u/ProonFace

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Context: Last week an anonymous redditor posted disparaging this Texas based company I have never heard of, WIS straps. They posted an image not representative of the straps actual quality or even from the brand itself. Everyone rushed to the comments quick to tear down the company without questioning the company itself or the authenticity of the poster. WIS straps began by replying to individual comments regarding the post, saying how they were being targeted by numerous accounts and bots. Soon after, WIS straps was banned by the mods for calling out the account for posting disparaging content regarding their brand, without the chance to defend themselves. Before they were removed, I contacted them regarding their straps and said I would post it on here to verify the authenticity of their straps. After talking with the team and a couple other redditors on here, they are a small group of Texas locals who were just genuine watch enthusiasts who started getting watch straps for their friends and then expanded to a larger business. It is sad to see they are being targeted by certain people regarding this, and I can say they have excellent customer service.

With the straps in hand, I can confirm these are not representative at all of the straps posted in that picture and after messaging James at the company, he confirmed that all of their leather straps are custom made in Italy and not dropshipped. As far as the rubber sailcloth style, I can say it does feel premier in quality and better than the CNS style strap I have of similar material. Sadly when searching WIS straps now, this post still populates and should be taken down.

Note: I am not sponsored by this company whatsoever and this is not a paid review.

Link to OP post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/1t4il51/wis_straps_scam_alert_paid_65_for_rubber_strap/