How to Install an Octopod

The ZULUDIVER Octopod Strap System is our best-selling product for good reason. It is the most innovative dive and outdoor strap we have created. The challenge facing the team was to conceive a securing method that looked like a military nylon strap but held the watch much more securely and allowed greater fit flexibility.

Finding your perfect strap is difficult. Suppose your choice is a military nylon or a two-piece. In these cases, you may struggle to find the perfect position, which is exacerbated during physical activity as a watch can slip. When diving, a capable watch strap is as critical as the watch. When a diver descends, his dry suit will contract, but your watch strap will not shrink simultaneously. This can lead to your Rolex Sea-Dweller feeling too loose for comfort and in danger of slipping away to the ocean floor. When a diver resurfaces, the suit expands, and if the watch strap has been tightened, it soon becomes too tight.

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Wouldn't it be amazing if there was a strap that expanded and contracted with your suit?

The solution is the ZULUDIVER Octopod System. The innovative strap is one piece and looks identical to a single-pass Military Nylon strap without the hardware. It passes through both spring bars like a traditional nylon strap does and then locks through eight folds into a new proprietary 316L folding deployant clasp with a twin button release.

Fitting is easy, with logical folds to attach the strap to the buckle, much like any other strap for a camera or sporting equipment. Positioning of the watch is also effortless, as most watches can be slid into the correct position after fitting. Once the optimal placement is found, no further adjustment is required, and the strap is opened and closed like any deployant clasp.

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The practicality of this strap also extends above the subaquatic world. For outdoor enthusiasts, the Octopod is eminently practical, allowing for the easy transition of a sports watch from inside clothing to over clothing and vice versa. This is particularly useful if you're using the watch for timing or navigation and you need to protect it quickly from knocks or hostile weather. The strap automatically adjusts to any circumference.

The Octopod System is available in complete sets or as individual components. The unique buckle can be bought in marine grade steel finished brushed, sandblasted, black PVD, mirror polish or, new for 2023, Antique Bronze. Straps are available in both original elastic and a new fixed material, which is identical to the ZULUDIVER Hydrarib 1973 Military Nylon. Multiple natural colour options complement any watch. Complete sets are the best place to start, with each tin containing a buckle and five straps. These come in inspirational colours with evocative names such as CELTIC, ARABIAN, ALASK BALTIC and ATLANTIC.

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Recognising this is a fundamentally new system, we have produced videos explaining the function of the strap in more detail and showing clearly how it fits to your watch. We have several reviews live on the blog, including those of a hugely experienced deep-sea diver.

Change how you look at watch straps and explore the world of the Octopod System only from ZULUDIVER — products for explorers.