The quality of the wrist watches you can purchase these days for $10 is simply amazing. For this price you get a timepiece that can keep time to within a few seconds of accuracy per year. Hey include many added features like stopwatches and alarms. They have batteries that can last for three or four years without needing to be replaced.  However as technically brilliant as this may be one thing that you don’t get on watches at the bottom end of the market are decent watch bands.

    Fortunately it is very easy to find replacement bands for this kind of gents watch as long as the face and the band are not moulded from the same plastic. Many watch manufacturers advertise the fact that their straps are replaceable as a feature. This allows ladies to swap the colour of their watch band to coordinate with their outfit. Straps made from leather great to look at but if the quality of the leather is not so great then they can quickly wear out, particularly at the point where they are bent every day to release the buckle. Rubber watch bands are common on watches aimed at the outdoor lovers amongst you. Diving watches use this type of strap to give them the flexibility to extend over the wetsuit. Action and “commando” star watches also feature chunky rubber straps.

    Probably the most durable type of strap is the stainless steel band. This will last practically forever. Although you do tend to get a buildup of dirt and dead skin underneath the strap if the band is removable these can easily be removed with warm so be water. It’s easy to forget that the strap on the watch can be replaced if you think you watches looks worn out yet is still keeps good time maybe this is an option for you.