When I received this band, I thought the pins to attach it to the watch body seemed a little weak and flimsy. They just didn't seem to have much strength to be firmly held in their holes. Turns out, that wasn't the weak spot. The first day I wore the new band, it was the buckle that failed. It simply popped off and my watch fell to the floor. The spring pin that holds the buckle to the strap is still in the watch band, and appears undamaged. Since I never found the buckle part, I don't know if it physically broke or somehow came off the pin, but either way this could have easily resulted in me losing my watch. In over 50 years of wearing watches, I have never seen this part of a watchband fail. If you value your watch, do not take a chance on this band. You may raise your arm to check the time someday and realize your watch isn't there.