BARTON WATCH BANDS - Soft Silicone Quick Release Straps

I've purchased about a dozen watch bands, and this is the first one I am buying again - because I wore it so long, it broke. Leather or stronger silicone would not have broken, but I wore this daily for a long time. I wore it so much because I like it. It is soft, much softer than leather or the resin (plastic) that comes from the factory on Casio watches. Leather bands have their place, but not daily wear for me. Fabric (canvas or woven nylon) can also give a soft and pliable band, but this soft silicone is good. It fits on my relatively small wrist without the end sticking up, because it is not super long, and because it has two sliding loops to "tie down" the band. I usually position one loop near the buckle and the other near the free end. With small wrists, having the free end stick out a lot can get caught on things. This is not a problem with these Barton bands. I like having two sliding loops (tie-downs) in general. The metal buckle is fine, it is easy to open and close and it never discolored. I can see that the metal edges are worn, but it is silver all the way down, it is not plated. I would prefer an engraving on the buckle, but a bad engraving is worse than nothing and this is an affordable band. The metal buckle is frankly better than a plastic buckle, for ease of fastening and durability, but a plastic buckle might have been color-matched. I like the silver accent, though. BIGGEST COMPLAINT: The inner surface of the silicone is gently scored in a square grid, or knurled. This makes it less sweaty than smooth-faced bands, but the little grooves accumulate white gunk, which comes out as white powder when I scratch it. I think this may be dried soap, from hand washing. It may also be dried sweat, but it's really entirely white. Smooth-textured silicone would have a different problem, it would trap more sweat in a liquid state, and possibly become sticky. The only way to avoid these problems is to get a leather band, which I don't want most of the time. I like that it can be removed without a spring bar tool (a V-poker stick), because the spring bars have little knobs that can be actuated with a fingernail. So swapping bands is easy. The band doesn't come off by accident, it is reliable. DURABILITY: It developed some shiny patches on the outer face, likely from rubbing. They look okay. The hole that I used most often looks identical to the others, which is impressive, usually it would be reamed out. One of the sliding loop tie-downs has a chunk missing. And it ultimately snapped apart at one end, coming free of the spring bar and becoming useless. So I am replacing it. But it lasted many hundreds of days, washing dishes and showering with it. STYLE: Very simple, very classy. No logos, even color, rectangular with no flares. My favorite kind of style. The band can rotate like 270 degrees around the spring bar (the lug), so you can lay it flat on a nightstand, you can slip the bands together and it will stand up on a nightstand like a clock. You can keep the watch flat in a pocket. Out of a dozen watch bands, this is the first one I am re-buying. It's good.

Love this watch band and it fits my Citizen Ecodrive perfectly. I’m the kind of guy who wears his watch 24/7; I shower with it, sleep with it, workout with it...it never leaves my wrist. Needless to say a good band is extremely important Comfort: 5/5 -The band is ultra soft, I barely notice I’m wearing it. -Even when your wrist swells (working out/hot outside/really hydrated), the band is just as comfortable & seems to expand -I haven’t found “slippage” to be the case, it stays put & doesn't slide down or up my wrist even when wet (after washing hands/showering). But this is more a function of how tightly you wear your watch Fit: 5/5 -I have pretty small wrists (~7”) and it fits perfectly with 2 notches to spare -The buckle is very comfortable and lays flat against the strap, so it doesn’t catch on things like clothes, laptop edges, doorways, etc. -The fastener loops that hold the extra bit of strap down against your wrist are excellent. I was worried they would be too bulky/thick (like the Fossil silicone bands) and be a nuisance, but the opposite is true **see the 2nd picture**. They also stay in place very well and don’t slide down the band, like with leather straps. Durability: 5/5 -The band, while comparatively inexpensive, feels very well made, but only time will tell -The material does not collect dust/hair/lint like some other silicone bands, probably because it isn’t textured & has a smooth surface It’s also worth noting I haven’t had a skin irritation or reaction to the band. It was also very easy to install—just be sure to do so on a flat surface over a white piece of paper to catch the metals bars if they fall out (mine didn’t, they were pretty well stuck-in the band)

Overall fine quality, but the length is a bit shorter than I'd like for a larger (8"+) wrist, even with a 48mm watch. Looks nice and is comfortable.

Excellent product. Easy to install or remove with spring bar 'dimple' that quickly allows retraction of spring bar pin. It's also easy to take off to clean a watch on occasion with a toothbrush. You also don't risk scratching the watch struggling with a gummed up spring bar. The band can be taken on and off in seconds. It's obvious why people buy a number of bands of various colors Comfortable especially when resting your arm while using a mouse, etc, even when you roll your arm directly resting on the buckle portion. Silky soft, lite and flexible with no break in needed. Its difficult to scuff or deface the band in any way. After months of use it shows no wear at all. Much better than a rubber type band supplied with a Casio watch that I formerly thought was fine until I tried this band. The stainless bucket is polished to a high chrome like gloss. 316 Stainless is a higher grade of stainless and the added chrome content adds to the rich look with no sharp edges. Cleans over and over with water and mild soap. The holes are fine for an average sized wrist and close enough to get a good fit. I have it on a Citizen watch and it fits and clears the body of the watch just right.

