Thank you for this review. Just purchased one... From China for 5 bucks, shipped.

These guys at ISOfrane are laughing all the way to the bank

Sorry, You had me going until you told the price. April 1st was yesterday.

If they made a shorter, thinner version it may be worth considering.

Marc you are a hell of a salesman and businessman. In this time of the Virus and my own business being forcibly shut down I admire and envy you greatly that you have an online structure. Sadly a $130 rubber strap is not something I can afford right now but found myself contemplating it and then laughed myself back to reality. Keep up the good work and get the Islander #ISL-04 back in stock this summer when hopefully I'll be back in business.

I put my Sinn U50S on the black version. I had to buy from Isofrane because I wanted the black DLC clasp. I paid around $150 or so and have zero regrets. My Sinn has not seen the OEM strap since the day I bought the Isofrane and I am normally a guy that wears one strap for days or weeks and then changes back and forth. I have actually forgotten that it has an OEM strap. My first Isofrane and I love it. There is something nice about these. You pay for it, but I can’t argue it. If they made red, I would probably buy another one.

Nice straps but too pricey for me. I recently purchased a Barton rubber strap and it’s very soft and comfortable. Thanks for sharing them though. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

My uncle told me buy quality products the first time and you won't be disappointed. So very true. I ordered the orange strap with the rs dlc buckle! Can't wait. It's going on a GPW German titanium automatic dive watch. Both are on their way. Can't wait. Peace

Nice ISOfrane rubber strap but Borealis makes a comparable rubber strap for $30.

The keeper has another function: the angled tang helps catch the rubber holes if the watch slips and is about to fall. I have a Helm clone of this and its saved me a couple times

See many comment the price. They might be a bit pricey but I have a feeling these are hard to match in quality. I’d buy one if it’d been smaller 👍👍

i know this is about straps but the pepsi bezel insert on the islander grabs my attention

Glad they fixed the lint problem. I hate it when I dive and come back with a ton of lint on the strap.

Would love one of these for my running watch but dang that's especially a scary price in AUD

I highly recommend Long Island Watch. They are a pleasure to deal with. They have a wonderful selection of watches.

Hate having small wrist, makes it soo hard finding rubber straps. I mainly have to stick with Barton straps and use the short piece

Better ventilation than my Crafter Blue which can get a bit sweaty, but I do love the integrated lugs and solid metal minder of the Crafter, which more than makes up for it for my money.

"Sticktion" is now a measure of stickiness

Ironically I just ordered mine on your website. I'll see how my marathon tsar likes it next week

Vanilla scented straps!?! SOLD!! LOL. No seriously, I'm strongly thinking of buying one...probably will. Thanks, Marc!

I have one of these and I think they are totally worth the price. Beautiful stuff, can't find a more comfortable quality strap. This elevated my Baby Tuna up to heaven haha (cannot stand the diver's extension in Seiko bracelets).

I have an Aquadive Bathtscaphe 100. It came on one of these in black. It’s a really nice strap. I would say they are expensive and there are several homages of this strap for much less. I would say if you have a higher end dive watch, having this makes sense. If you have a $1,500 up watch, $130 for a strap is not bad. I think Its so long possibly to wear over a wetsuit, as it was originally designed for dive watches when most dive watches were actually used for diving.

Now that watch definitely compliments the strap.

$129 holy cow, I saw the price before this video. Let’s see how you frame this. You did a good job, I just can’t get there on the price. When you have a 50% off sale hit me up.

Thanks Marc I’ll be picking one up for sure

1) Well, air *is* a fluid, so technically, it CAN drain right through those holes. ;-) 2) The blue ISOfrane strap appears to be almost a perfect match for the blue dial on that Islander ISL-03 3) I think I just found my next watch / strap combination!

That Sinn U1 is so awesome! I would love the black se version 😍

WAYYYY too much for a rubber dive strap. That's as much or more than a tire for my car ! (yeah, I know... can't fit a watch to my car tire). Nice review of the band though, and this might just be somebody's cup of tea... just not mine.

Can you put a seiko's "fat" spring bars on these?

Best rubber straps. Very durable yet a comfortable wear. I wear them on my Doxa and my Aquadive.

Can we stick the 2.5mm thick seiko spring bars in the isofrane? :)

How do the original Isofrane straps compare to the similar looking but much more affordable Islander rubber straps?

The vanilla smell is residue from the spray that is used to separate the straps from the moulds during the production. The smell vanishes over time, so it might be that the black ones are simply older.

I have a couple of Breitling's and Bonetto Cinturini straps are the gold standard followed by Hirsch.

Any new Islander releases soon ??

Sounds awesome. I really struggle with rubber/silicon straps as all the ones I have (mainly Seiko and Crafter Blue) cause an itchiness within a few hours, irrespective of season of the year/temperature.

Good review Marc! I’ve owned 10 of these and Isofrane is the real deal and worth the money IMO. There are a few imitators out there but none compare to the original.

I just looked at the time on my watch and it is EXACTLY they same time as the islander watch he is holding lmfao even the damn second hand was lined up with my time

I am still loving my orange Isofrane strap. Not that there is anything wrong with their buckle… But, is there a high wuality deployant that will work on an Isofrane Strap? I am worried the strap,will be too thick for most deployant buckles.

