Benchmark Straps 22mm Dark Brown Oiled Leather Nato Watchband - More Colors Available

Very high quality band, especially for the price. I purchased it to replace the original band on my Fossil watch that was "genuine leather", meaning nothing more than plastic leather, not actual leather. This band you can tell is the real deal made out of quality leather not crappy plastic "leather" by the way it scuffs and the smell.I have a Timex Weekender that has the same style of band and the original Timex band is significantly thinner than this band, I will be buying a second to update my Timex band as well.Changing it out was very easy. Took less than 5 minutes. The dark brown color with the silver is beautiful!This band is the perfect size for either a smaller wrist like I have or a large wrist. If you have a smaller wrist, you'll have to tuck the end into itself, which I don't mind at all. Actually, I prefer this look.It's a good stiffness and flexibility, not too loose. Not too stiff.It's too early to tell how easy or hard this will be to clean, but with it being leather all you'll have to do is condition it every once in awhile and it'll be looking good for a long time.

Great quality pc. Worth buying

Looks and feels ok. The leather is very soft which is not exactly what I had in mind, sometimes the tang on the buckle wants to slip out of the holes on the strap. Overall not a bad strap for the price however is on the thin and soft side for a leather strap.

I bought the 22-mm Benchmark Basics leather strap, in dark brown with polished silver fittings. It installed quickly, fits properly, looks classy, feels good, and it should last a long time. I use it for a Seiko SRPE93 Prospex diver’s watch. For non-aquatic use, wearing the Benchmark Basics leather strap avoids the challenges of having a constantly-moving stainless-steel keeper on Seiko's factory silicone rubber strap.

I like that this Nato is thin, likewise, it stretches, so if you're like me, and enjoy a snug fit, you can tighten it down and the leather will flex with your movements. Some may not like this feature, and think it is cheap, but I love it. I sleep with my watch on, and rarely take it off, and have not noticed any issues with the durability of the leather. I read reviews that this band was too long, which I don't find to be the case either. If you like your strap to hang over the buckle and "pop" up, you can wear it like that, although your sleeves won't hang over the watch ( This is how I wear it). If you like to have your watch tucked under your sleeve cuff, then you can play around with the band and slide the watch piece down, and it will the "slack" will be less, so that you can tuck it under the cuff. Highly recommended.