The Panerai 233 is, without a doubt, my favourite Panerai. The moment I first saw photographs of the watch after it's release in 2006 I wanted one, and I finally bought mine in 2008. At the time it was the most expensive watch I'd ever [...]
Handmade leather watch straps - why should you consider one of my watch straps? This is something I get asked frequently, so if you've not ordered a handmade leather watch strap from me before you might be wondering what all the fuss is about. I [...]
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most elegant. Anyone who owns a Panerai will know just how much the look of the watch can change with a different colour strap. If you are like me and you have collected a variety of different straps over [...]
Tobacco leather is one of the cheaper leathers I stock but for some reason it often gets over-looked. It is quite a thick leather so it works best on a big watch. It's perfect for a 44mm Panerai Luminor. My 24 is a bit beaten [...]
I'm often asked about the watches I have in my collection, and so one of the things I decided I would do now my website has a blog is to feature some of my watches from time to time. In this post I want to [...]
I've just added four new thread colours to my inventory. Available immediately when you order a strap are Pale Blue, Rust, Teal and Butterscotch to combine with your chosen leather. As always, they are 4-ply linen threads, and as always they will be used to [...]
Over the years, the Gallery has become one of my web sites most popular pages. Ever since I started making watch straps I've always enjoyed seeing the straps I've made fitted to the watches they were commissioned for, and every month I'm pleased to say [...]
It's not often I'm able to make a little time in my schedule to make a new strap for one of my watches, but this morning I started work on a new leather strap for my Panerai 233. I wanted something special to celebrate finally [...]
Yesterday my new website went live. The last 4 months have been very busy. The couple of months before Christmas is always a busy time, but on top of that my website had to be completely re-designed and a new website built from scratch around [...]
One of the things I'll be doing in this blog is to show you some of my watches. I was a watch collector long before I made my first strap, and so it seems fitting to show you some of my favourite watches from my [...]
