12 mm watch strap loop in navy blue silicone, stretchy
Has the keeper on your 12 mm strap snapped? This navy blue silicone replacement restores a tidy finish. The navy blue…
passant-12-09Give a 26 mm silicone or rubber strap a fresh keeper with this loop in grey. To choose the right size, measure your strap where the loop sits: it should read 26 mm. The silicone stretches slightly, so you can ease it over the strap without tools or any watchmaking know-how. The grey shade blends with metallic cases and darker bands alike.
Grey rarely gets the attention it deserves on a watch. It softens a black case, flatters steel and titanium, and sits comfortably between dark and light outfits. A grey keeper suits a grey rubber strap perfectly, but it also blends quietly on black, slate or even olive bands where a pure black loop would look too heavy.
Keepers do a lot of work for their size. Every time the buckle is opened and closed they are pulled and stretched, and eventually many of them split or slip off and vanish. On a 26 mm strap, the loose end that remains is long enough to be a nuisance. Fitting a new grey loop takes seconds: slide the strap tip through, push the keeper up towards the buckle and the band lies flat again.
Silicone is elastic and keeps its shape after being stretched. It is comfortable against the skin and does not mind water, so you can keep the watch on in the rain, the shower or the pool.
What shade of grey is it? A medium grey, neither charcoal nor silver. It sits well with steel cases and grey dials.
My strap is 26 mm at the lugs but narrower near the buckle. Which size? Measure where the keeper actually sits, near the buckle. If the strap tapers there, choose the keeper matching that narrower width.
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