We appreciate the straightforward feedback. We were sorry to hear the Tropical Style band felt overly stiff and uncomfortable on your wrist right out of the box. Our team reached out to you to help swap it for one of our softer bands to ensure you actually enjoy what you are wearing.
“The looks is good but they execute the design poorly because there is no taper on the thickness. It should taper down towards the end of the straps so the end will fit to those 2 keepers effortlessly. Because no taper, it is a challenging to go through keepers. I threw them away.”
Nori, we really appreciate the honest feedback on the Tropical Style design. We've shared your notes about the taper and keeper thickness with our product team. We also reached out via email to offer a full refund for the frustration, so please let us know if we can help further!
“Strap is great. A little bit thicker than most tropic straps but plenty flexible, and does not have the extreme taper of other tropic straps. I prefer this "non-traditional" look as the tapered straps always look too small on my wrist regardless of band / lug width.
The only thing keeping this from a 5 star review are the keepers. The rubber is so tacky that it's nearly impossilbe to slide the band into the keepers or the keepers over the band.”
Scott, thank you for the detailed feedback. We’re glad you like the non-tapered profile and the flexibility! We definitely hear you on the 'tackiness' of the keepers—this is a characteristic of the high-grade rubber we use for durability, but we’ll certainly share your experience with our design team.
“A fantastic strap, excellent quality. A real winner with my Squale Ferrovia! Might be the toughest I have to get the end through the strap keepers, though. But I guess there’s also comfort in knowing it’s not coming undone!”
That Squale Ferrovia looks absolutely incredible on the Tropical-Style strap—a total winner! You’re right on the money about the keepers being a bit snug; they are designed to be 'adventure-proof' to make sure that watch stays right where it belongs. We really appreciate the great photo!
“Usual great quality of the Barton bands but this style is much more durable and stiffer in nature than the Elite silicone band. A great choice for a more substantial watch weight or design as in a typical dive watch for instance.”
