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When it comes to replacing your leather watch band, the most important thing to do is get
a replacement band that is the right size. Use this guide from Esslinger.com to ensure
your measurements are as accurate as possible to order the right leather band.
The tools you'll need to measure your watch band are:
A ruler And an optional digital gauge
Before you can find the length of the watch band, you must first remove the old band from
the watch case. For help on removing watch bands, check out these links.
Once the old watch band has been removed, the first thing to do is determine the width
of the watch band. You can do this in two different ways and you can use either a ruler
or a digital gauge to complete either of the width measurements that we suggest.
The first way to measure the width of a watch band is to use the watch band itself: take
the flat end that usually sits against the watch case and line it up against the metric
side of your ruler.
Make sure that one end is flush with the zero marker, and then record the width of the band
in millimeters. All watch band widths at Esslinger.com are measured in millimeters, so this will
help you avoid confusion when ordering a replacement.
The other way to measure for width is to measure the distance between the watch case lugs.
For this, you will get the most accurate results using a digital gauge.
Take the digital gauge and position the backward opening jaws between the lugs.
Open the jaws until they sit snugly against the inside of the lugs and record the millimeter
measurement on the display of the gauge.
Now that you know how wide the watch band is, you can measure for the length of the
watch band. Line up the two flat ends of the watch band parts so they are touching -- remember
to keep the watch band parts arranged so you know which side belongs where.
Next, take your ruler and align the zero mark with the end of the watch band that holds
the clasp. DO NOT include the clasp in your measurement.
When you've aligned the watch band with the ruler, read the measurement where the
pointed end of the watch band stops. This is the length of your watch band.
Once you have the length measurement, you can use this guide to translate the length
into the short, regular and long sizes used by watch band manufacturers.
With these measurements in hand, you can easily order a replacement band that is the perfect
size for your watch. Check out Esslinger.com's wide selection of watch bands today!