Alternatives to Zuludiver Octopod clasp

Does anyone know of cheaper alternatives to the Octopod. AUD180 for a clasp is a bit too rich for me.

dsio

I hadn't actually seen one like that before. There probably are cheaper options but the quality will go down pretty quickly, especially when you go from something made with machined parts to cast parts. Are these for any NATO or just a specific type of NATO strap?

sathomasga

Anchor Strap sells a sort of similar strap in elastic and in nylon. The OctoPod clasp is definitely higher quality, though.

sathomasga

Did you even look at the links I posted? Apparently not, since the links were to the “Deployant Elastic” and “Deployant MkIII” straps.

sathomasga

Sorry, I'm confused. The Octopod is an elastic or nylon single pass strap with a deployant clasp. (Zuludiver recently added a two-piece alternative as well.) Anchor Straps sells an elastic and a nylon single pass strap with a deployant clasp. That would seem to be a reasonable alternative.

But it sounds from the above comment that you want to re-use Zuludiver elastic straps with a less expensive clasp. If that's the case, my apologies for misinterpreting. There may be a Zuludiver clasp knock-off on Ali Express, but I'm not aware of any clasp that would work with unmodified Zuludiver straps.

There are several options for single pass elastic straps with different clasp approaches. Erika's Originals is probably the best known, but there is also Nick Mankey Designs, The Watch Steward, and Luff Watchstrap, as well as various inexpensive sellers on Amazon, etc.