I find the price of Apple branded watch straps to be excessive and I am not much taken with the styles on offer so I have started making my own. I tend to mix and match straps and buckles from different makers and quite like the look of a slightly distressed classic leather strap contrasted against the ultra modern Apple Watch, the biggest problem I had was finding suitable connectors. I looked at the screw in types but they appear to have a common problem in that the screws work loose so after much shopping around I decided on the Wearlizer product and have bought several which makes swapping straps very easy. I like to use Barton straps and after removing the quick release pins that they come with and replacing them with the plain pins supplied (although there is probably no reason other than aesthetics to do this), they work very well with the Wearlizer connectors.

Personally I have found these to be very sturdy and have not experienced any problems with either the connectors or the pins breaking or coming loose. Some reviews have said that they do not fit well, I have certainly not found this to be the case, the only problem I have found was that if you inadvertently fit the connector upside down it will not lock properly and will very quickly fall out. The face with the three black pads goes upwards, do this and it should lock in nicely.

I have the 42mm sized connectors on a 44mm Series 4 Watch and they hold a 24mm strap very tidily.