watch strap extension

[haneym]

i have a freestyle hammerhead watch (kind of a poor mans citizen) that i wear all the time and use for diving. i have big hands and wrists though so just on my skin, the strap is on the 2nd to last hole. there is no way i can put it on over my wetsuit so i have to leave my glove unvelcroed so i can see the watch. reading an add for a citizen in my sport diver mag last night it mentioned a strap extension for wetsuits. i thought it was a great idea and did a search. it appears suunto and citizen offer these. i found a couple websites that sell them, but am always leary of buying from random websites that pop up in a google search. anyone know of a store or reputable website i could buy one from?? thanks a ton.

here is my watch:

here is what i want:
http://www.adventurewatches.com/moo...=10216&pf_id=PAAAAAKMCOLKGOAF&ad_id=shopping1


EDIT - so apparently scubaboard does not allow images to be displayed??

 

[dlndavid]

Hey thanks, that is just what I'm looking for, I have the freestyle watch also and can't use it over my 7 mil suit. I'd have no problem buying from the link you provided. And you can place images in your post, use the attachment tool.

You could buy it directly from Suunto for a buck cheaper.
http://www.suuntowatches.com/suunto-straps-and-bands.htm

 

[rickyd]

Bungie - use two for redundancy, no hassle, and 20% the price.

 

[The Chairman]

I use a Freestyle Velcro Watch band. It is actually about twelve inches long with LOTS of Velcro overlap. It fits on my naked wrist, over a 7mm wet suit and even over a dry suit. Since it threads through both of the pins, if one fails I don't loose my watch. I got mine at ScubaQuest, but they don't do online sales.

 

[Tamas]

What ever you do NOT use those extensions.....that is how I almost lost my computer under water....instead I made this HERE

 

[partridge]

If you know anyone who dives solely in the tropics just ask for their extension, if they have a Suunto. Anyone coming to the bottom of the Philippines and wants mine can have it. Strap is plenty long even with my 3mm full suit which I never wear.

Paul

 

[Wayward Son]

You can buy "The Band" at Walmart for about $11. It's a simple velcro replacement strap, just buy the correct width to match your watch. Plenty of velcro, fits anything from skin to a thick suit.

 

[rickyd]

You can buy "The Band" at Walmart for about $11. It's a simple velcro replacement strap, just buy the correct width to match your watch. Plenty of velcro, fits anything from skin to a thick suit.

I had the Walmart velcro band, and it was fine on 7mm and dry suits. But somehow - maybe I didn't line up the hooks and felt, or, maybe reached under a rock and got caught on something - it opened up, and I lost my watch. The fact that is went thru both pins didn't help me a bit. That's why my switch to bungie's. Fortunate part, it was a relatively cheap watch.