When I bought the Ultra, I bought it primarily for the larger watch face. The watch band was secondary to me. Until I started wearing it, and was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable it was. But it's been a couple of years, and I wanted to swap out the band. I didn't even know that Ridge made watch bands until I went to their site to buy a new wallet. So I decided "what the heck" and ordered the watch band also. All I can say is WOW is this watch band comfortable. It's smooth like butter! Fit and quality are excellent. It also feels a little lighter on the wrist than the original band. All in all, a home run. I highly recommend this watch band.