This is my first Holben’s purchase (thanks to Urban Gentry), and I’m hooked. It looks great on my Hanhart, but it absolutely levels up my Orient Bambino v7. The strap that came with the Bambino was fine, but this Roma strap is so complimentary. Probably will pick up a few more in other colors at some point.
One thing, I was not looking specifically for a quick release strap, and the pictures don’t show quick release spring bars. But, these straps did come with quick release. No complaints, but worth mentioning.
Holbens shipped this and a few other things within 12 hours of the order. They’re located in Washington state, and so am I, the straps arrived next day, awesome!
Looks amazing. Quality is exceptional. This will definitely not be my last ColaReb strap.
This is my 3rd ColaReb strap from Holben's and I think this one is my favorite. The Roma rust has that beautiful worn in, rustic look as soon as you put it on and I think it works perfect with my Hamilton Khaki Field King. The leather is beautiful, the off-white stitching compliments, and the buckle and keepers are perfect. I wish ColaReb made belts. I'd buy the matching belt in a heart beat - take my money.
Shipping was fast (to Canada) and packaging was nice. Would recommend.
I’ve purchased many straps from Holbens. The reason I keep buying from them is their fantastic customer service and quick responses to product inquiries. This rust colored strap from ColaReb is another exquisite example of a quality, well made Italian leather strap. The color of the leather pretty much goes with any watch, but currently I have it on this Hamilton. Love both Holbens and ColaReb. All around perfection.
I really liked this strap at first but the color has really lost a lot of its character and got way lighter. I am disappointed in the way this is fading after only a couple weeks. I have many real leather straps that dont behave like this, in fact they look better with use. It's as if this is just a painted surface. As you can see in the picture the entire strap was the same darkness as the dark keeper when I first received it.
The fit is good.
Thanks for the feedback. The Roma is designed with a distressed, pre-worn finish, so the color isn’t completely uniform to begin with and can change fairly quickly with wear. Areas that see more contact or flex can lighten fairly quickly. This kind of leather treatment can behave differently from more uniform leathers that tend to darken and smooth out over time. We appreciate you sharing your experience.
This has become my favorite strap. The blue is subtle enough to wear it daily but present enough to make it absolutely striking and gorgeous and give it a unique character. And of course the quality of the leather and hardware is superb.
Urban Gentry brought me here. I was a little hesitant due to the price. Once the strap arrived, I had ZERO buyer’s remorse. Not only is it amazingly comfortable, but these straps can totally change the look of your watch- and for the better. I will be singing ColaReb’s praises to anyone looking for a leather strap.
Bought these straps in the tobbacco variant to replace the terrible stock straps on my Seiko Alpinist SARB017. I could immediately tell that these straps were high quality leather, the distressed look and accent stitching really adds character to the strap. Time will tell if these were worth the 71 USD I paid but I can tell so far that this is a premium product that will look better the more it is worn. I found my watch not quite fitting right on the stock straps but once I put these on I immediately could feel the difference and it made the watch sit comfortably snug on my wrist as it is supposed to. Great straps.
I've purchased a few of the ColaReb straps over the years and I recommend them highly. Great quality! And Holben's is great to deal with.
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This is a beautiful strap, quality made and comfortable. Tasteful distressing and the Blue colour is very nice with out being overly "too blue" . Looks great, I highly recommended.
This is my first strap, the quality is good, I wish the price can be cheaper, but I can't find any alternative strap to match the quality and color, overall is good purchased
Love the distressed look, without sacrificing quality. This is a thick strap that will last for years, exceeds my expectations.
This is my 6th colareb strap. And the 6th time I’ve said to myself ‘this is the last one’. I wonder what the 7th will be...
I have 2 Roma straps from Holbens and both are wonderful!!!
Runs long on small wrists, mine is around 6.25”. Nevertheless fantastic strap as expected from colareb. Works really well with cream dialed sarb035. The colour leans towards yellow green in the sun, greenish yellow in dimmer lights. Distressed texture, thick but elegantly done.
This strap is gorgeous and very nice quality. It looks fabulous on my Hamilton khaki field watch. My wrist is about 6-3/4” and the length of the strap is great for me with this watch.
Excellent quality leather strap. It compliments perfectly my Steinhart Ocean One Military. The watch is based on a vintage design, the distressed look of the strap accentuates that vintage feel so much more.
I like this strap much. So flexible and dashing. Suitable thickness unlike others straps of same ColaReb. But feel little expensive..
This strap matches any watch that needs blue works perfectly with my Seiko diver.For the money I haven't had any better strap I usually purchase Hirsch straps and they are top notch but the thickness and quality of Colareb is on another level.
