My Explorer never looked better
My Explorer is 10 year old and is a (over)due a service. Before it goes i've been trying some straps on the basis that any damage i do will be fixed in the Rolex spa.
And as 36mm Explorer owners probably know I have come against some old problems i.e. the gap is really too tight for anything other than a well fitted bracelet. That is unless you are willing to squeeze and i can't help but think that this puts too much strain in the bars. I know you can use curved ones but they don't inspire confidence for other reasons.Essentially everything works up to a point but nothing ever works well enough to justify not putting the bracelet back on.
Then a couple of weeks ago a watch arrived with a few spare straps, i looked at them and decided that i didn't like any enough to dislodge the strap i'd chosen for the new arrival. So they were off the graveyard with the other spare traps i accumulate, ready for a give away nearer to Christmas. It was then that i noticed that this Eulit perlon was extraordinarily thin.,
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A week later its not been off my wrist.
To me it looks simply perfect and its so comfortable I often forget i have a watch on. These 301 Kristall straps seem remarkably cheap but my Google skills suggest that they are only available in bulk.
The only down side I can see is the length; 7 inch wrists are fine, but much more is pushing it. The surprising thing is that off the wrist the strap looks; a little cheap, maybe tacky and certainly nondescript, the only hint of quality is a beautiful minimal buckle.
On it looks like it was made for the Explorer and matches it for quality. So, if you have a 36mm Explorer, a thiner wrist and a mean streak, this might be a bargain.
