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Old 18 February 2019, 02:16 AM   #1
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Pic request for ROOs with a short strap

As some of you might already have known from one of my old threads, I am really considering the ROO Diver.

Some say that the short strap completely changes how the watch wears with smaller wrists - smaller than 6.5 inches. More specifically 6.3 inches.

It would be really nice to some short strap setups. I am really on the fence between the Diver and the Daytona 500. Any help would greatly appreciated.

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Old 18 February 2019, 02:31 AM   #2
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It does not change the appearance at all, just fits a little better where you don't have to go to the last hole to get it to the right level of tightness. It's just a shorter strap....

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Old 18 February 2019, 02:37 AM   #3
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It does not change the appearance at all, just fits a little better where you don't have to go to the last hole to get it to the right level of tightness. It's just a shorter strap....

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Thanks my friend. Stunning watch btw.
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Old 18 February 2019, 06:13 AM   #4
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Or the best head on shots, but they wear the same it is just personal preference. The orange is short and black is regular. I am likely going to go back to the regular length soon, on the short strap I am on the 2nd to last notch anyways. Think my wrist size is around 6.75





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Old 18 February 2019, 09:18 PM   #5
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Thanks. What I’ve gathered so far is that they wear pretty much the same, just shorter.
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Old 18 February 2019, 09:24 PM   #6
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Looks great on you my friend!
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Old 18 February 2019, 10:26 PM   #7
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How do they look on the other side of the wrist?
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Old 18 February 2019, 11:58 PM   #8
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Or the best head on shots, but they wear the same it is just personal preference. The orange is short and black is regular. I am likely going to go back to the regular length soon, on the short strap I am on the 2nd to last notch anyways. Think my wrist size is around 6.75





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Really like the CE diver ! Such a cool reference
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Old 19 February 2019, 12:09 AM   #9
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How do they look on the other side of the wrist?
Its just a shorter strap.... It looks the same.
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Old 19 February 2019, 12:10 AM   #10
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How do they look on the other side of the wrist?
The only difference will be the length of the excess after the tang...
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Old 19 February 2019, 02:43 AM   #11
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Barely any excess after the buckle. One of the reasons why I don’t love the short strap... Just being picky but I like a little excess since I think it looks slightly better. Plus the excess is not even long enough to go under the 2nd loop so I just move it to the top of the band near the lug.




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Old 19 February 2019, 02:53 AM   #12
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Does the ROO Diver come with a number of straps? each of different lengths? Or can you buy shorter straps from AP?
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Old 19 February 2019, 02:55 AM   #13
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Does the ROO Diver come with a number of straps? each of different lengths? Or can you buy shorter straps from AP?
Just one strap you would need to purchase any additional ones
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Just one strap you would need to purchase any additional ones
Is it possible to purchase a shorter strap from AP?
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Is it possible to purchase a shorter strap from AP?
Yes. Contact APSC.
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Old 19 February 2019, 03:00 AM   #16
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Yes. Contact APSC.
I learned something new today. Fantastic! Thanks
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Old 19 February 2019, 04:55 AM   #17
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Its just a shorter strap.... It looks the same.
Hehe....definately the right answer.

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Barely any excess after the buckle. One of the reasons why I don’t love the short strap... Just being picky but I like a little excess since I think it looks slightly better. Plus the excess is not even long enough to go under the 2nd loop so I just move it to the top of the band near the lug.

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That´s what I expected. I like the strap with an excess behind the 2nd loop.
Sometime really difficult with an 19.5cm wrist.
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Old 19 February 2019, 05:02 AM   #18
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some beauties! Loving the carbon and yellow strap pic
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Old 19 February 2019, 05:23 AM   #19
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I'm not familiar with the diver short straps, but the OEM short straps for the 42 ROOs are terrible in my experience. the buckle side is 55mm and the tail side is 115mm which I think is much too long.

Best short straps for folks with 6.5" to 6.8" wrists is 60-65 on buckle side and 105-110 on tail side.
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I'm not familiar with the diver short straps, but the OEM short straps for the 42 ROOs are terrible in my experience. the buckle side is 55mm and the tail side is 115mm which I think is much too long.

Best short straps for folks with 6.5" to 6.8" wrists is 60-65 on buckle side and 105-110 on tail side.


That's why they make the XS strap.....


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Old 19 February 2019, 11:13 AM   #21
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Barely any excess after the buckle. One of the reasons why I don’t love the short strap... Just being picky but I like a little excess since I think it looks slightly better. Plus the excess is not even long enough to go under the 2nd loop so I just move it to the top of the band near the lug.




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That is too short.
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Old 19 February 2019, 11:37 AM   #22
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I was referring to the XS strap. Just bought one directly from AP and returned it immediately. 55/115 is an awful setup for a tang buckle strap, I don't know why AP designed it this way :(
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