Thick Strap Question for Skyland Owners

[chrono_lover]

Here's a question for all you Skyland owners out there. How do you fit your thick straps? The distance from the spring bar to the case isn't very much and it's all I can do to get any of my thick (5mm+) straps to mount. Even when I do manage to get one mounted, the spring bar pops very easily with any rotation of the strap.

[Sparty]

I don't. The geometery just makes it too hard. Someone just won't mount.

[Toadtorrent]

You might have a short springbar in there. You can go to any el-cheapo watch repair shop and get them to fit a bigger springbar.

With a leather strap (I don't have the bracelet on mine), I just use a wide fork blade on a Bergeon springbar tool to compress the strap to fit/remove the springbar. This has always been secure.

Where I run into problems is if the STRAP is a bit narrow between the lugs (e.g. lug spacing is 22mm, and the strap is 21mm or shy of 22mm), then the wiggle between the lug horns can pop the springbar with a bit of sideways pull (e.g. pulling on/off a tight cuffed jacket).

[hackR]

i think the key is a soft strap...and you do have to wrestle with the springbar a bit...but eventually it worked for me...

i've attached this 24mm Gunny Mona to my grey Skyland and love the look...

enjoy - R

[rogerthat]

Took until my 800th attempt but finally I got my greg stevens strap to stay in place and not pop out