Custom Open Ended Straps For Tudor Pelagos FXD

Custom Open Ended Straps For Tudor Pelagos FXD

The Tudor Pelagos FXD has fixed strap bars — there are no spring bars to remove — so a standard strap can't be threaded onto it. The fix is an open-ended strap. We cut one in black Epsom, 22 mm to fit the FXD's bars, sized for an 8.0" – 8.5" (20 – 21.5 cm) wrist.

Black Epsom open-ended strap on a Tudor Pelagos FXD

Build specs

Watch Tudor Pelagos FXD
Leather Epsom calfskin
Color Black
Strap style Open-ended (for fixed bars)
Lug width 22 mm
Fit Sized for an 8.0" – 8.5" (20 – 21.5 cm) wrist
Lead time Made to order, allow 2–3 weeks to delivery

Why these choices

The FXD's fixed bars are the whole design — great for security, awkward for straps, because a closed strap end can't get around them. An open-ended strap has an open tip that feeds under the fixed bar and fastens, so you can run leather on a watch that was built for a pass-through band.

Epsom is a good match: its fine stamped grain is scratch-resistant and firm, so the open end keeps its shape against the bar. Black keeps a tool watch versatile. See it in our Epsom and black strap collections — all made to order.

Customer review photo of a black Epsom open-ended watch strap

★★★★★

“Black Epsom strap with red stitching looks great. Well made and a clean fit.”

Diane G. · Verified purchase · Black Epsom strap

FAQ

What is an open-ended strap? It's a strap with an open tip that feeds under a fixed spring bar, so it fits watches like the Pelagos FXD where you can't remove the bars.

Can you make an open-ended strap in other leathers? Yes. We build the open-ended style in any of our leathers, cut to your lug width and wrist.

Made to order — allow 2–3 weeks to delivery. Start an open-ended strap or browse Epsom leather.

Working out the width for a different Tudor? The Tudor watch straps page lists lug widths across the range.

Not sure whether your watch has fixed bars? See the full guide to unusual watch straps.

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