Longines aftermarket strap advice pls

[Deep]

Hi
I bought this for a family member for his 16th a few years back. The rubber strap was cut down for his wrist and he has now outgrown it.
Can anyone recommend a strap that would definitely fit and also that will accept the deployment clasp? Also preferably comes in a similar blue colour but not essential. The original Longines one is £250 for just the strap which seems a bit excessive

Thanks very much.

[Jayho]

Does it have to be rubber? If you go to your local watchmaker/repair shop they can probably modify a nice leather strap to accept the deployment clasp.

Watch would look killer on a nice NATO strap too

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Jayho said:

Does it have to be rubber? If you go to your local watchmaker/repair shop they can probably modify a nice leather strap to accept the deployment clasp.

Watch would look killer on a nice NATO strap too

Hi
He's a young lad and so leather is probably not the right look for him and it's a diver's watch which he does actually wear whilst diving/snorkeling so rubber would be much better.

Cheers

[r159]

Try AliExpress they do straps, you should be able to swap the ironmongery over. It won t be as good material but fit should be ok and worth a punt. Or genuine but cheaper https://www.watch.co.uk/longines-hydroconquest-blu...
A genuine bracelet is only a few quid more https://www.watch.co.uk/longines-hydroconquest-sta...
(I have used this company and they are sound)

AliExpress
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006007830287.h...

[raucousV8]

A quick google suggests the 3rd party market for Longines hydroconquest straps is pretty large. Just a case of finding the correct measurements, and having a suitable tool at hand to move the springbars.

Steel bracelets too.

https://www.google.com/search?q=fkm+rubber+strap+f...

https://www.etsy.com/uk/market/longines_hydroconqu...

[Deep]

Excellent.
Thanks guys, plenty there for me to go on.

[WayOutWest]

The Hydroconquest quite suits this style of strap. I found the 21mm lug width does limit your choices a little bit. Here is my chrono on a cheapy silicone but might swap to an identical looking one in FKM rubber.