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Modern rubber on 2254.50

arno
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Hi OF fellowes,

I'm into the market for a rubber strap for my Peter Blake.
From what i've been told by OB, Omega doesn't / does no longer carry a tang buckle rubber strap for 2254.50.
On the other hand, i saw a post on another forum from someone who uses modern 032CVZ010126 rubber strap on his Peter Blake and he claims it fits well.

Did anyone try this combination ?
 
Scooterino36
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I can confirm this works. I purchased 20MM curved spring bars to make it easier.

On my 2264.50:
 
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Be careful. I tried the current gen 4 SMP strap on a Gen 3 model and it doesn’t work. The lug holes are in different places. It seems from above you can persuade it to fit the gen 1 case (ie Bond or Blake) but I doubt it’s a great fit which is presumably why the curved bars were needed. The current watch has a noticeably deeper and slightly wider case so the strap shouldn’t have the right depth and profile really. Not to mention that at £300 it’s ridiculously expensive.
 
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Scooterino36 Scooterino36
I can confirm this works. I purchased 20MM curved spring bars to make it easier.

On my 2264.50:

Thanks, and it looks great

padders padders
Be careful. I tried the current gen 4 SMP strap on a Gen 3 model and it doesn’t work. The lug holes are in different places. It seems from above you can persuade it to fit the gen 1 case (ie Bond or Blake) but I doubt it’s a great fit which is presumably why the curved bars were needed. The current watch has a noticeably deeper and slightly wider case so the strap shouldn’t have the right depth and profile really. Not to mention that at £300 it’s ridiculously expensive.

I note this point. I also don't want the spring bar to pop up unexcpectidly ...
For second bold sentence, spending several K in a wathc is also in a way redicoulusly expensive 😁

MtnMarine MtnMarine
I can recommend Zealande. I just bought one for my 2500 PO with the deployant buckle and love it. It's not AS expensive as the Omega and is more comfortable than my old Rubber B was.

https://zealande.com/products/rubber-strap-omega-seamaster-diver-300m-peter-blake-tang-buckle

Yes i saw this one earlier but the OEM is growing on me. Some say Zealande is as good as the OEM, some say it's not.
But it's a good alternative i must confess and i might need to reconsider it to save €€ and buy a second one (green) for my green SMP.

josiahg52 josiahg52
Not cheap, says they specifically fit the 2254.50 (and the others).

https://rubberb.com/series/omega-watch-band/omega-seamaster-300

Thanks for the suggestion, but too close from OEM price IMHO

S squaretail
Does it have to fit the case/fill the gap between the lugs like that OEM? If not the Hirsch accent is my favorite on my seamaster pro

https://www.hirschstraps.com/collec...watch-strap-black?_pos=2&_fid=7a4373ddb&_ss=c

Yes i want something that looks like it was made for this watch
Actually OB said they did have a strap made for 2254.50, but it's the deployant clasp model and you need to spend another € 300.00 for the clasp
 
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My only real issue with the configuration is that since this strap is made for the bigger/heavier current version, the weight of the strap to watch feels a little off. Minor gripe though
 
hen
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I think this Citizen strap looks cool on the 2254.
IMG_20200423_131114_2.jpg

This Hirsch gutaperka strap looks a bit less toolie.
IMG_20210302_144447 (2).jpg

Just if you wanted more options.
 
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padders padders
Be careful. I tried the current gen 4 SMP strap on a Gen 3 model and it doesn’t work. The lug holes are in different places. It seems from above you can persuade it to fit the gen 1 case (ie Bond or Blake) but I doubt it’s a great fit which is presumably why the curved bars were needed. The current watch has a noticeably deeper and slightly wider case so the strap shouldn’t have the right depth and profile really. Not to mention that at £300 it’s ridiculously expensive.
While i agree that the price is terribly high and the fit is not ideal. The modern SMP strap looks so freaking hot on the 2254, that i would buy it again if i had to. its allmost like it was designed for this watch. no other straps i tried in the past come even close. 😀
 
arno
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hen hen
I think this Citizen strap looks cool on the 2254.
This Hirsch gutaperka strap looks a bit less toolie.
Just if you wanted more options.

Not the look i look for. OEM style is what i tend to go for.

Eve Eve
While i agree that the price is terribly high and the fit is not ideal. The modern SMP strap looks so freaking hot on the 2254, that i would buy it again if i had to. its allmost like it was designed for this watch. no other straps i tried in the past come even close. 😀

This. Price is forgotten after a few days/weeks/months...
I just can't figure the difference in term of fit between Zealande and Omega.
 
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Zealande straps are pretty comfortable, and fit well on the Seamaster. Their prices has just gotten too close to OEM to justify in my opinion.
 
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