FKM Rubber Straps Under $10! Juelong Watch Band Review - AliExpress
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Premium grade FKM rubber straps with quick release for under $10 each? Yes, I'll take a whole RACK of 'em, thank you! These watch bands from JUELONG have a high resistance to heat and oil, are extremely waterproof and won't collect dust like some silicone or rubber straps do. They're tough, but soft and pliable. I picked up both the Summit and Tropic style straps, each with brushed stainless steel buckle and tang, and quick release spring bars. In this video I'll show you these high quality FKM straps up close, displaying a variety of colors on several different watches. Specs are listed down below. These are perfect to add to your AliExpress 11.11 Sale shopping cart!
Tropic style strap - tinyurl.com/FKMTropic
Summit style strap - tinyurl.com/FKMSummit
The links above are actually NON-affiliate links and take you to the JUELONG Official Store on AliExpress. If you explore around within JUELONG's store, you can find more listings. Some have a cheaper price, but charge for shipping unless you spend more than $10. So the number of straps you plan on ordering may determine the best listing/price to use. Be mindful that some of the other listings have more or less variations, like different hardware color, or NO quick release spring bars, etc.
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Tropic style specs:
Width - 20mm tapers to 18.5mm at middle of strap, and 18mm at buckle. Bottom side flares to 11mm at very tip.
22mm tapers to 20.5mm at middle of strap, and 20mm at buckle. Bottom side flares to 13mm at very tip
Thickness - 5.4mm at lug end, down to 2.8mm for the bulk of the length, then 4mm at the buckle
Weight - 20mm is 26 grams, 22mm is 28 grams
Length - Both the 20mm and 22mm straps are the same length. 80mm for the buckle/top strap and 130mm for the bottom/longer strap, which is approximately 3.15 inches & 5.15 inches, measuring end to end of the rubber only.
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Summit style specs:
Width - 20mm strap tapers to 17.7mm, 22mm strap tapers to 19.7mm
Thickness - 5.2mm at lug end, down to 3.0mm for the remaining length of the strap. 3.5mm if you include the raised waffle design section of the strap
Weight - 20mm is 35 grams, 22mm is 37 grams
Length - Both the 20mm and 22mm straps are the same length. 75mm for the buckle/top strap and 125mm for the bottom/longer strap, which is approximately 2.95 inches & 4.92 inches, measuring end to end of the rubber only.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro & Overview
01:05 Tropic Style Strap Closeups & Colors
03:38 Summit Style Strap Closeups & Colors
05:52 Strap Show!
06:31 Pricing
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Anyway you can update your links? Keeps taking me to the main page and I’d like to try these exact straps. Please and thank you.
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
Man, I can't get these as a sharable link from AliExpress to save my life! Try this link to their store. If it doesn't work, search JUELONG Official Store and when you hover over their link you should see "This store has been in business since October 12, 2018." There are multiple store numbers, depending on the server webpage or app you are viewing from, and country, etc. www.aliexpress.com/store/1101302852?spm=a2g0o.detail.1000007.1.513938fdjFE1dR
@mr.timezone1336
Жыл бұрын
@@WatchWitt thank you!! So much !!
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
Glad it worked…not sure why the product links won’t come over.
Thanks for the heads up, I'm after a tropic strap for a watch in the collection. Will add one of these for sure
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Great quality and feel…especially for the price! Thanks for watching, Troy!
Glad I found this video. I've purchased some quality tropic straps from eBay and I believe these are the same strap. They are brilliant. So good I'm in the process of buying all colours. Thank you
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
LOVE these straps! My only complaint is that sometimes it’s hard to get a perfect fit due to the length between holes, but that’s the design.
Great strap video Whitt! Nice to see a different type watch related video. I love the blue tropical strap you gave me with my Steeldive watch! One of the keepers broke off and that's fine still does the job. Keep up good content 👌💯
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve! Wow, I’m surprised to hear that about the keeper. I haven’t had any issues with mine. The material is so dense and tough, but the keepers ARE the thinest part. Thanks for adding your real-life experience here!
That's FANTASTIC!!! So glad you posted this Witt. Those tropic straps are identical to the ones they used to have in the 70s... (so I'm told), hahah. That's exactly what I'm looking for when I restore those old skin-divers. Man, those are great!!! Thanks!
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
You bet! Great quality and unbeatable price. Like I said, you can afford to buy more than one! They're soooo comfortable.
