I’m an avid fisherman and am always getting my watch band wet. I hate having a soggy and wet leather band on my wrist all day.I also hate having to switch between a silicone strap on weekends for fishing, yard, and garage work and then switching back to a nice looking leather strap to wear the same watch with a button down to the office on Monday.This strap is the best of both worlds. It’s waterproof and won’t get soggy. The leather top looks great and is nice enough to wear with a button down. Buy this strap, it’s the best strap for when you need the band to hold up to water and still look classy.Yeah, the leather is thin, and there are nicer top grain leather straps out there. But, those other leather straps won’t hold up to getting wet like this one or be as comfortable when they’re soaked.Yeah, there are softer silicone straps out there, but those don’t look as formal as this one can with it’s leather top. I’m sure Barton had trouble bonding the leather to a super soft silicone band, so the rubber is a bit more stiff. It’s still comfortable.I’ve soaked this band on several months worth of fishing trips and working in the garage and it still looks great and is holding up well.