Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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I got a yellow Robby last year for my C1000CE. Has stayed night and clean and is comfy to wear. 8)

My youngest wants similar for his Spinnaker - which only cost £100 or so, so a £65 Robby is just £abitsilly in that context. :?

Anything similar he might consider? He wants orange to match the watch and it’s a 22mm width.

Thanks in advance :thumbup:
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Re: Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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Not similar but a great affordable strap is the Barton Elite Silicon and comes in several colours
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Re: Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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I was looking at these the other day, I didn’t buy one so can’t comment further.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Genuine-Alliga ... r=8-7&th=1
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Re: Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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There is, of course, no formal requirement for a cheap watch to have a cheap strap... :-"
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Thanks all 😁

And yeah there is no need for a cheap watch to have a cheap strap.... unless you are funds-limited 😊
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Re: Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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Plenty of affordable rubber straps from Watchgecko. Notably their flyboard rubber/leather hybrid.

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Re: Cheap(er) alternative to a Hirsch Robby?

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+1 for the Barton elite silicone. Really good strap for not much money. 'Pumpkin' is probably a good match? They also do a rubber backed/leather faced strap - £35 on Amazon which might be worth looking at, depends on how limited funds are (and not really the colour your Son wants).
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