The crazy price, and not having shorter versions for smaller wrists, makes it a hard pass for me.

I just got my isofrane, at first i wondering why my hand smell vanilla then i realize it come from the strap.

Great strap. Only problem is I have 5 dive watches.......500 dollars......phew!!!!🤭 Thanks for video,Mark. Best regards.😸🤭

what is the minimum wrist that can be used on?

I own two Isofrane Straps: Anthracite for my OVM and Green for my GSAR.

never mind the straps i need to know what that item is on the far left of the screen,,,,my personal guess is a hoodie hanger

Kinda looks like Crafter Blue's Universal Rubber Strap.

Looks a lot like Crafter Blue straps, and they are very good too. And not as pricey.

You could buy ? 30? HENGRCs on AliExpress for that price. But they don’t come in all the colors.

these are just like cuda which are really great as well

Marc when are your Blue dial islanders back in stock?!

I love the rubber strap. Why cant there be a deployment clasp with a micro adjustment ? I with many would pay the difference

Has anyone tried it on Garmin devices?

So are they 22mm? I don't see the size listed on the website and if you mentioned it I missed it. Nice looking straps!

Haha smells good Marc, they look like great straps 👍

Interesting content. Regards.

I have an ISOfrane style strap that oddly came on an SNZG13 I picked up. I'm not sure who makes it (no branding whatsoever), but it is absolutely the most uncomfortable rubber strap I've worn. I don't know how it compares to a legit ISOfrane, but I don't like the style anyways. I'll stick with my Turtle strap.👍 Those don't cost an arm and a leg either!

Hi mark, thank you for your great videos, I have a questions, is it ok to put couple of silica gel inside a watch box 6 automatics ?

Awesome video as always man!

Did they do a darker blue strap?

How much different are these than a Crafter Blue?

Seems like similar composition to the marathon straps

These all have the "RS" type buckle right Marc?

How do the ISOfrane straps compare to the reissued Tropic straps? I've tried the Borealis rubber strap and the Armida rubber strap in the same style as the Borealis and they both seemed good quality for a much lower price.

I've picked up two of these straps and nothing came close to the comfort.

Sticktion- new phrase

Nice strap but I can’t wear any of theses too small - I have an 8 3/8 wrist and it’s super hard to find straps - I have the Barton elites silicone straps and can only use 2 holes and I took off 1 keeper ‘ any suggestions for straps for those of us who enjoy watches but have massive wrists ?

Got 2 of these with my Aquadive Posiden, a yellow and black. I have to testify that Isofrane are very soft and comfy to wear. It smells wonderful. Luckily it can me with my watch as we over 100 bucks each.

Great review. Good content.

Wait, are there really ads inside this isofrane ad?

Very nice review. Looks like a great strap but a little too dear for my pocket.

I thought Uncle Seiko's were expensive..

Meh. When was a kid we wore a skx strap and we loved it.

Looks like a great rubber strap. For sure way better than Seiko´s rubber (which I hate, throw my SKX rubber strap right into my parts bin after unboxing the watch). I wear even dive watches on Nato straps.

Would be nice if they made straps that conform to the lugs of popular models.

75/110 is too small for me to wear over a wet/dry suit. A dive strap should be 85/130 unless it’s a desk diver IMHO

They look great, my only fear is that they are too long and the tail will flap at the end of the watch. Are there sizes? or is it all for larger wrists?

Great concept but would tops go 50-80 dollars on a rubber strap. I thought I was crazy for picking up a 40 dollar one.

I just personally find silicone straps far more comfortable.

Sharp - do you think the strap smell goes away with time?

Hey, I work on a tree farm and want a watch to wear that is durable while I swing shovels around. Price range is around 100, and ideas?

Smells like money.

Thanks Mark, great straps, I’ll probably be picking one of these up soon, once I get over the shocking price tag, great review

I suppose there's no isofrane out there for a 6-inch wrist, then?

Very good strap as I can see but shell cordovan handmade for 150 euro looks way more better. Good luck diving...

The spacing of the holes also may result in reduced durability cause the band may tear out hole to hole?

Natural rubber boldr strap - 39 bucks

You lost me at 130! I’ll stick with my nato straps!

Unimpre$$ed. Gotta give Isophrane credit for chutzpah.

Wow 150 bucks for a silicone band?? The band looks nice but to me not worth 120 extra bucks because it won't pick up lint like my ssc701 strap. It's the same rubber with a shine finish. Some of your other straps are excellently priced though :)

If you wear a $120 dollar watch this vid is not for you.

Nothing like a properly curved/fitted strap. Wish there were more out there. These are nice, however.

They are perfect on any watch you put them on! Worth the money over the copy cats!

Excuse me.... i think my youtube is broken.. how much did you say? 😱🤯

ISOmarc!

Isoframe are laughing all the way to the bank.

The uneven shape of the keepers and strap drives me crazy. No thanks.

That price is ludicrous. It's a rubber strap not a strapcode

Over $120 for a rubber strap come on really, it’s rubber!

Imagine paying paying triple digits for a chunky, perfumized, cut out rubber WATCHBAND.

Hiya,I must admit I would feel a complete mug spending so much on a rubber strap? That's a huge profit margin? So you pay for the odour? Crazy sorry.Cheers as per.