Awesome video Witt! Great find, adding this store to my following list on Ali, beaut, thanks m8
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍 These straps feel soooooo good!
You have a voice for radio!
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! I hope you enjoy my videos…
Thank you for share this knowloge.
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome…great quality straps for a low price!
I bought their waffle version last month and am highly satisfied! Great find and review!
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Oooh, I’ll have to check that one out. Thanks for commenting!
Great looking straps for the $, thanks for letting us know about these 👍🏼
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, they’re great at twice that price…a steal under $10!
Great video, thanks. Subscribed
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Lew! These are incredible FKM straps at an awesome price.
Just a tip. When reviewing straps you should use calipers to measure the distance between sizing holes. Thats key info. I find with tropic staps its luck if you get a good fit as the sizing holes are so spaced out. Prefer the other one which seems to have closer spacings.
@WatchWitt
10 ай бұрын
Great tip! Yes, I find the tropic style straps to be hit or miss. The lug to lug length of your watch comes into play as well. But still….one hole is too tight and the next hole is too loose!
Just bought a red Tropical from Juelong for my SKX007. Wow, these are so comfortable. Not sure if these are legit FKM material, but there are very comfortable. Might buy a waffle from the same store.
@WatchWitt
Ай бұрын
They're awesome, right?! I haven't found any reason to believe they aren't; dense, strong, flexible, don't attract dust/lint, etc.
This store has the best bang for your buck on all kinds of rubber straps and their shipping is fast
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely! High quality and great prices. I tried their new Leather/FKM hybrid too…nice. Leather on the top side and FKM against your skin. Great summer option.
Just ordered one, I like the angled holes since this is always the first part of my resin straps to crack.. I think this strap will last a long time
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you got the Summit style. Yes, these are very durable. The only thing I haven’t subjected them to is lots of salt water.
@matt4398
2 жыл бұрын
It's not just less wear on the holes, it's less wear on the strap because it won't have to bend as much at the clasp
will this straps fit good on 7.283 inch wrist size ? problem with some of Aliexpress straps that they are made for smaller wirst size.
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. The straps/watches shown in this video are on my EIGHT inch wrist, and there are still more holes available. You may find that there is actually too much tail to the strap, meaning that it will start to come all the way up to the top side lug on smaller wrists…probably not yours.
@danielhovet5675
2 жыл бұрын
@@WatchWitt thanks 🍻
I know this video is already old but do u have any experience with much more expensive fkm rubber straps like crafter blue? How do these compare to them?
@WatchWitt
2 ай бұрын
I don't, sorry. But these are very dense, yet supple FKM straps. I wear them a LOT on various watches and they're in brand new condition after all this time. In my opinion, there's no reason to pay more...these are quality!
How accurate would you say is the color of the yellow strap in your video? I got two FKM straps from Juelong, it's a different design from these two but I was super impressed with them. Now I'd like to get this style as well but the yellow on yours looks completely different. A lot more light and a bit washed out. I wonder if it's just the camera.
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
I think it’s a little washed out in most of this video…bad lighting, sorry. I would say it’s just a LITTLE darker in person. I think the thumbnail picture of the video (when viewing the list of videos on my channel) is closer to the actual color. 5:11 is pretty close too.
@DM-rc4yu
Жыл бұрын
@@WatchWitt Thanks. It does seem they use slightly different colors between the models which is surprising. But the quality really took me by surprise. It feels way more expensive than it is.
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
@@DM-rc4yu They have the best FKM, especially for the price! Buckles aren't too shabby either, as you know.
Seth Rogen narrating watch straps, now I have seen everything
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
Haha! Glad I could be of service!
Springbar tip size?
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
That info isn't on their listing, but I measure the body as 1.8mm and the tip .9mm.
@ivanmirones9220
Жыл бұрын
Can't use these on Seiko divers
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
@@ivanmirones9220 Bummer...'cause they're great straps!
@ivanmirones9220
Жыл бұрын
Really good. 0.9 mm will have to much play in ta Samurai lug hole, its ok for a Seiko 5 though.
@WatchWitt
Жыл бұрын
@@ivanmirones9220 Good to know. I haven't tried them on any Seiko divers, only the SD Capt. Willard homage and other non-diver Seikos. They work great on all those watches...!
Those rubber straps look cheap.
@WatchWitt
2 ай бұрын
They're not...very high quality. Great density, strength and stretch to them. The only thing cheap is the price!
Shit straps for shit watches.... A match made in heaven.
@WatchWitt
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful thing, right?!