Notched Strap for Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine

The Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine is built around an integrated case, where the strap disappears into a shaped opening between the lugs. A straight-cut band leaves daylight at the case mouth and sits proud of the metal, which is why owners of integrated watches so often struggle to find leather that fits. This build solved it with a corner-notched navy crocodile strap for the Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine, cut to the watch's own measurements so the leather seats cleanly into the case. It was also sized to run on the owner's folding clasp, with no buckle fitted.

Strap specifications

Why these choices

The Maxi Marine's case shoulders crowd the strap, so the corners are notched instead of left square. The opening was cut to A 24 mm, B 11 mm and C 4 mm — the corner-notch pattern (A/B/C) used on cases like the Cartier Santos, where the leather steps in at the corners rather than across the center. Because every integrated case is slightly different, a corner-notched strap is made to measurement, not to a template; we ask for the figures off the actual watch and recommend a jeweler confirm them before cutting.

Navy crocodile was chosen to track the Blue Wave dial. Crocodile softens with wear and takes a hand-rubbed patina, so the strap settles into the watch over the first few weeks rather than staying stiff. The deep blue leather keeps the dress-watch character of the Maxi Marine while reading a little less formal than black, which suits the steel case.

Length was the last decision. The owner keeps the original folding clasp, so the strap ships without a buckle and carries extra leather on the clasp side — the 107/103 mm split, adding 27 mm to the clasp end of a standard 80/130 mm size — so the deployant closes on the intended hole rather than at the very end of the strap. Small adjustments like this are the point of a made-to-order strap, and you can start the same build on the custom corner-notched strap page.

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FAQs

Can you make a notched strap for a Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine?
Yes. We cut a corner-notched strap to your A, B and C measurements so it seats into the integrated case the way the original strap did. Send the figures from the watch, ideally checked by a jeweler, along with the leather and color you want.

Does the strap work with the original folding clasp?
Yes. Note it on the order and we build the strap without a buckle, adding length on the clasp side so your deployant closes correctly.

If your watch turns away standard bands, start with our custom notched straps and send the case measurements — we will cut the leather to fit.