You could go aftermarket for the strap. I have a custom Hadley-Roma gator strap on my VC now and it's much more comfortable and nicer looking than the original factory strap. Besides, Patek doesn't make their own - they probably have a high end strap maker under contract to put their brand name and logo on the strap maker's product.
As for deployant clasps - never found one that fit the curve of my wrist just right so I swap them out for tang buckles immediately.
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