For watches customization, how to choose the suitable strap material?
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- Apr 1,2019
Summary
Watch strap. It plays an important role in the diversity of watches. So how many types are for the watchbands on the market and how to choose them when customizing watches?
From the material point of view, how many types watchbands are avaliable?
1 leather strap. It is one of the most common watchband materials, which is popular in the market because of its softness and durability.
There are many kinds of leather, such as crocodile skin, sheep skin, horse skin, cowhide, pigskin, snake skin, lizard skin and so on. But most leather straps on the market are made of cow leather.
Of course, different origins, dermal materials vary greatly. Italian leather occupies a high-end position in the market because of its good quality. For the color of the strap, there are many colors. Customers can also customize the colors according to Pantong number. Normally we use C series.
2 Solid stainless steel bands. Because of its strong and durable, it is loved by many people.
Common stainless steel bands, just like stainless steel case, are processed by abrasive molds. Most of the materials are 304 stainless steel.
Shining and brused are the normal polish crafts. also, it can be plated in different colors, such as gold, rose gold and black, just like the case.
3 Stainless steel mesh band. Stainless steel mesh belt, both strong and durable stainless steel belt, and relatively soft, relatively cheap. With the popularity of DW watches, stainless steel mesh belt has been more and more popular in the market.
4 Nylon belt. Nylon has good elasticity and wear resistance under dry and wet conditions, stable size and small shrinkage, and has the characteristics of tall, wrinkle-proof, washable and quick-drying. And nylon tapes can be made in different colors and simple patterns.
5 Fabric belt. This kind of strap is mostly used on women's watches. As the material of clothing, it has many designs and colors, which is popular in women watch market.
6 Solid wood band. Generally used for wood watches, wood is relatively light. The color and textures are natural.
7 Silicone. Silicone watchband has the advantages of wear resistance, high temperature resistance, non-distortion, non-toxicity, odorless, no side effects on human body and soft, non-cracking, long service life and no irritation to skin. In recent years, people have begun to add some functional materials, such as negative ions, germanium, titanium, far infrared and so on, to the raw materials of silicone watchband for processing, which has certain health care function.
There are many materials and styles of watchband. How to choose them? It depends mainly on budget and design idea. You can reference the above description, I hope it will be helpful to you. If you have any questions, please contact us (find more contact at the bottom of the website)