Bob Wilson
25 de diciembre de 2025
Unless you're a big Reddit sub/watch snob, well then never mind anything I've said.
This is the second watchband I've purchased made by Wocci. This time I ordered a stainless steel bracelet rather than a band, as I'm finding bracelets more comfortable. Many of my watches now have bracelets; everything from the "jubilee" style to "mesh" to bracelets such as this Wocci. It's very similar in appearance to the bracelets Seiko uses for the SRPD55 "Seiko 5" watch. The links of the Wocci are just slightly thinner than Seiko's bracelets, but that isn't necessarily a "bad" thing, as the watch I bought this bracelet for is smaller and lighter than an SRPD55 dive watch and didn't want a heavier bracelet such as that. I have an SRPD55 Seiko and so I can compare the two bracelets. To add or remove links from the Wocci you need to "press out" sliding push pins. My Seiko's factory bracelet uses the same style of sliding push pins. Neither of them have the more sophisticated link pins that are threaded screws that you turn out to do the links. I have that feature on two bracelets I ordered from Strapcode and it's a very nice way to make adjustments, but it costs more to use threaded link pins than the push pins. That's one of the reasons you pay more for a bracelet from Strapcode. Does all of this make the Wocci a "lesser" quality item? I would say it's all in what's important to you. I've never had a push pin link fail. Both of my watches that use push pins are solid in their bracelets' construction and both look every bit as nice as my Strapcode bracelets. The Strapcode and Seiko bracelets are both made using 316L stainless steel. So does my new Wocci. Parts of my Strapcode bracelets (jubilee style on both) have brushed finishes and parts have highly polished finishes. My Seiko has a brushed finished throughout, as does my new Wocci. Are all of these finishes done to an equal standard? Boy, that's a hard one, but I'll give a slight nod to the Strapcode jubilees. But that's only a slight nod, as Seiko's quality of finish is really very high for the price range the SRPDs trade in, and honestly, I'm really impressed with the level of finish on the Wocci bracelet. You need to keep in mind that the Strapcode bracelets are pushing $90 apiece without a discount plus close to $30 shipping, and I just checked for a replacement genuine Seiko SRPD bracelet and those are almost $100 without shipping! The Wocci cost me $28 with free shipping. And in the box Wocci gives you spares links, a nice little tool to slide the push pins out and in, and if that wasn't enough, they include an honest-to-God instruction card on how to use the tool in real English. Not just pictures that look like your kid drew them on the way to school in the back seat of your car. This company gets it. They are making really good quality watchbands and bracelets, giving you everything you need in the box with the bracelet and they're doing this all for really great prices! And don't forget, they are selling their wares through Amazon, meaning you will most likely get free and fast shipping on top of all of this. So what's the downside? If you really appreciate the machining that goes into the threaded links such as Strapcode uses, well Wocci isn't doing that, at least for now. And if you really like your clasps to be made out of stainless as thick as a boat anchor, well Wocci isn't doing that, either; buy from Strapcode. But if you want a great looking watch bracelet that has a clasp that is fine quality and will probably still last longer than I will live, and you would like to get this for about one-fourth of what a Strapcode bracelet will cost you then buy the Wocci! Unless you're a big Reddit sub/watch snob, well then never mind anything I've said. (Just remember: Wocci - well made, great quality, easy to adjust, very comfortable, very affordable!).Ver másVer menos
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