“Unfortunately the Crimson and Navy Blue straps aren’t nearly as dark/deep/rich as they appear online. The Crimson has a faded/waxy luster, and the Navy Blue is closer to Royal bkue, and has a less apparent waxy/soapy luster. -1 star for each. This is the Smoke (dark) gray strap. I thought the other gray looked too light, and this one was only a bit darker than my preference online. Like the colored straps, it arrived noticeably lighter than the stock photos- which was actually perfect for me. It doesn’t suffer from the waxy/soapy luster at all.
Other than the color issue, the Elite Silicone straps are four stars. They’re thin and flexible. The molded texturing and other details are well defined. The buckle is milled, and the second keeper has a detent that locks into the large hole on the tail of the strap. This works almost too well, and it takes more effort than I would have guessed to release it. I’m slightly concerned about the spring bars, as they came slightly compressed and I had to push the nubs out to fully extend the ends into the holes. The long term durability of the laminated construction remains to be seen.
Barton does a terrible job of clarifying sizes. The Navy Blue and Gray straps I ordered had options for regular or long. Since I was aware that these normally came with a long and short tail, I thought I had to pick one or the other for these colors. I have a 7.5” wrist, so I picked long. They still have two tails, they’re just long and LONG.
Overall I’m satisfied with them at the buy one get one 50% off price.”
“The only large wrist option found after weeks of searching online. You get a two size option each time you order a stap, which is not very obvious in the description, but is a great guarantee for correct fitting.
Quality is top notch and lugs are very secure on both my auto wind Seiko and Garmin smart watches. Very very happy.”
