A couple of times a year I take a road trip to visit some tanneries & leather wholesalers around the UK, looking for something new to use for my watch straps. It was during one such tour, back in 2016, that I first came across [...]
I’ve just returned from my annual road trip in search of new and interesting leathers, and this deep blue hide was one of my favourite finds. It’s a beautiful example of Italian vegetable tanned leather, produced by a small tannery near Florence in the heart [...]
I've chosen another of my personal favourite leathers to be next in the spotlight. This month you can get £20 off an Emperor Kudu strap - just use the discount code at the bottom of this post. Emperor Kudu. I first started using kudu leather [...]
I've chosen another classic black leather to be in the spotlight for May. This month you can get £20 off a Vintage Black strap - just use the discount code at the bottom of this post. Vintage Black. This leather is produced by a tannery [...]
I've chosen a classic black leather to be in the spotlight this month. It’s Raven, and you can get £20 off a Raven strap this month using the discount code at the bottom of this post. Raven. This is a leather I have been [...]
For the second month of "in the spotlight" I've chosen a leather that I've been wearing my 233 on for the last 18 months. It's Phoenix, and you can get £20 off a Phoenix strap this month using the discount code at the bottom of [...]
A few years ago I ran a promotion each month for a different leather. I've decided to do that again this year, so each month I will choose one of my personal favourites, and write a short blog post about it. Each of these leathers [...]
When it comes to luxury leather goods, few names resonate like Hermès. Established in 1837 as a harness workshop in Paris, Hermès has grown into one of the world’s most esteemed fashion houses—renowned for its meticulous craftsmanship, timeless design, and uncompromising commitment to quality. Of [...]
I always keep my eyes open whenever I'm out and about, and on a recent trip I discovered a wonderful leather produced by a tiny artisanal tannery in Tuscany. The leather is a true vachetta leather created from bovine shoulders, and given a full vegetable [...]
Over the next month or so I will be releasing several new leathers that I found on a recent trip around the UK. The first of these new leathers is ready now, and is one I am very, very excited about. I've called it "Russian [...]
