A week with my (short) Rubber B Strap

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I was on the wait list for the short version of the Rubber B strap for a few months and it finally arrived last Friday (10/14). I’ve had it on my wrist for the past week and let me just start by saying that it is a fantastic strap! If Rolex ever wanted to sell their watches with a rubber strap, then they should use this one.

As can be seen in the photos below the watch fits my LV Submariner perfectly at the lugs and it looks like it is OEM. I love how the curved ends fit so well against the Sub’s case and how the strap itself curves away from the case at the exact same angle as the lugs. While I have a set custom endlinks from Eugene and a custom made strap from Koon which are great (see my previous posts), they don’t compare with the Rubber B strap. For me, one of the great advantages of the Rubber B strap is that I can actually use the Rolex deployant and, having purchased the short version of the strap, I can have it centered on my wrist. Again, as you can see in the photos below it looks OEM with the deployant.

As far as how the strap feels on the wrist the Rubber B is perfect – it is beefy enough to be rugged and match my Sub and supple enough to be extremely comfortable. Now I have pretty small wrists (6.5”) so I had to order the short version of the strap but even after cutting it I still have an extra 0.75” of spare room in case all the beer catches up with me. I’ve heard others complain that the Rubber B strap is a bit pricey but in my opinion it is worth every penny.

Cheers,

Jonathan.