Can You Fit a 24mm Leather Watch Band on a Watch with 23mm Lug Width?

In the next year I'd like to buy something like a Citizen Grand Touring on leather and upgrade the leather band. The problem is Citizen uses 23mm and there's not a lot of choices for 23mm. I'd like to get something high-end like a Hornback or some similar embossed crocodile leather. I've read that you can use a 24mm leather band for a 23mm watch. Is that true? 

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Comments

[Gary]

One other thing to be aware of is that many Citizen leather strap watches use curved springbars. A strap that needs straight springbars may or may not fit properly (there might not be enough clearance between the case and the center of the springbar).

Regarding using a 24mm strap in place of a 23mm, probably the thicker and stiffer the leather is, the less likely it will fit well.

[herculodge]

Then I may just wait for a watch I like with a 22 or 24mm lug measurement.

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[Angelo]

If needed, a good jeweler (who does repairs) could probably use a grinder of some sort to shave the leather half a millimeter per side to fit perfectly between the lugs. I had a jeweler do this for a Nixon watch I had----that I wanted to fit an orange silicon band on. They might charge a fraction more than a simple band change---but well worth it as you'd have a one of a kind creation. The only drawback would be (depending on the band) that the top color layer would go down to raw leather---but it would be concealed by the lugs anyway.

[Gary]

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[L Wilder]

For the Citizen watches, the spring bars are straight. Its the end of the strap or bracelet that's curved to give that intergrated look.