JuntanStainless Steel Curved Solid End Tapered 20mm 22mm Watch Band Metal Watch Strap Bracelet Deployment Double FlipLock Buckle Silver Black

Anyone familiar with the Casio Duro dive watch knows it is an incredible watch for the money. It has a very accurate quartz movement, a screw down caseback and crown, a rotating bezel, a mineral crystal, and is water resistant to 660 feet. An amazing value for only $50, and it is very nicely styled too.The only problem with this watch is that it comes with a very cheap band. So I bought this very nice stainless steel band to upgrade the appearance. The band is very nicely made, and seems to be of very high quality. They even include the tools you need to install the band in the box.

There is much to like with this bracelet. Let us start with the 4-tier packaging. The first tier was a plastic film shrink wrapped around the bracelet, to protect it from scratches. And then the bracelet was inserted into a plastic overwrap. And then the bracelet with the shrink wrap plastic plus the plastic overwrap, was inside a zip-lock plastic bag. Finally, this bracelet (with shrink wrapped plastic, inside plastic overwrap, inside plastic zip lock bag) was inside a firm carton box, which was secured shut with thin plastic bands on both ends. See picture with 4 levels of protective packaging. I say every effort was made to get this to buyers in pristine condition. Second, it came with helpful items, specifically tools and spare parts. Included was a spring bar tool (to help remove and attach spring bars), a bracelet push-pin remover and installer tool, spare spring bars, and spare push-pin tips for the push-pin tool. See picture of the tools and spare parts. I say every effort was made to make it easier for the buyer to install this bracelet. Third, the bracelet is of very nice quality, certainly better than bracelets that come with many Seiko 5 watches. At the price I paid for it, I did not expect milled clasp, solid end links, or screw connected links, so I was satisfied with the stamped clasp, end links that are hollow, and links connected with push pins. The main issue with aftermarket bracelets tend to be the end links, and how that fits with the owner's watch. I have worked with several bracelets and watches. Always some adjustment is needed in the end link. For this reason, I prefer hollow end links: they are easier to manipulate and "twist" into the needed shape (compared to solid end links which can't be "shaped" to fit). I used two small jewelry pliers to manipulate the hollow end links into the shape needed to fit like a charm. For my watch, I had to press the "top edges" down (lower the side height of the end link), while twisting the bottom flanges "out" (increase the space to easier slide the end link in between the lugs). It was neither quick nor child play easy. But it wasn't egregiously difficult either. A few trial and error end link adjustments, and I got it to fit perfectly, as if the hollow end link was designed for my watch (my watch for this bracelet has an Ollech and Wajs "M-Series" diver case). If I hadn't been able to make it fit, I would have brought it to our nearby watch repair shop and have them work with it, rather than give up on a perfectly fine bracelet. And I would be willing to pay the reasonable fee to my favorite watch repair shop if they were able to install what I could not. Sadly, I think there is a main design flaw. With the bracelet I received, the pin that supports the outer "flip lock" is actually composed of 2 pieces. And the two pieces are not screwed together, only "friction" attached. In my case, that friction failed quickly, and the pin separated into the 2 component pieces (see picture and video). With the pin broken, the flip lock falls out. Without that last flip lock the whole bracelet no longer feels or looks right. This reminds us of Benjamin Franklin's Proverb: "For want of a nail, the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe, the horse was lost... all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail." I think the designer should design the latch without that exterior flip lock, many bracelets just use a push button latch anyway (that flip lock has become another failure point). Or, they could use a 1-piece pin that will not separate into pieces. I'll try to use super glue to attach the two pin pieces into one pin. If this review isn't edited at some future point, you can assume the fix worked, and the pin "held", and the bracelet works as it should. If it fails, I'll edit this review to add the sad result. To end, I would have wanted to rate it 5 stars, but I can't on account of a bad flip lock pin. But I think I can fix the issue with simple super glue, and can use the bracelet. And with everything so good about it: the quality of the bracelet links, the attention to packaging, the tools and spare parts, I'm comfortable keeping the 4 other stars in place.

Saw someone online with this bracelet on their Casio Duro, and thought it looked pretty great. Had to try it for myself. Turns out, it actually is quite nice. Only real complaints are that the edges of the links are a bit sharp, and there’s a bit more arm hair pulling than I would like. For a bracelet under 20 bucks though, you can’t really expect any better. If you’re looking for a well-fitting bracelet for your Duro, you can end your search here.

4 stars due to bracelet rattle. But for the price, that's expected. Use original Casio spring bars when attaching bracelet to case, not supplied ones. Casio spring bars are much thicker. Package comes with all the tools you need to install yourself including sizing. No need to visit the watchmaker. Install can be frustrating, just be patient. Would absolutely reccomend this for your Casio Duro.

This band does fit the duro near perfectly. However it did take some bending to get it to fit but nothing too difficult it was on within 15 minutes