Really cool band. I like the quick release feature and had no idea how useful that could be until using it. I'd bought some quick release straps from another brand a few days prior, one leather and one silicone, and wanted to give this from Barton a try too. I can say the Barton is better quality than the other brand (Rerii) I bought, which I realized afterward is probably just a copy of Barton's version. (For all I know, Barton could be copying someone else, but they did it better than rerii) The band itself is made from soft, quality silicone rubber. It's solid and doesn't stretch very easily, which is good, and it's also still very flexible at the same time. The different texture on the back is another plus. I like it better than having it the same smooth finish as the outer face because it won't stick to you as much or cause sweating on a warm day. The number of holes is also good. I have thinner wrists and sometimes the holes on the strap don't extend far enough for me to get a secure fit. I can get a tight and secure fit with this, and there's still two more extra holes to go tighter past that if needed. The quick release function is great, and very handy to have. I'd recently broken a tip on my old spring bar tool, so I was very excited to find these and found the experience of using them even easier than I thought it'd be. I don't even want to use regular spring bar type bands again; I can say that based off of this Barton silicone quick-release band, I'll be buying a few of the leather versions in different colors and sizes for the rest of my watches. Edit 5/23/18 - I've had this band, as well as the ones I bought after, for about a year and a half now. This particular watch/band combo still gets worn 4-5 days a week and it's shown almost no signs of wear. These hold up well.

I have a galaxy watch that my original silicone band finally wore out on it and I was looking for a replacement. Under the naive assumption of, "Hey all silicone bands are basically the same." I went out and just bought a cheap band that I thought looked good. It was extremely uncomfortable to wear. After a few days of trying to wear it I had learned my lesson and decided to actually pick out not the cheapest band I could find but one that fit all my needs. Enter the Barton Silicone Watch Band. It checked all of the boxes but I was still worried after being burned once. I still ordered it and I knew immediately this watch band was perfect for what I want. The quality difference between those cheap silicone bands and this one is apparent right away. The texture, the fit, the ease of install, the color, everything about this watch band is perfect for what I wanted. Even better is from a distance you can't even tell it's silicone. As long as Barton keeps this same quality level going forward, I'll never look for another silicone watch band company. Do yourself a favor, if you're in the market for a silicone watch bad - spend an extra few bucks and actually get a band that you won't regret buying as soon as you pull it out of the box. Buy a Barton Silicone watch band. They've made me a believer.

Let me just preface this all by saying, I understand this is a very petty, small issue and nothing of any importance, but just putting a review out there for anyone to save a bucks in the future. I have a garmin instinct and as far as size and function, it's great. The only reason I wanted to switch it out for another watch is because it's basically all function and no form. Which I usually value more, but it is nice to be able to install other apps and faces. So, I got this t-rex pro and in those respects, it does do that. 100s of faces and apps. Though, when it comes to things like straps, it seems oddly lacking. Compared to the garmin and even other amazfit watches. I am a fan of OD green, or olive drab. It's sometimes called army green. Most watches have one of these. It's a very popular color for many. That's why it's so bizarre to me that the pro doesn't. The 2 and other models do. I've gotten a few from other companies and Barton and they just aren't OD green. They're much darker or lighter. This one from Barton is NOT OD green. It is more a bright sage green. The other ones on other sites and here, are darker hunter green. Is this a big deal? No. The Barton is comfortable, it's just not accurate to the picture on here. The picture is OD, the actual one, is not. There are nylon ones you can get that are more accurate, but if you want silicon, you're basically out of luck. It's so odd and frustrating, but not the end of the world. Another bit of advice. If you want to often and easily switch straps, just get one strap that has regular or quick release spring bars, like this Barton, and you can just buy any 22mm strop and switch it out without it having to have the middle cut out notch itself. So, good strap, comfortable, just the wrong color.

This was the first Barton Band that I bought - i was so impressed I immediately bought 2 other varieties and I remain impressed. Material: It's silicon, so you know what to expect. It's a soft-touch, rubbery material with a pleasing matte finish. The interior of the band has a very fine pattern on the inside that helps stop the watch from sliding around.Unlike some other silicon bands i've tried, Barton's material seems to be a perfect blend of strength and flex.This material is immediately comfortable the first time you put it on - there is no wearing-in that you find with some silicon bands that are too firm and need a few days/weeks to relax. Colors: I have a few watches and like to indulge in swapping out different color bands. Barton band colors are bright without being neon and attention getting without distracting from the watch. Quality: You'd think making a silicon band would be simple, but once you try a few brands its easy to see that a good quality silicon band isn't so easy to find. Barton's are well made, with the molding seams hardly visible (if at all). The quick change pins are strong and easy to use. Every Barton Band i have purchased has had the same level of high quality. Summary: For the price, I cant recommend these bands enough. They could raise the price several dollars and it would still be worth it.

The Bands are very soft and comfortable to wear. I have a number of them.

It is not the color in the pictures , it comes with a light green color not an olive one It comes also as 22 mm strap not 18 mm as described The quality is good so

Cinturino molto ben fatto. Comodo da portare. Lo consiglio.

Qualitatif, confortable et robuste 👍

Expectaion from the picture is far from the reality of the product. Color way off and product unimpressive.