Roger Dubuis Hommage Strap: Custom Curved-End Crocodile
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An order from Florida: a Roger Dubuis Hommage, around 25 years old, still on a strap the owner described as "decrepit, and too short" for his 160 mm (6.3 in) wrist. The Hommage is the awkward case: it takes a curved strap, the model has been discontinued for years, and he wanted to keep his own deployant clasp. No stock strap answers all three at once, so this is what we built.
The specs
| Watch | Roger Dubuis Hommage (~25 years old) |
| Leather | Navy crocodile |
| Strap ends | Curved, shaped to follow curved lugs |
| Length | 65/105 mm (custom short) |
| Buckle | Customer's own deployant clasp, 16 mm |
| Spring bars | Regular (tool removal, not quick-release) |
| Lead time | Made to order; allow 2–3 weeks to delivery |
Why these choices
Curved ends are not integrated straps
The two get confused. An integrated strap is shaped into one specific case design. A curved-end strap is for a watch with curved lugs: the strap end is cut and finished on an arc so it follows the lug curve and sits flush at the case. Force a straight-end strap onto curved lugs and it bunches and creases at the lug line, exactly where straps fail first. The Hommage's lugs curve, and for a model this old there is no pattern on file, so the ends on these custom curved-end watch straps were made from the owner's photos and dimensions.
65/105 mm instead of 75/115
Standard straps run around 75/115 mm. On a 160 mm wrist that pushes the tail past the keepers and puts the buckle off-center. Cutting this one to 65/105 mm means it fastens on the middle holes with the tail sitting where it should — the same fit logic, in the other direction, that goes into our extra-long straps.
His clasp, his leather
The owner kept the deployant clasp he already had. The buckle end was cut to 16 mm to match it, working from the photo and measurements in his order. The leather is navy crocodile from our crocodile leather watch straps range, which keeps the dress character of the watch without defaulting to black.
Questions owners of older watches ask
Can I get a strap for a discontinued watch like the Roger Dubuis Hommage?
Yes. Without a stock pattern, the strap is made from photos and measurements of your case — curved ends, notches, or unusual lug shapes included.
Can I use my own deployant clasp?
Yes. Send a photo of the clasp and its width with your order notes, and the buckle end is cut to fit it — 16 mm in this case.
Every strap is made to order — allow 2–3 weeks to delivery. Start from the custom leather watch straps collection, or go straight to the curved-end configurator if your watch needs ends shaped to the case.