| Brand Seller or Collection Name | BARTON WATCH BANDS | Metal | Stainless Steel |
| Clasp | buckle | Model number | TRQARMY18 |
If you're a person who has an affinity for vintage style, this band is just the one for you! Our Tropical-Style Watch Bands are available in Black, White, Blue, Green, and Grey. Made with premium TPU and two different lengths to choose from, these rugged watches won't let your wrist down no matter what obstacle it faces. They also have our famous locking quick release mechanism which helps ensure that even if they shift around while in use on your arm they'll still be tightly secured without any worries of them falling off or getting lost because of our quick release clasping system. So go ahead and take those wild adventures knowing that when life throws some stuff at you there's now way it can harm this premium watch-band where durability meets affordable luxury!
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Tropical-StyleThe pattern of the band is reminiscent of a basket weave, but with diamond-shaped perforations all throughout. The end result is distinctly vintage and quintessentially 1960s Caribbean in style - perfect for anyone who loves their tropics modernized! |
DurabilityAfter months in development, our newest release features durable materials like high-grade silicone rubberized plastic on the inside and outside of straps plus strategically placed perforations for micro adjustments ensuring your new favorite strap fits as comfortably as possible every time. |
Quick Release MechanismSwap out your watch band in just a few seconds with our quick release mechanism on all of our watch bands. This quick release mechanism allows for extremely fast and easy watch band installment and swapping without the need for any watch tools. |
Our newest watch band, the Tropical-Style Band takes its design cues from 1960s style. It features a pattern of woven basketweave and diamond shaped perforations that allow for easy micro adjustments to your strap size without having to remove any links or pins. Our signature locking keeper ensures you don’t lose track of your timepiece while in perilously high altitudes or deep underwater; this is combined with our premium TPU material (sturdy yet flexible) and two different lengths so everyone can wear it comfortably! So whether you're heading out on an adventure overseas, about town during the day's hottest summer days, hiking up mountains in Alaska - we've got just what you need.
Andrea Hicks
Likes: 18mm was easy to get, two lengths was included, buckle well made, especially the solid tang. Thick strap.Dislike: stiff maybe forming it in a mug of boiling water will accelerate the break inLiked the strap so much I got a Version 2.A great company!
Samantha Adams
I have purchased several Barton silicon straps over the years and have liked them all. However, this tropical-style one isn't soft like the others and is uncomfortable and sharp around the edges. The look is good, but it feels cheap and anything sharp rubbing on it leaves a mark. I won't be buying any more of these.
Grant Davila
This strap is very stiff, hard and uncomfortable. It will not improve with time because it is plastic. This is not the rubbery silicone TPU that protects our smartphones. I should have read the reviews and heeded before ordering. A low point for Barton straps which made some good value, well made, attractive and comfortable leather watch straps. The holes are actually spaced too far apart. I could not get a hole selection that was just right, they were too loose or too tight. This material will get brittle and dry rot/break as 80's disposable Swatch and Casio did.
Denise Nelson
UPDATE: After shaping it more to conform to my wrist shape, the band is much more comfortable. It's very durable and holds up well. Updated rating, knocking a star off as band needs some work to wear well.The band is hard like others have mentioned. I even tried to break it in, but it still leaves a very deep imprint on my wrist. The holes are spaced further apart, so it could just be a bad fit. All things considered, the strap is way too firm, making it uncomfortable to wear throughout the day.
David Garcia
This is a very nice tropical band. I like it because it is a little heavier than the typical tropical band and only reduces 2mm at the buckle whereas most tropical bands reduce much more. Some people complain about the flexibility but I do not see it as an issue, it is very comfortable and flexible. The best feature is has is the locking looper on the strap keeper. When you put the strap on the end locks into the strap keeper and doesn't come out all day long like with other straps. In my opinion for $10 this is better than some straps I have paid $50 for. I put it on my Favre-Leuba Harpoon Raider that had an uncomfortable OEM strap, but with this fits like a dream. ( I changed out the buckle with a gun metal buckle for $9)
James Morales
I really don't know what the other reviewers are complaining about the strap being too striff and that they have to "wear it in". It's perfectly flexible right from the start. I'm very happy with the quality and spot on vintage tropic look. I especially appreciate how like with all their rubber straps they incude an extra shorter end length which is perfect for my smaller wrist. The quick release spring bars are also a nice convenience. Barton never disappoints.
Theresa Moore
I have a couple of these bands (black and gray), and there is a significant comfort difference between them. I don't know if it that's due to a different process for the colors, or if it's just variability in manufacture. The black band is fine to wear; the gray one is intolerable.BB is up front that this band uses TPU plastic, not FKM or natural rubber common in more expensive versions of the Tropic band. And the silicone BB uses in their other bands is presumably too soft to enable them to reproduce the fine Tropic weave patterns.Given those constraints, the black version I have is fine. That band is pliable enough to wear comfortably, even if it isn't up to the more luxurious standards of a real Tropic. BB gets extra credit for including two strap lengths, as the traditional 130/80mm sizing of Tropic bands is too much for my small (6") wrists. My major complaint with the black version is the keepers. Mine actually had two of the locking keepers instead of one plain keeper and one locking keeper, making it virtually impossible to thread. There is no locking slot for the inner keeper. A few minutes with a razor knife fixed that problem. Really, though, there's no need for a locking keeper at all on this band. The stiffer material, plus the serrated edges that act as a ratchet, guarantee that the band is *not* going to come loose.With the black band effectively getting 3 stars, I thought the price was good enough to get a second color. And this time time the result was very disappointing. The gray band I received is incredibly stiff. So much so that I consider it unwearable. For what it's worth, they got the keepers right: one plain and one locking. But that doesn't really matter since I won't be wearing this band at all. Gray band gets a single star: so my overall review is 2 stars.As I noted at the start, I don't know if the difference in stiffness is attributable to the different colors, or if it's just variability in the manufacturing process. But I think it explains why some reviewers find the band unwearable yet others think it's fine.
Randy Walsh
This strap is extremely stiff you can hold it at the end and it sticks straight out without bending. It doesn't contour your wrist at all I bought it because I was wanting a navy blue strap to match my Hamilton Khaki watch that has blue accents. It is not comfortable on the wrist at all. I am going to try to keep bending the straps to see if it softens up. The only reason I am not returning it is that it is a perfect color match(blue) and I might wear it this summer to match clothing..
