quality springbars for great prices. And they’re in the LA area, so shipping to you would be quick. And their springbars have shoulders, so much easier to install.
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I may check them out, thanks for the heads up Steve
@craiganczelowitz7225 4 жыл бұрын
C'mon - in this day and age - $140 for a rubber strap no matter how good it looks/works is completely unrealistic
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I need to work on my sales skills! Yep, I'm glad I won one but happy I only had to pay the postage! these are cheap in comparison to the ones that come on Breitling watches, they are over $300
@vernontapalla6066 3 жыл бұрын
may I ask HOW BIG your wrist is?
@CasualWatchReviews 2 жыл бұрын
7.2 inch!
@williamstalvey6920 3 жыл бұрын
I agree, I be damn if I would spend 139.00 on these things. SMDH
@TinBin-Craig 4 жыл бұрын
ouch $140 for a rubber strap no thanks
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
I need to work on my sales skills 😂
@SinnMaster 4 жыл бұрын
There are a bunch of equally as good and much less expensive options. The price for this is crazy!! Look at Borealis and also Deep Blue straps. No reason to pay this much!
@CasualWatchReviews 4 жыл бұрын
Unless you really like the history, the rubber compound I would sy really does feel very good quality. Its all personal preference of course!