“Not many UK options for Oyster style bracelets.
I found one supplier in the UK, but had issues with some screws/unprofessional help.
Ended up going for this bracelet from Marc (as I already own the Islander 38).
For £58~, the bracelet is great and a perfect casual look for the watch.
Along with swift replies from Marc in regards to a few concerns/queries, top service (and price) yet again!
ETA was around end of December 2021. Ordered 30/11, arrived 14/12!! Amazing”
“I purchased an SKX013 on Craigslist years ago that had an after market strap and the seller did not have the original bracelet. This was advertised by Mark on his YouTube as a good replacement and I can verify it is! It's never perfect but the brush polishing is pretty darn close and looks nice with the watch. Fit is also so close to perfect you wouldn't notice unless you were looking very closely for it.”
“For context, I own all the bracelets mentioned in this review and have used them all extensively. All of the bracelets have great build quality and finishing.
In my opinion, this Islander bracelet is easily the best aftermarket bracelet available. It's relatively lightweight but feels solid and you can feel that it's there on your wrist when you're wearing it. The fit is exceptional and sizing the bracelet was painless and took me under 10 minutes with the included screwdriver. The Strapcode equivalent is feels noticeably heavier on wrist and doesn't taper like this bracelet. I had a lot of difficulty sizing the Strapcode as the screws were incredibly difficult to take out and the fit was so tight between the lugs that I ended up chipping the corner of the end-links trying to weasel it in and out. Uncle Seiko's President was my go-to bracelet for a while but this bracelet is a definite upgrade. The weight of the Uncle Seiko is somewhere in between the two but has hollow end-links and pins holding the links together. This bracelet doesn't taper as well. The fit in between the lugs is decent but I needed to bend the tips of the end links to get the right fit and I couldn't get both to be perfect. While not difficult to adjust, the screws on the Islander are much more convenient.
Don't hesitate to choose this bracelet if you're looking for something aftermarket as it is the best and cheapest available out of the three.”
