I'd like to thank Marc for all his informative videos for novices like myself.

Great video. Being a small guy (5ft8 / 1m73) with a 6.3" / 16cm wrist, I chose to forget about the usual 120/80mm or 110/80mm straps (Seiko Sarb065 even comes with a 130/60mm strap) and got myself a 110/70mm Hirsch Boston strap. Put it on a butterfly clasp without a push button, and... it is just perfect.

Excellent!! Mark, Thank you!! You've earned another customer.

That open heart orient star though! MY GOD.

Great info Marc. You explained it well and simple.

As someone new to world of watches I've learned so much from your watch and learn series. I hope to buy a watch from you soon. Thanks for all the great info!

Perfect timing! I have been evaluating my first leather strap purchase, and had no idea how the sizing worked. Thank you!

Thanks Mark, that was interesting, and as usual with watches, more complicated than I originally thought.

Excellent Video. Thanks for sharing your amazing experience.

Hello Marc; I had been looking for a video on strap changing on an IWC. Find your video, ONE of the most helpful in strap sizing I have seen yet......Thank you. I also went to your web-site and just purchased 2-straps. Great video, very helpful to all......

this channel is growing fast! keep up the good videos Marc!. my SKX and Seiko 5 finally get here tomorrow that I ordered from you👍

Ur knowledge about Watches is absolutely amazing

Very useful video. Beautifully explained!

Very informative. Thanks!

One thing you can do if the strap is too long is to add a deployant clasp. They take up some room.

Very helpful info!! Thank you for doing what you do :)

Wish I saw this video before I bought a bunch of straps! Thanks Marc

Very well presented; thank you for sharing.

I have an 8 and quarter inch wrist and keep away from leather straps on some watches because they are never long enough. This is good information thank you

Great job Marc. If you ever get out of the watch industry, you'd be a great teacher. Thanks for doing the math formula for us. Are the silicone rally straps new? Do they come in black?

Marc, thank you for such an informative video. I've bought a few replacement straps before and agree it is infuriating because there is no standardization. And I am also a proponent of changing straps. They can totally change the look, feel and character of a watch. Please keep up the good work. I really appreciate the honesty in your videos, and how you do business with your e-store. That honesty keeps me a happy customer!

You are awesome as usual. Keep up

Nice vid. Haha, you're right about the turtle strap. If you are on the last couple holes, the watch is too big for you anyway.

thank you Mark for the video. another very important point which is how the length of the short-end tells where the bucke stays at your wrist back. i choose the shortest to fit my small wrist and keep the buckle centered proporly. best regards, sameh.

Great guide .ps What I have found is that my cheaper thinner leather straps are the most comfortable compared to my thicker high quality straps .

Great vid. Thanks

Thanks for valuable information. Another Watch and Learn idea: watch winders. What are the pros and cons of using them? What should we look for in one?

very thorough!

Really informative. I am a "before the bone" person, because I can't my hand freely otherwise, but lets all do our own thing.

thank you, it felt like the measurements would be something useless like that, most of the time i just go for the biggest i can find and sometimes get lucky, had so many "big" watch bands not reach, and when i finally find ones that reach they break all the time

I have an XL wrist (225mm) and most supplied strap and bracelets max out at about 220mm. Ergo, I always have to replace the bracelet or strap. It is important, when buying the strap, to estimate the hole you want to use because it does not look good to use the end holes. The distance from the end to the middle hole can be ascertained from the website pictures but if not I just use +35-45mm which is often the length between the watchcase lugs.

Very helpful, though the subject itself is pretty confusing! 😆

Thanks for the info and this series! Valuable information for sure. Any recommendations for a 21mm?

Yes, this is all true. I find a need a strap of about 90mm plus 120mm, giving a total of 210mm, but with the extra length on the buckle end so that it sits under my wrist and not off towards the side of my wrist. This I have learnt by frustrating trial and error.

Do you happen to remember what strap brand you had on the orient star you were modeling? And If you do is it available at your store? I really loved the color and would love to buy it. Thanks Mark!

This is actual for simple buckles but when you try to fit the same strap on deployment buckle and there is lots of types in this deployment category, you may have problems so it's best to have a cheep stap or old one, measure it and get a custom made one in best case or a standard one if it's possible.

I ordered a Fluco buffalo strap and it's still loose on the last hole. I have to now return this and order the short strap. The struggle! Lol

Good timing. I've been wanting to replace my watch bracelet and I don't know what size I should get. This video would help me get the right strap for my wrist.

next time you get more of those gloves with your logo you should get it to orient the same as the logo shown on the screen it won't kill me but would be pleasing to my mind. ohh love your videos I've "watched" about 15 videos. Thanks Mark!

I was told by a Jeweler many decades ago that your watch strap/bracelet is properly sized if you can fit your pinky finger between your strap/bracelet and your wrist. ~I use this as a guide to get it close.

great video as usual. i have an 8 inch wrist so its a bit harder to find a strap for me.

Any short straps on the website Marc? I saw a nice Toscana in gator pattern but looking for a shorter strap if possible.

