B-52™ Vintage Top-Layer Leather Watch Band

Size matters! ;)

Getting sizing right matters. Once you know your wrist size and lug size, you can use our filters on our collection pages and search for a watch band that fits you well.

To measure your wrist size:

1. Print our wrist measurement guide. Cut the ruler, wrap it snug, but not tight, around your wrist. Mark the length, lay it flat, and measure with a ruler.
2. Use a tailor's ruler, made out of cloth or fabric. Wrap it snug, but not tight, around your wrist. Mark the length.
3. Use a string. Wrap it snug, but not tight, around your wrist. Mark the length, then lay it flat and measure with a ruler.

To measure your lug size:

1. Look on the back of your existing strap. Many watch bands and rubber straps will have the lug size imprinted on the back of one or both of the straps. This is the fastest method and helps to ensure an exact fit.
2. Print our measurement guide. Put your watch over the millimeter ruler to determine your watch's lug size.
3. Use one of our watch band tools with a printed ruler and use that ruler to determine the lug size.
4. Use a metric ruler or calipers, to measure the space between the lugs. An imperial ruler can also be used if you convert inches to millimeters.
5. Find your watch specifications online. Google " lug width" (eg, "Citizen Promaster Fugo lug width"). Most manufacturers list the lug-to-lug size on their website product pages (look under specifications or details). Common sizes will be 18mm, 20mm, and 22mm.
6. Run it by a watchmaker or jeweler. They will be able to tell you the size between your lugs.

Tips & Tricks

• Find the taper size to match your custom buckle: If you want to reuse an OEM buckle from an existing watch band, our specifications accordion tab contains taper size, if it exists. Some watches do not have a taper. The taper end is where the buckle joins the strap.
• Lug widths with two numbers: Sometimes a watch band will list two sizes, such as 20mm-18mm or 20mm/18mm. The first number is the lug width: you need this to fit the strap to the watch. The second number is the taper width at the buckle, which is used to match our band to an existing buckle.

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The Air Force Armament Museum

The photos above feature the B-52 bomber with our B-52™ leather watch strap in the foreground, and were taken at the Air Force Armament Museum adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base in Valparaiso, Florida.

Over 29 different aircraft are on display at the Air Force Armament Museum, including an AC-130, B-17, B-25, B-52, P-51, A-10, F-15, F-16, F-100, F-101, and many other aircraft from the WWII era to the present.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Bomber is a long-range, subsonic strategic bomber that has served as a backbone of the United States Air Force’s bomber fleet since its introduction in the 1950s.

Designed during the early Cold War to deliver nuclear weapons over intercontinental distances, the B-52 has proven remarkably adaptable, capable of carrying a wide variety of conventional and precision-guided munitions. With its eight turbojet or turbofan engines, distinctive swept wings, and massive payload capacity of up to 70,000 pounds, the B-52 can strike targets anywhere in the world with aerial refueling.

Despite being over 70 years old in design, continuous upgrades in avionics, weapons systems, and communications have kept the B-52 Bomber a vital element of U.S. strategic deterrence, ensuring its service life will extend well into the 2050s.

The B-52 boasts:

• 17,000 lbf thrust each
• Top Speed of 650 mph (Mach 0.84)
• 8,800 mile range without refueling
• 50,000 ft ceiling
• Massive payload up to 70,000 lbs
• Multiple internal bays and external pylons for mixed ordnance, including:
• Conventional bombs
• Precision-guided munitions
• Air-launched cruise missiles (ALCMs)
• Nuclear weapons (when configured)