16 mm watch strap loop in orange silicone, stretchy
Designed for straps 16 mm wide, this orange watch strap loop is cut from flexible silicone. Soft yet robust, it is…
passant-16-6Made from soft silicone in yellow, this loop is designed for watch straps measuring 20 mm across. Soft yet robust, it is pleasant to wear and keeps its hold on the strap. Yellow is easy to spot and adds energy to a plain strap. Check that your strap measures 20 mm across at the keeper before choosing this size.
Yellow is a colour with a job to do. On diving and sailing watches it is used because it remains visible underwater and in poor light, and on outdoor and running gear it simply signals energy. This bright yellow keeper fits into that tradition. On a yellow band it restores a uniform look; on a black strap it becomes a deliberate flash of colour that echoes yellow hands, a yellow seconds hand or a sporty logo on the dial.
It is fun on children's and teenagers' watches too, provided the strap measures 20 mm.
Keepers sit right where the strap bends most. Every time you buckle up, the loop is pulled and squeezed, and eventually it tears, or it relaxes so much that it slides off the tongue. You are then left with a strap end that sticks out and snags.
This replacement is stretchy silicone. Ease it over the end of the band and it closes back around the strap. Water, sweat, sun cream and mud do not bother it, and soapy water cleans it.
Will this yellow keeper fit a 22 mm strap? No. It is sized for a strap 20 mm wide; on a wider band it would be too tight to slide comfortably.
Does yellow silicone show dirt? Light colours reveal marks more readily, but silicone has a smooth surface that comes clean quickly with mild soap.
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