'Recycling' your straps

[darrencw]

Hello guys,

Just wondering if anyone here actually 'recycles' their straps? Just some example, resizing the straps to fit watches of different lug sizes perhaps by trimming the sides by 1 mm at each end 24/22 to fit a 22mm lug OR inserting 'o rings' in the tubes of a 26mm to fit a 24/22 strap?

any experiences and pictures kindly share. thanks

[Ryen]

I do really read some post about trimming 1mm to fit 22mm lug...
but so far didn't see anybody to add an "o" ring to fit 26mm lug...

[Pierre]

I only know someone will recycle their branded bag into strap... 

[gapnap]

Original is 21mm.I terus wack 22mm & don't care.Ok what .

[takashi78]

Sometimes it fills the gap nicely.
But does it rub alot?

[JayJay]

Yeah am interested to

Is the any rolex leather strap, hard to find, coz size is 20mm

[gapnap]

Sometimes it fills the gap nicely.
But does it rub alot?

Not really . I got the strap from the russian/german boutique shop in tropicana city , and they did the strap changing . I like them 

[terrenceterrence]

Yeah am interested to

Is the any rolex leather strap, hard to find, coz size is 20mm

Hard to find? Most common strap offerings are 16,18 and 20mm it's available everywhere in a myriad of colour, quality and cost.

[TheHobbit]

Sadly some Rolex have odd lug width (Tudor included). Just google 19 or 21 mm straps.

[mnazri.tan]

I did 24mm , resize to 22mm....


and I make myself from old leather
14mm lugs and 24mm width taper to 20mm width leather strap for Citizen Orca

[Angryrodent]

Nice work there mnazri.tan!

[darrencw]

i guess downsizing from 26mm to 24mm shouldnt be much of a problem provided the right tools are there in place. i've seen pictures on the net where people are using their 24mm straps on a 46/47mm diameter watch by putting o-rings between the lugs and straps.