Three things you don't know about watch straps

There is also a lot of cold knowledge about small watch bands, today we will take a look at the common materials of watch bands and some professional terms of watch bands!

- Common materials of watch straps

Artificial leather, plastic, silicone, leather, elastic metal,TUDOR Royal M28323-0001 sheet steel, woven metal, stainless steel solid, titanium alloy, tungsten steel, copper solid, zinc aluminum and other alloys. Among the common materials of leather strap: alligator skin, lizard skin, ostrich skin, pearl fish skin, cowhide, shark skin. Among them, crocodile skin and cowhide are the most common. Common soft watch bands rubber band, silicone band, nylon band.

- Specialized terms for watch bands

1. 316L steel band: most watches use 316L steel, this material is mainly used for medical scalpel, anti-allergic.

2. Ceramic watch band: the main component is zirconium dioxide, which is fired at a high temperature of about 1500 degrees, the workmanship is more complicated, the cost will be higher. Compared with the stainless steel strap, the ceramic strap is lighter in weight, but the hardness is 10 times that of stainless steel watches, waterproof, high temperature resistant, corrosion resistant, colorfast and not easy to wear. However, it cannot be collided or dropped,TUDOR Black Bay 39 M79660-0001 and should be stored carefully when not worn.

3. tungsten titanium alloy band: the hardness can reach 89~95HRA, with the characteristics of not easy to be worn, hard but brittle. Therefore, tungsten steel strap also has the disadvantages of being afraid of falling and difficult to find accessories. If the impact is large, then the tungsten steel strap is easier to break, wear tungsten steel watch to pay attention.

4. Mississippi alligator leather strap: Southeastern United States Mississippi alligator abdominal leather, crocodile skin in the highest level of a kind. In the center of the abdomen of the alligator, a part of the skin has a pattern known as the bamboo pattern, a crocodile of this part of the skin can only produce a few belts, very valuable.

5. Calfskin strap: leather made from the skin of calves within 6 months of birth.TUDOR Glamour Double Date M57103-0005 The texture is small and soft, and it is the best kind of cowhide. 6. rubber strap: it is a kind of soft leather.

6. rubber strap: a kind of soft and smooth material, very close to the hand, because the rubber is completely waterproof, mostly used in diving and sports watches.

The above is the introduction of some common materials and terminology of watch straps. Hope this information can help you better understand the selection and use of watch straps.