Ideally, should the watch buckle be on the opposite side of one’s wrist from the watch head? I’ve had bands where the buckle was almost on the side of my wrist...

Great Review - good info ----- "BELOW THE BONE" --- not on the bone! :)

Thanks for your video! My wrist is about the same size as yours and thinking a short band of 110/70mm. My watch is about the same dimensions as yours also ( 46mm lug to lug ). Wouldn't a short band fit better? Thanks

I just bought a very nice faux alligator strap with tubes and Panerai Pre V style buckle on Ebay for $12.99...very good quality even though it's from China

Mark, could you sometime talk about flieger straps? Like the ones you sell from Laco. I have been looking for information about them but it's hard to find. Thank you.

hi mark, i’m having trouble finding the Horween leather strap (top strap in second set of straps in video) on your website. could you please help me?

I have a large wrist, ie 8 1/2 inch and I wear my watch a little loose. I have a very hard time finding a leather strap. I usually have them custom made, usually by Andrea at Martu Leather in Chile. Can't find them any where else.

I have 5.2 inch wrists. I struggle to find watches that fit me properly, but I'm considering acquiring a seiko srp841. Though short straps are still too long for me. Any tips for me (for 16mm straps)?

Dear Marc, you probably will get a customer if you can link the strap used for the Orient Star!

Do Seiko fat spring bars go through the Hirsch Liberty? Thanks

I also got a 6.75" wrist. Do you buy short or regular leather straps? Short 10,5 + 6,5 cm (4.13 + 2.56 in.) Regular 12 + 7 cm (4.72 + 2.76 in.) are the stap sizes I can choose from.

Hi I’m planning on buying the seiko srpb41 off of your website, and I’m including a leather strap to come with it. Do you have the service of swapping the bracelet with the leather strap?

The website doesn't let you sort based on strap size, nor do the descriptions even give you the dimensions....

Do you recommend deployant buckles to preserve the straps?

thx for the info i need to purshase mesh band 22mm 190mm u have any idea if it will fit 8.5in wrist

Have a smaller wrist too. The Hirsch Sheep Skin leather strap I got from you fits me fine using the closest three lug holes. Have been using it daily on my Seiko for the last 6 months. I treat it with Obenauf's leather oil each month and hope get a few years use out it. I can recommend it as a very comfortable strap!

Did your kid(s) made those bracelet that you always wear? cute!

Does one not think that some straps have additional holes purely for style?

Thank you, great video. I have 6.1" (155mm) Wrist and now wears a 55mm lug to lug watch, so my ideal strap according to your video is 100mm. so should i get a 100x60 mm strap?

I have found bracelets don't mention the size wrist it fits. I have bracelets that only fit with certain watches. In my case ALL straps are too small.

I’m looking at Marc’s website, the straps, I don’t see any references to length, just lug width.

I went to your shop and I didn't see any Long or XL straps. I have an 8 1/2 inch wrist and normal straps are way to short.

Missing in you original measuring is where the buckle lands o. The underside of the wrist and how to measure that...likely easy with w thin piece of wire with w hook bent on the end.

I have a Fossil watch that the lugs measure 26mm. Do you have any 26mm stainless steel bracelets?

Point of contention: I have seen just about every site say to measure over the bone, not in front of the bone.

I have a 50mm watch what band will fit it?

I have small wristies and wished that the long part (120) would just come in a 100 or even 90. But can never find straps short like this nowhere ☹️

Is 115mm, 75mm considered medium? I bought a leather strap with a clasp yesterday and it was alittle too big for my wrist. What a shame

My aliexpress leather strap is too long? Should I just punch an extra hole into it?

1. thank you

Very informative as usual. Maybe you can do a video on Nato and Zulu straps. Love the idea and the feel of these straps but I hate that they are so long and you have to tuck the end piece in. I can't understand why they don't make them shorter so that they just fit like a normal watch strap.

confused what & why you multiply the mm to .25 number? why .25?

I've got 9 1/4" wrists. Also I'm poor. Where can I buy a decent strap for my giant wrists? Hopefully $15 or less.

Your math is off.. I bought a strap 120/80 size on my 7" wrist and is very large with so much length to spare..

They really need to just give us 2 numbers. We should always set length at first hole and last hole.

You don't carry Nomos anymore then?

I've never had a watch because, apparently, I have a 9inch wrist

Lol we measure wrist in inch but buy the straps in mm..😁

well it kind of makes sense.. people are getting fatter so everyone has to adjust the "normal/regular/medium" size. today a "medium" is a "long" in the past. it's exactly to be experienced in the clothing industry. if you have been wearing M in shirts and be in the optimal body weight and shape you have to buy S now. it's so stupid but the companies are saying that it's also a trick for the mind of the customer. You are overweight, but are wearing clothes in L (XL in the past) so you think everything is fine with you because you aren't a size XL and so at the end you are not considered FAT.. shit world we live in.

Please stop wearing 2 watches 😢

Very helpful Marc, thanks!