Horween Leather Watch Band, Vintage Quick Release Watch Strap 18-24mm

I wanted this strap for my Hamilton Khaki Aviation. The band is thick, about 3.8 mm, but was softer than expected. I have well worn straps that are much older that I thought were broken in but nowhere near as soft as this out of the bag. After a couple of days on the wrist, it is even softer. It is closer to a well worn NATO than a leather. It almost feels like you are not wearing a watch. It is like a second skin. It is easy to change straps with the quick release. It was packaged with a spring bar tool, extra QR Spring bar and an extra keeper. I would have to assume this is genuine Horween. It smells like leather. I cannot attest to long term durability, the thickness would make me think that it will last. It will work well on a tool watch. The keepers are soft and some reviews say feel flimsy, but I think it is the softness that makes them feel that way. THey are still fairly thick. If anything they may stretch a little. They are made from the same leather as strap, but only one layer. I think it is the thickness of rest of the strap that makes them feel a little less durable. If anything they may stretch a little but unless you are careless, I do not think they would tear. I have gotten it wet a few times and it seems to hold up fine. The brushed silver buckle is unsigned but feels well made. I will try to revisit in a few months, but I do not foresee any issues with the durability. It fits my 8" wrist with with 2-3 holes to spare so it might not work well if you are under 7". I was thinking of buying one for about $100 but I think I would rather get four of these for other watches. It is slightly stiffer but still very soft. The edges are smooth and the color is consistant. I bought a second strap in black fully stitched version that I will try to review after I wear it a little more. But I will probably end up with a copuple more of these for other watches! If you are looking for a soft durable casual strap, this is highly recommended.

This is a great quality Horween Chromexcel leather watch strap IMO, especially for $25. I will DEFINITELY be ordering more in different colors and buckle colors in the near future! The quality is very good, the stitching is as well, the thickness is just right and still flexible for being that thick and you can tell its DEFINITELY Horween Chromexcel leather just from the scent/smell of it!!! I have numerous much more expensive leather watch straps (Craft and Lore Black NATO that was $110 + shipping), and my absolute FAVORITE leather watch strap (Ashland Leather Horween Black Shell Cordovan $89/shipped and worth EVERY penny), but for just $25, I don't think you can find a nicer looking, great quality HORWEEN Chromexcel strap. I actually challenge you to find a better one for $25/shipped LoL 😁😉 The ONLY thing I have anything remotely close to saying bad about it, is that the second, free-moving strap keeper is really big around and wouldn't stay in place. It would keep coming off the end of the strap. But that was certainly no big deal to me at all, I just put some Gorilla Glue on the inside of the buckle part of the strap and glued it in place since I only need it in one buckle hole to be comfortable all day long with my wrist swelling and shrinking constantly (and that's with 3 extra holes at the end of the strap. However, if you have a smaller wrist, the second keeper probably wouldn't move around at all, and if you have a larger wrist than my 7.5" wrist, you won't need the second keeper at ALL because the one that's sewn into place will be perfect for you. But please take that with a grain of salt, because I might've stretched it that big around myself, or i just got one with a bigger second keeper. So PLEASE don't let that deter you from buying these awesome Horween Chromexcel straps!!! And if its like mine, it took me a total of less than 5 minutes to determine where I wanted to glue my second keeper and applying the glue. Then I just let it dry and bond for about 48 hours and now its absolutely PERFECT for me and my wrist!!! Oh and another thing worth mentioning. This is made from one long piece of leather and then folded in half and glued together. I've put mine through the ringer already, and it has held up wonderfully so far. Not a BIT of it has come apart anywhere and they glued it so well that I don't think it ever will come apart. In fact, if you didn't know any better, youd never know its glued together. And since it is folded together and glued, it basically makes the inside of the strap "lined" and therefore more comfortable IMO 😎👍✌️🙏 I use some Craft and Lore leather balm on mine every few weeks and now my khaki strap has turned a beautiful dark caramel brown and has AMAZING patina. Overall, I HIGHLY recommend these straps (as well as all of my other Hemsut leather watch straps), and I think they're a phenomenal value for $25) shipped. I have over 60-70+ watch straps alone for my 30+ watches, and this is one of my favorites and probably will be for a very long time. That's the beauty of FULL grain leather, and especially Horween leather, because they really do get better with age! And if something happens to mine over time, I would spend another $25 on these instantly and plan to buy many more of them in the future!!!

Band seems to be nicely made. Leather is not marked, but exhibits characteristics of "pull-up" leather. Buckle is a a satin finish that actually looks nice and understated on the antique watch I installed it on. Which brings up the issue: While the band was the correct width (18mm), the pins provided were just a bit too long to use. Fully compressed, they were too long to get into the lugs of the watch. Luckily, I had the two 18mm pins from the band I was replacing, so I could use those to install the band. However, those pins do not have the "quick change" pins, so I lose that feature of the band. Overall, nice watch band, not so good pins for installation.

This is a great strap. It's real leather. It's very soft and flexible. It easily shows marks from the buckle and other scratches. It does not bother me but keep it in mind - this strap will quickly show its been used and will not look "new" for long. It's very comfortable and easy to get a good fit on the wrist. This is one of my favorite straps I own. Great buckle and easy to fit on to your watch.

Awesome strap - especially for the money! Thick, soft leather that looks great.

These look great. I use them on both my smartwatches.

It’s nice I just am not confident that it’s real horween leather I wore it for a week and there is already cracks (camera doesn’t do it any justice)

I have several of these branded Horween leather straps for various colors, sizes, and years. Felt like it was time for a review. My most recent purchase was the one pictured above. It’s an 18mm regular (standard) length ‘tanned’ or ‘natural’ color. The color is slightly darker then the product shot initially out of package but it lightens to the natural color. It definitely is a shade that isn’t khaki light but it is lighter than the brown color they offer. The versions I received this year were considerably thicker than the ones from prior years. It could be slightly difficult to secure the strap when fastening due to its thickness and due to the keepers being slightly tight. So far no issues of breaking the keepers. Of note they do give you a spare keeper too. Also of note is the Horween stamp is on the inside of the strap of this variant. Prior versions of these straps did not have the embossed stamp. There leather on the inside is the same color as the outside. No extra black layer or tan layer. The buckle and tang are fine. I like these most compared to buckles from other sellers. It’s brush finished and the brushing is done well. It’s secure and does its job. Overall very good value at this time. To summarize it’s soft but not too soft. There is no stiffness at all and with the quick release ease of installation will be welcome from those who don’t want to bother with tools.

It feels so good in the wrist and smell like a brand new expensive pair of boots.

Heute kam endlich dieses schöne und hochwertige Armband von Hemsut(Wine Red Silver 20mm), ich habe es sofort an meine Samsung Watch 4 Classic (46MM) angebracht und bin sehr begeistert, schönes Leder, recht dick aber trotzdem angenehm weich und biegsam. Keinerlei Chemischer Geruch nur der Geruch von neuem echten Leder, obwohl es in China hergestellt wird. Ja es ist nicht so preiswert aber wirklich jeden Cent wert wenn man Wert auf hochwertiges Leder legt! Absolute kauf Empfehlung!!!

This strap is made with 2 layers of flexible leather glued together. Both the inside and outside of the strap presenting the smooth skin side of the leather. This makes for a very comfortable strap in my experience. I have bought 2 of these.

Good looking and soft. Using it all the time.

É bom, mas o tamanho foi pequeno. Vou usar no outro relógio.