1960s Swiss Tropic 20mm vintage dive watch band NOS to Submariner GMT Explorer

Description: Get your 5513 Submariner 1016 Explorer or 1675 GMT Master back on its original 1960s dive band. Same strap that a Rolex Authorized Dealer would have put on your watch back in the day when it was new if the customer requested a rubber dive strap option. We've offered these rare vintage dive watch bands here from our New Old Stock 1960s stash for nearly 20 years. The most coveted Swiss Tropic vintage dive band of all. Small holes, 20mm straight ends. We've sold 100s of these rare straps to watch collectors through our various Ebay auctions already and to collectors through all of the vintage watch sites. NO WATCH IS FOR SALE HERE. Auction is for one watch band only. Nothing is quite the same as an original Swiss Tropic strap. Rare opportunity to score one of these dive bands in the fully perforated 20mm straight ends version. Has a 16mm buckle end to accept many original watch branded buckles. Many famous brand watches originally came with this strap on it during the 1960s/70s. Great chance to restore your watch to an original soft rubber strap that is incredibly comfortable. Completely washable, waterproof strap. ACIER signed original Tropic buckle. We have shown all of the Bestfit Tropic packaging for example only, this strap does not come with packaging. Almost all Tropic bands were sold like this in bulk, unpackaged. A super rare size and style Tropic Swiss band to find. Genuine original Swiss Tropic, don't fall for one of the repros. This is a vintage NOS authentic old Tropic dive strap made in Switzerland. These are long out of production and nearly impossible to find in NOS 20mm perforated like this. Signed on back Tropic 20mm Swiss Made Mod. Dep. with the reference number 22522. This 20mm straight Tropic is sized to fit many wrists. Length measures a generous 8 inches long, with the pieces placed end to end, not counting the buckle. Metric measurements of the two pieces are 120mm/85mm. The sizing holes for the tang run all the way down the middle, making the band easier to size. At the longest with the strap pieces together and the tang in the last hole, the strap is 7 1/2 inches long and you can size it all the way down to just 5 inches. Band is 5mm thick where it meets the watch and 2.6mm thick at the tail end. Single sliding keeper. This 20mm Tropic band comes with the most desirable Tropic buckle. Buckle end is 16mm if you want to install a signed buckle instead. This band is in unused condition, very supple and well stored. The ideal original Swiss dive strap for your 20mm lug dive watch or perfect for a vintage chronograph watch. The Swiss ones are thicker and more pliable than the unsigned tropic type. Want the version with curved ends? Put 133967919900 in the Search box to buy that one. We only have one left. See the Squinky store complete dive watch band section: We are known as the largest supplier of genuine old stock authentic Swiss Tropic dive bands, plus dozens of "tropic type" rubber dive bands from the 1960s/70s. We have 100s of military watch straps for sale. Including nylon NATO bands, 1-piece straps, Squinky Aviator thick pilot's bands with screw fittings, original WW2 era cuff or canvas bands. Need a metal bracelet? Squinky lists special vintage watch bracelets here every day. We curate our selection, selecting only the best ones to list, rather than listing thousands of nearly identical bracelets. That makes browsing our Squinky store easier for you. We've narrowed down the choices to only ones that really appeal to collectors. Buy with confidence from a seller with more than 18,000 positive feedbacks on EBAY since 1998 and a member of the NAWCC watch collector's association since 1997.

Price: 395 USD

Location: Seattle, Washington

End Time: 2024-03-16T12:31:28.000Z

Shipping Cost: 7.99 USD