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Old 8 December 2012, 08:06 AM   #1
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Icon5 Strap and buckle widths

Looking to get some leather straps for a pair of Datejusts that will soon arrive.

If memory serves me correct, rarely does it ever , the "watch end" is 20mm, correct?

Regarding buckle, an original Rolex SS buckle is 16mm or 18mm? Dealer says 16, but not 100% sure. I am finding it very hard to find aftermarket straps that go from 20-16, have seen some 20-18.

Does anyone know for sure the dimensions that I need? Any good leads for good "bang for the buck" straps?
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Old 8 December 2012, 09:00 AM   #2
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Rolex bracelets and straps all taper down to 16mm..

They are unusual and you are correct, most others are 18mm.
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Old 8 December 2012, 10:28 AM   #3
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As long as you get one with 20mm at the lugs it will fit. The rest is personal preference on how much taper you want
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Old 8 December 2012, 12:58 PM   #4
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Dressier 20mm straps are often made with a 16mm buckle. If that's what you want, keep looking, cuz they're out there.

I prefer a 20/18mm strap but have a few 20/16's.
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Old 8 December 2012, 01:47 PM   #5
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Thing is, I placed the order for a genuine Rolex buckle in SS for a Datejust I just got my wife, so whatever strap I get, has to be 20-16 in order to use the original buckle. I don't want to pay Rolex prices for leather straps (had pretty good $30 ones on my Panerai.... Too bad they don't make 20-16 straps). Any leads where to get 20-16 aftermarket straps?
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Old 8 December 2012, 07:57 PM   #6
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Try strappedfortime. I searched their site under "20mm" and exotic skins and the first one listed was 20/16mm.
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Old 9 December 2012, 12:16 AM   #7
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Awesome! Found the 20-16 in white and pink croc grain!
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Old 18 December 2012, 07:37 AM   #8
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Any other leads for 20/16mm straps? Strappedfortime seems to be down for now.
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Old 21 December 2012, 06:14 AM   #9
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Seems like when the site went down a few days ago, they removed the straps I was looking for! Called them and confirmed that they don't have what I am looking for (20-16 straps in pink or white).

Anyone else could share some leads as to where I could find straps that would work with genuine Rolex buckles? If this gets to be too much, I will sell my buckles and just use "run of the mill" straps instead...
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Old 21 December 2012, 07:19 AM   #10
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Old 4 January 2013, 01:37 PM   #11
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Hirsch wants nearly an extra $230 to do a 20-16 s 20-18. You would think that with less material they would charge less, not more!

Trying to find these straps for <$50 each.... Any leads? Shame that the original ones pointed to have been discontinued
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Old 17 March 2018, 03:39 AM   #12
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For future reference: Strapped for Time does carry the 20/16 straps, but on genuine exotic skins. A few years ago, I did source calfskin straps with croc stamping on them from Strapped for Time with the 20/16 taper and the manufacturer for these calfskin straps is Hadley Roma. Now to see if I can source these again for the recently acquired (again!) Rolex 6605.
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Old 17 March 2018, 04:16 AM   #13
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It is 20mm and tapers down to 16mm. The buckle is 16mm. It is purposely unusual so that you have a hard time finding a strap/buckle for it.
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Old 17 March 2018, 04:41 AM   #14
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Ladies' size, calfskin (alligator grain), in certain colors, from Hadley Roma, at Strapped for Time, are in fact available at what I consider a very good price ($23.95). Just need to find similar priced for men and in colors I'm interested (blue, black, gray).

I also found out that Hadley Roma is USA's importer for Hirsch, another company that has a wide variety of 20/16 straps, albeit at a much higher price point.
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Old 18 March 2018, 01:53 PM   #15
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OK, I'm about to just give up..... Anyone have a lead/tip on how to find a 20/16 mm blue men's calfskin (with croc stamp/print)? Bonus points if you can find them for <$30 as is the case of the sample I posted above.
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Old 20 March 2018, 04:44 AM   #16
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Just when I was about to give up, David at Strapped for Time went the extra mile for me and sourced the strap I was looking for. If anyone ever needs a leather strap, I strongly recommend giving David a try, especially for these hard to find 20/16 straps.
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Old 20 March 2018, 05:24 AM   #17
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Old 9 August 2018, 02:59 AM   #18
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Forgot to update this thread! Finally got the new strap. Was a bit stiff when it first arrived, but now has molded to my wrist. And now that I finally have it the way I want it, the watch is leaving to its original owner (for the second time!).

I want to again thank David for going the extra mile and sourcing for me this strap!
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