I have a wrist-mounted dive computer from Oceanic. I really like its features, but I hate the buckle: it's way too long, and I end up having to fold it and loop it under the buckle. I could cut it, I suppose, but for some reason, I have this morbid, unhealthy fear of trimming the excess, because I know that as soon as I do, I'll wish I hadn't. (Perversely, that's why my weight belt is still about 4 feet long, and is always flapping in the breeze.)

Anyway, if you wear wrist-mounted gear when you dive, but you dislike the way the strap and/or buckle works, you might be interested in an elastomeric boot. More than just a difficult-to-pronounce name, elastomeric boots are seats into which the computer (or compass, or timer) snaps and which accepts a 3/16-diameter Bungee that fits around your wrist. Available for Suunto's Vyper/ Vytec Dive Computers and SK7 Compass, and Uwatec's Digital Bottom Timer, these mounts are easier to don than a rubber strap, depth-compensating, tough, and flexible. Ranging in price from $8 to $18, the mounts do not come with their own Bungee cord, meaning you have to color-coordinate on your own. If you need help, that's what Home Depot salespeople are for.