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stew77 wrote:I had the opportunity to pick up a few Omega Seamaster Pro rubber straps for my 2254.50 (and for the 2538.20 great white) as an alternative to the excellent Speedy ss bracelet that comes on these.
I'm really happy with the way these wear on the Seamasters, and IMO gives a very different (but great) look and feel versus the ss bracelet. The straps are very high in quality and detail, and due to the very tight tolerancing of these (including some kind of impregnated, high durometer bumper between the springbar hole and where the curved strap end interfaces to the watch case), was quite possibly the most difficult strap change I have ever encountered. In the end, I even had to install a very carefully and slightly bent spring bar to get the spring bar to engage the holes on both sides...doh!!!...don't know if any others have encountered similar.
For clarification (since there seems to be alot of confusion out there because Omega also makes a 20mm lug width strap for the Planet Ocean with different spring bar hole to case depth), this is Omega part number OME-98000085 and has "Seamaster" inscribed on the inner part of the strap. My understanding is that the one for the Planet Ocean actually has "Planet Ocean" inscribed on the inside of the strap.
Anyway...very happy with the end result and the strap fits the case like an absolute GLOVE (with some difficulty on the install IMO)! I can definitely recommend this strap as a nice complement to the Seamaster Pros, although I have to admit I would never want to pay the $200+ that Omega charges for these (and didn't in my case).
Some pics...
CHRIS IM ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM, MINE WONT FIT @ ALL
I monkeyed with mine for 1/2 hour and gave up. I'm thinking these are for PO lugs and I'm also not convinced these are OEM. I'm fairly certain if this were the proper strap it wouldn't be so damn near impossible. I went back to the soft stretchy silicon which has served me well all Summer.