What is a deployant clasp closure?

A deployment clasp, also called a deployment buckle, a deployant clasp, a butterfly clasp, or an invisible double locking clasp is an expanding metal mechanism designed to fasten a watch band with a fitted look.

What is deployant buckle?

A deployant buckle is an expanding metal buckle attached to the strap. The tail end of the strap is threaded through the buckle to fit the desired size. Once threaded, the metal buckle expands when donning or removing, and the clasp then folds over and clips closed while worn.

What is a Tang closure?

Definition: The tang buckle is also known as the pin buckle or ardillon buckle. This buckle looks like, and works like, a classic belt buckle. With this style of closure, the end of your watch strap is threaded through a metal loop, then held place by a metal pin (also called a tang or ardillon).

What is a ardillon buckle?

Ardillon (Tang) Buckles The ardillon buckle, also known as a tang buckle, is the more traditional option. One end of the strap is slipped through a buckle, and a pin secures the watch to your wrist. This is the same type of buckle used on belts.

How do I open and close The Deployant?

The mechanism locks the deployant closed to keep a watch securely on the wrist . To open the deployant simply press the push buttons. It’s not necessary to push the button to close the deployant. For instructions on how to close a double-fold deployant please see the following link.

What is a Deployant Clasp on a watch?

To put it in the easiest way possible, deployant clasp is a type of bracelet closure that opens and folds out. They were invented at the beginning of the 20th century by Louis Cartier. If your watch isn’t a knock-off, the clasp should be locking and unlocking smoothly.

What is a butterfly deployant clasp?

Butterfly deployant clasps are typically released via pushbuttons on the side of the fastener. A fold-over push-button deployant clasp is the most secure type as it boasts both a fold over latch that snaps in place and a push-button or pull-latch to open the closure.

How do push button deployant clasps work?

These push-button deployant clasps have a patented mechanism that is a brilliant design, impeccably executed so that it functions smoothly and flawlessly. The mechanism locks the deployant closed to keep a watch securely on the wrist .