I actually used to have a similar response to rubber straps (only certain rubber straps and only when I got sweaty), so I can empathize.
Is the allergy only under the bracelet and not on the top of the wrist under the watch back?
Does the allergic reaction happen after a few minutes or only after wearing the watch after a few days (to speak to the point that
@Canuck made about bacterial growth under the bracelet)?
Do you have a hairy arms and perhaps the bracelets are pulling on the hair and causing folliculitis (I have an early 70’s Speedy bracelet that did this to me and I’m not even that hairy- but it’s known as a “hair puller”).
The fact that on a rubber strap you don’t have the same reaction gives me pause simply because the watch back is also stainless and I would think you would have a round red reaction point on top of your wrist wearing any stainless watch.
Before you throw the baby out with the bath-water, a little sleuthing may help.
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