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Sounds cool, can you share a pic?
https://lemmy.world/post/22860120
It attaches via snaps, and is not adjustable in size. I custom fit it onto my right wrist, the larger of my wrists, knowing good and well that leather shrinks a bit when it gets wet, which was the final part of the shaping and fitting process to get the perfect size for the final destination of my left wrist.
I lined the inside of it with a section of bicycle inner tube to keep my sweat from getting into the leather or from causing the spike rivets to rust.
That's awesome, well done you!
Well thank you kindly!
The parts to make the wristband, leather belt, snap kit, spikes, and spare watch strap cost me about $72. Way more than I expected to pay, but I ended up having to buy in bulk, like 40 inches of blank leather belt and a pack of 100 spikes, so I have plenty of spare material left.
The watch itself was a gift, made in 2022 so fairly new, and apparently retails for about $30.
Not exactly my everyday sort of project, but indeed I do wear it every day, and it's quite comfortable actually, though I did sacrifice the waterproof factor the moment I decided to go with leather.
I did keep the original watch strap, in case I ever decide to change out the watch itself.