Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Justin Quinones photo
1 Level
787 Review
47 Karma

Review on Hadley Roma MSM881RB 180 Brown Oil Tan Leather Watch Band by Justin Quinones

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Dangerously dysfunctional but elegant looking

Original rating below. I hate writing negative reviews but I don't think anyone should risk their watch by buying this band. I bought two. Both failed in exactly the same way. The watch fell on the seat of a car for the first time. Next time hit the floor and scratched. I was damn lucky because the outage is so sudden and catastrophic that I could easily lose hours. See photos. It's just bad design. If you have this watch, PLEASE superglue the seams near the buckles. I hope this can really help though. just buy another band. Now, as for the HR brand, I'm wondering if they have an insurance policy that covers damage to my watch? I feel like an idiot because I unpacked the second strap and put it on my watch about a month ago. Knowing exactly how the first one failed was pretty stupid of me, but hey, I'm a gullible guy. It's even more like a Hadley Roma betrayal. Original: My original Citizen Men's Nighthawk Eco-Drive watch BJ7000-52E with brown dial, stainless steel folding clasp, but I like this strap much better. The strap color is beautiful and goes better with the brown dial than the factory strap! After the stitching on this original ripped (right where it wraps the pins! I almost lost the watch.) I tried the Zulu strap but it killed the Brown Nighthawk's rather austere look and I wanted a sober one Bracelet. Most watch straps today have that chunky look, and the original strap that came with my Citizen Eco-Drive was chunky too. on 22mm pins and then narrows a bit and I can tell you it looks MUCH better than short 22mm straight through straps! Waterproof Havana leather, same as the factory strap, it has abrasions although with abrasion it seems more personal to me.

Pros
  • Excellent overall performance
Cons
  • Doubtful