Ritche Christmas Gift Quick Release Leather Watch Band Leather Watch Strap 18mm 19mm 20mm 21mm 22mm 23mm or 24mm for Men and Women, White Elephant Gifts, Stocking Stuffers For Men

This is a sharp leather strap. The leather is not too thick, but clearly durable. It installs in a snap and boosted the appearance of my watch rehab greatly. Excellent quality for a great price.

Very, very pleased with this watch band. The leather is great quality and very comfortable on the wrist. It's firm, yet soft and fits quite nicely... no stiffness or "breaking in" needed. Absolutely love the Quick Release feature (cannot understand why any watch manufacturer wouldn't use these instead of the old-fashioned spring bars!) I swapped out this black leather to replace a stainless steel bracelet that quite honestly kept me from wearing this watch all that much. The Quick Release is super easy to take on and off, and gives you the flexibility to easily move your band to another watch as needed.With the leather strap, this watch (in my opinion) looks much nicer and definitely wears much more comfortably. I have not tried a Ritche "genuine leather" band, so I cannot speak for it, but I have also tried a Ritche NATO strap that I found to be excellent. I would highly recommend Ritche straps as an inexpensive, yet quality way to change up the look of your watches. Besides the color of the band, be sure to match the buckle to your watch case, as Ritche has several different options!

I purchased the brown/silver colorway for $20 in October 2023. It arrives in a basic ziploc bag with just the strap and no tools. While these straps can be installed without tools using the quick release spring bars, I still think it would have been nice if Ritche included a spring bar tool, since you might need one to take your original straps off.My biggest problem with this strap is that it is NOT top grain leather as advertised in the description of the item. If you look at my pictures you can see that it is clearly stamped with "genuine leather" on the back of the strap. Their product photos don't show the genuine leather label either. I've removed one star for false advertising which is never appreciated.For those unfamiliar, "genuine leather" is the lowest quality of leather on the market, with "top grain" sitting one grade higher and "full grain" being the highest quality. I would not have purchased this strap if I had known it was only genuine, seeing as the equivalent Barton only costs $8 more.Still, I'm going to rate the product 4 stars because it seems decently well built and feels like it would last about as long as you'd expect a $20 leather strap to last. The hardware is made of all stainless steel and seem sturdy enough. The buckle is unsigned which I appreciate as well. And installation is a breeze with the quick release spring bars.Out of the box, it is a very light colored strap which is what I wanted. The color deepened a bit after I applied some conditioner, but still appears quite anemic as you can see compared to the Barton which is almost the exact same strap. Still, I don't mind it and I think the gingerbread look will go well with some watch dials. It wears comfortably on the wrist.Honestly I would recommend that you spend a few dollars more and go for the Barton. Between the deeper, richer color and the higher quality materials I think it would be worth it. However if all you have is $20 to spend then the Ritche should serve you well too.

Fits great, looks great and appears to be very well made. I’m very happy with it so far.

Been looking forever for an 18mm strap without a taper for my vintage Tag. Most of the 18mm straps available taper down way too thin and "feminine" at the buckle but these thicker ones are exactly what I was looking for. 18 at the lug, and 18 at the buckle with no taper. Excellent quality as well.

I like this watch band!I own a Wenger 7471X/T and the original band had worn out.This 19mm band was easy to install given the quick release feature. Removing the original band was not difficult, so if fear of attempting to remove a standard watch band has held you back on pickup up a replacement, I hope this helps alleviate that fear. The quick release feature ultimately inspired me to look into more bands so that I can change them daily as I choose.Compared to the original band, this band is a little flatter, which I prefer. I find the band equally comfortable, and it feels substantial enough that I'm not worried about it detaching or breaking during use.For reference, I have worn this watch band daily for the past three weeks. Primarily, I wear this to the office, but I've also worn this on long walks in excess of 90 degrees.UPDATE:While taking off my backpack yesterday, the watch snagged on the strap. The quick release pin bent and ripped through the tiny pit of leather where the quick release slider is. Removed two stars for the lack of durability.

Beautiful watch band. Very comfortable. I bought it to go with my Milatado ML V2 watch that is a homage to the IWC Mark XI homage piece. The Coffee color and black clasp work very well with it.

Still holding my watch to my wrist after five years