NOT happy with my Tudor aftermarket rubber strap!!!

[2th Dr]

I can't believe this happened! I was in my bathroom on Saturday, getting ready to shower. As I was taking off my shirt, one of the spring bars that connects the rubber strap to the clasp came off! Yep, you guessed it, my Tudor proceded at 9.8 m/s squared until it hit the tiled floor. After I revived, I carefully scrutinized my baby. Watch still ticking... check! Crystal... check! No damage. Scratches... check! None that I could see. Oh crap! What's this on one of the lugs??? A dent! Well, fortunately, it was in an area I could fix, so I brought it to work today and removed the dent and polished it. All better now. I assessed the problem. The rubber was actually "pulling" on the spring bar just enough to dislodge one end from the hole on the clasp. Solution: I bent the clasp inward just a tad where the holes are, so now, even if the rubber pulls on the spring bar, it will not be enough to dislodge the spring bar.
What have we learned? When you buy a $20 strap, you GET a $20 strap.

Here's where it came apart...

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Here's the dent, after polishing... you can still see the dent as the light reflects off it...

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And here's the solution...

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Here endith the lesson.