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Why deployment clasps are the best type of clasp for a rubber strap?
Rubber straps are a fantastic way to enhance the sporty look and feel of any watch. We can see Rolex offer rubber straps on their precious metal watches and Tagheuer also offer rubber on their sport watches so regardless of price, rubber straps can work on all watches. However, the difference between many rubber straps is often in the quality of build and the buckle.
ZEALANDE only offers the highest quality Swiss-manufacturer rubber straps for your luxury timepiece but how we differ is our buckle option. All straps come with a solid 316L stainless steel tang buckle but now a deployment clasp made from the same materials and finished to the same high standard as our tang buckle. With four options available to you our new buckle is designed to improve your experience with your watch on our rubber strap and here’s why you need it.
A history of sensation
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The experience of putting your on and taking it off has to be a good feeling because it’s one of the most frequent ways you physically interact with the watch besides setting the time or winding it up. Whilst a traditional tang buckle gets the job done and keeps your watch safely on your wrist, it tends to be more cumbersome than simply folding over the clasp like on a metal bracelet.
Well a deployment clasp can give you that same feel despite the bracelet benign made of rubber. A deployment clasp installed on your ZEALANDE rubber strap means you do not need to keep remembering what hole to push the tang buckle through.
Instead, one you have set the correct size, all you have to do is fold over the two sides to the butterfly clasp and push the twin triggers to release. This makes putting on the watch far quicker and easier over a standard tang buckle. If your current bracelet has a butterfly clasp then the same luxury feeling will be continued with your ZEALANDE rubber strap with the deployment clasp.
Of course there are many ways to have a bracelet or strap close but there’s a reason Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Omega and many more brands use a deployment clasp on their watches…
Another reason, potentially the most important, is it gives you added security when taking the watch on and off. It doesn’t make it any easier for someone to steal but it does make it a lot harder for you to accidentally drop your watch whilst putting it on or taking it off.
When you use a tang buckle, unless the watch is done up there is not a solid loop connection going from the case all the way around the strap at all times. So when you undo the tang buckle, if you are not holding either the strap or case well enough, it could slip off your wrist.
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It doesn’t take much of a fall to add a new dent or scratch to your favourite watch so making sure you dont drop it is really important and using a deployment clasp will help to minimise this risk. The deployment clasp keeps both ends of the rubber strap connected so there is no chance the watch could accidentally slip off your watch since even when it’s undone it can hang on your wrist like a bracelet.
This reason alone is one you don’t want to ignore, you may have already had a close call before with dropping a watch whilst taking it off its strap. To avoid this happening, the deployment clasp is here to help prevent this happening to you!
Whilst style is a subjective preference, it’s definitely worth highlighting the sleek and streamlined look of a deployment clasp over a tang buckle. Deployment clasps keep everything neat and tidy and the ones offered by ZEALANDE offer a clean and sharp look with the signature ‘Z’ perfectly engraved.
Additionally, the deployment clasps come in more variations sover the standard brushed finished tang buckle. The ZEALANDE deployment clasp comes in 4 different variations for you to choose based on your preference and how you want the clasp to reflect your watch.
A wide choice of customization
There is a fully brushed, polished, gold pvd plated and black version to choose from so depending on what style you want to have you can find the perfect buckle for it. The inclusion of a mini metal link helps give the rubber strap a feel of made-to-fit and as if your watch came originally with it thanks to the continuous and elegant integration from case to clasp. Whilst a small element, it’s the little and extra attention to detail that makes the quality of ZEALANDE’ straps and clasp so good.
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With the deployment clasp also benign made from 316L stainless steel, you don't need to worry about it being flimsy. The deployment clasp is rock solid and will last the test of time giving you full confidence in it whilst wearing your watch. So don’t hesitate if you want to play your sport, that clasp isn’t going anywhere and neither is your watch. Installing the deployment clasp is easy, with a small screwdriver you can simply unscrew the current tang buckle and then fit and screw in the new deployment clasp.
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All you have to do is then push the other side of the clasp through the hole which gives you the best comfort and you’re all set to go. If you’re reading this and considering a new rubber strap or buckle, do it, you won’t regret the feeling of a brand new feel to your watch. Head on over to the ZEALANDE website to select the perfect rubber strap for you. Whilst you’re there, select the best colour and finsign for your deployment buckle to match or compliment your watch.