Alligator Grain Leather Quick Release

Just bought for my Baume and Mercier. Looks incredible. Feels incredible. The easy release lets me switch out bands in a minute to match shoes, belts, etc. Big fan. Will be a repeat customer. If they made belts, I'd buy them too.

I was looking for strap to dress up my Seiko Turtle or as some of us call this limited Edition the Batman. I purchased two different colors instantly I realized the other color did not work seeing it in my hand. However this knocked it out of the park.A few notes initially it's a bit stiff and ridged but it gets so much more comfortable after a a couple of days in the office. I have to remember to take it off. I honestly was not expecting this quality.Installation fairly easy if you have a springbar tool and some proficiency this is a breeze. Let's than a minute strap replaced.The Amazon pictures don't do it justice so I tried to showcase the strap. I really don't have any complaints. It's competitive across the board.Unrelated it has some type of crocodile style design. I thought this was a nice touch.

Gotten a couple complements on it. Great everyday band. 20mm fit my smaller sized galaxy watch 7. Leather surface is coming off around the main used hole, but that's to be expected. Took 2 rounds of boot conditioner to feel flexible and soft enough for daily use. Shines up nicely, and stands up to my daily work

Although the item was ultimately returned, the leather was supple and of high quality. The integrated springbars made installation and removal a breeze.

I have ordered Barton watch bands in the past. I love how easy it is to change them and how classy they look. I got a navy blue and a red one so I can switch back and forth. They really enhance the look of my Omega watch.

I can’t believe they can make and sell these things for such a modest price. The leather is very good quality and they fit the watch lugs well and are available in many widths. My favorite thing though is their little hidden sliding knob that makes installing (or removing) them a piece of cake. If you’ve ever replaced watch bands before, I know you’ve lost the little spring pin that retains the band between the lugs and if you didn’t lose one, you spent a long time looking for it when it flew out when you were trying to compress it. Barton bands have a tiny little knob only visible on the back side of the watch band that makes compressing the spring pin extremely easy. You simply cannot go wrong with these Barton watch bands. I haven’t tried any of their metal bands yet, so this only applies to the leather bands.

Bought the 23 mm Barton Alligator Grain - Quick Release Leather Watch Band, even though the band itself was a 23 mm band, the quick release pins on the band are too short barely making it out the sides of the band, they are not long enough to reach the watch pin slots and the bands do not properly secure in place to wear. Luckily, I had some extra pins from my old band and a Watch Band Strap Link Pin Pusher Spring Bar tool. Got a pair of needle nose pliers and broke the tab off the quick release pins on the band and removed and inserted the pins I had. The bands are stiff and ridged, I can only get the band on to the first eyelet right now, after breaking it in I would probably gain just up to the second eyelet, so the band is short also. Nice band but those are two major downfalls if I had known I would not have bothered buying this item.Update: I have updated my review to three stars instead of two. It's a well-made leather band and looks good on my wrist, the quality is no doubt there. Gave it another star because as noted in my original review I was only able to put it on to one eyelet only, after wearing it, the band loosed up (as I thought) and I am able to get it on up to the third eyelet with breathable/wiggle room left on my arm. The only issue that I have is with the quick release pins that came with the band, thinking now that the wrong size pins were put on the band, my guess is instead of 23mm pins for the band, they must be 20mm pins, that's a QA issue.

The brand Barton, I recognize as one of greater quality and very simple to put in every single watch that I own, truly recommend it.