This is probably a DIY of semi limited usage, but it makes it possible for me to wear a wrist watch. Amazon.com Widgets Several years ago I developed a nickle allergy. Over the years it has gotten progressively worse. Eventually even the buckle on watchbands were impossible to wear once the brass or gold plating wore away. I came up with a solution that is fairly quick to make (around ten minutes) and looks to my eye pretty chic. A couple of years ago I was lucky enough to purchase a giant wheel of inch and a half wide elastic for either $5 or $10. My elastic watch bands last for a a few months. They get yukkier in the heat of the summer and tend to last a bit longer in the winter months. You need a length of elastic that is about the same size as the length of your wrist. Thread the elastic through the little watch band holding bars on either side of your watch. This should take about a minute.. Adjust the length of the elastic so the watch is ce...
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